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2007
This was one of my projects this week. I own about 95% of the furniture in this home. I did have to rent the master bedroom furniture & eat in area furniture. (After the 5 bdrm & 3 bdrm homes last week, along with the other 12 I have currently staged I'm just plum out!) The home is beautiful ...
08/24/2007
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Last week I staged a home for a custom home builder. They had built a high end unit directly next door to their personal residence and want to get it sold. Talking to them, their biggest complaint from potential buyers are the size of the master bedroom & dining room. No problem, as a stager, ...
08/21/2007
I've had to stage A LOT of homes lately. Bedrooms always throw me a little out of whack when I run low on inventory. There is so much to buy! Headboards, box springs (I use 2 boxsprings instead of inflatables), nightstands, lamps, linens & the occassional dresser simply eat away at my budget. ...
08/21/2007
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This was a 5 bedroom home that we staged for a local home builder in a developing community. They said that the sales have been stagnant and they are hoping staging will help sell this unit. They wanted this home and other model (3 bdrm unit - all rooms both homes) featured in the blog "Model H...
08/20/2007
Ok, so you might have read one of my latest blogs, 'Am I missing something? Model homes & Staging' . I advised that we were staging one of the same units because for some reason the model home just isn't selling this floorplan. Let's take a look at the changes (we purposefully went to opposite...
08/20/2007
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Here in Charleston there has been a trend of converting the old to the new... older homes are updated and brought back to life. The revitalization of the downtown area is overwhelmingly wonderful. Sometimes it seems that well meaning 'flippers' and investors stop a little short of creating what...
08/08/2007
Ok, I know model homes are 'overstaged' most of the time. They have that 'designer flare' and builders pay big bucks for them. Most of the time I love going through them, but recently I've been noticing a trend here in Charleston... it's not one I get. Let me show you photos of the model home ...
08/08/2007
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Melissa Marro
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Author Bio: Melissa Marro, Home Staging Industry leader, Realtor, and entrepreneur offers a unique perspective on New Home Construction, Resale Residential Real Estate, and Home Staging