Category Archives: Basics of Home Staging

Do You Include These Principles in your Home Design?

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Most Interior Designers know the Principles of Design, I’m not one, but I have an Interior Designer in my company and we talk about these principles now and then. We also use these principles in Home Staging design – or try to – and can make or break the design. These photos from other designers are right on in their Principles of Design!

Balance – a sense of visual weight of the elements. I like symmetrical – centered fireplace with two identical chairs facing each other, or this bedroom by Justin Lawson. Notice the side tables; it’s like a mirrored image. I just love this room.

Rhythm – a repetition of elements in a design scheme. Note the design by Kim Coleman where she repeats the squares in the bedpost onto the wall with the square mirror. Repetition can be done with color and visual interest, but the design must include a sense of unity.

 

 

 

 

Emphasis – elements in a design that are more significant than other features in a room. This is one of my favorites. In our home staging, we’ll take a favorite piece of art, furniture piece or wall covering and make it stand out from the other subordinate pieces. A room looks lifeless without emphasis from Interior Design Basics. The area rug pulls all of the other pieces together; could you imagine this room without the rug?

 

 

 

 

 

Scale – using an area rug, art or furniture selections that are too small. Very important in home staging too when there is no scale used in the overall room design. Your design will look weak. This look is complete.

 

 

 

 

Harmony – this is created by the design, itself. Unity and variety need to exist in a room to get harmony by using colors, textures, patterns and variety. All of these photos are excellent in a complete design feel.  Isn’t it a “feeling” when you find that perfect house on the market?

DC Redesign Home Staging and Conceptual Design helps home owners, realtors, investors, property management companies and builders with their designer needs. Contact Diane for pricing or to set up an appointment for a home staging quote or conceptual design questions.  diane@dcredesign.com, (714) 815-3506

Before You List Your Home, Do You Do These Things?

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Did you know that homes listed on the Internet looking great from the outside in, get on the buyer’s list of homes to see?

While staged front door view??  After Staging the home was painted??

The above photos show how backwards home owners can be when deciding to get their homes ready to sell. The white front door is the way the home looked while the inside was staged. After the home owners decided to cancel the contract for staging, it was decided to paint the home. Looks a lot better, doesn’t it?  Why it was done AFTER the staging contract was cancelled is confusing to me.

Taking care of your home is  a lot of work. I’m guilty, even as a home stager, of not keeping up. I’m sure you’ve seen a list like this before, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded.

  • Get rid of rubbish, dead plants and broken or beat up patio furniture
  • Clean up the pool area and make sure the water is clean
  • Paint the front door and trim a great color – DC Redesign can help you with a color choice
  • Don’t get rid of your gardener just yet, or if it’s you (like me) – prune, feed plants, mow the lawn and remove any dead plants or flowers
  • Driveway, walkways and patios should be free of leaves and dirt

Once you feel your home is ready for staging, call DC Redesign Home Staging for a free design consultation to stand out from other houses on the market in your price range and neighborhood.  Contact Rachel Yehiel, 714-335-2413 to inquire about pricing and appointments. Rachel@dcredesign.com or Diane Concialdi, 714-815-3506, diane@dcredesign.com   We would love to meet with you and offer a couple of suggestions.  We also offer Conceptual Staging!

 

 

What is Home Staging?

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“HOME STAGING is the act of preparing a private residence prior to going up for sale in the real estate marketplace.  The goal of staging is to sell the home quickly and for the most money possible by attracting the highest amount of potential buyers.  Staging focuses on improving a property to make it appeal to the largest number of buyers by transforming it into a welcoming, appealing, and attractive product for sale.  Staging often raises the value of a property by way of reducing the home’s flaws, depersonalizing, de-cluttering, cleaning, improving condition items, and landscaping.  For vacant homes, rental furniture is used to create a living space the buyer can “see” themselves living in.  Properly executed staging leads the eye to attractive features while minimizing flaws. “  Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You may know already that Home Staging is a necessary step in selling your home in today’s market.  The importance is equal to the Realtor, Home Inspector, Title and Loan Company.

A buyer knows if they are interested in your home in the first 8 seconds of seeing it, and this is just from the outside, called curb appeal: a term used by all home stagers.  The appearance of the landscape, the walkway and the front door all play an important part in wanting to see your home. Realtors are using the Internet to show their listings, and 95% of all buyers use the Internet to find a home.

Home Staging not only increases the value of your property but also reduces the time your home stays on the market.  Make your home stand out from the competition using Home Staging and market-ready photos.  Contact a Home Stager in your area or contact Diane Concialdi, DC Redesign.  I’ll answer any questions, or refer you to a Home Stager in another area!