Information on stagingWe strive to provide you with as much information on staging as possible, so you can choose the services which are best for you. Home Staging Montreal is a firm which specializes in helping home sellers and realtors with information on staging, consulting, project management and interior redesign.
A thorough inspection of the property is a minimum service required as it will provide you with a list of actions to take (on your own or managed by a professional Home Stager) to improve the appearance of the house. Remember, the Home Stager is trained to look at your property with "Buyer's" eyes and notice all the things that you might have gotten used to. Example: a missing tile or a loose cupboard handle, a door that does not close properly, a paint peeling on a ceiling, dirty windows, kids' toys in the living room, all the little and, sometimes, bigger things that we would have liked to improve on but have never gotten around to... The important point is that the way you live in your house and the way you SELL your house are completely different! The moment you decide to put your property on the market, you need to stop looking at it as your "home" (as hard as it might be emotionally) and start treating it as your most valuable financial investment (which it probably is!) on which you want to get the most return. That's why we feel that you should get as much home information on staging as possible, so you can make the right decision for you and maximize your chances of selling your property well. «Buyer's Walkthrough» Consultation
«Full Consultation»
De-cluttering We understand that you have emotional attachment to your things or you might not have the time to clean everything out by yourself. We can work with you or recommend a professional Organizer. You can sort your things in the following categories: to be thrown out, to be donated and to be packed and stored. Unless you are not in a hurry, we don't recommend holding a garage sale - too much preparation work for too little money and you'll be left with tons of stuff to sort through anyway. The good news is that not only will your house look a lot better for the sale, but you will have taken care of a big and most annoying part of preparing to move! An hourly rate is available for this service.
Room-by-room staging This is the most fun part! Once the house has been decluttred, we try to use the most of what you already have and give it a new life. We might move some furniture/accessories from one room to another, reposition the furniture, artwork and accessories, improve the lighting and suggest some purchases (or rental) to tie it all together for the best effect. We try to give you the most home staging information we can and let you see for yourself how different a room can look with some proven decorating techniques and a bit of creativity. An hourly rate is available for this service.
Staging with rented furniture/accessories If your house is already empty or needs some extra pieces of high quality furniture, artwork and accessories, we will help you to purchase some items which you will keep for your next home or, if you prefer, help you rent them (or select them for you) at a specialized Short-term furniture rental store, which has brand new beautiful furniture specifically for Home Staging and we will arrange everything - delivery, setting up the rooms with rented furniture (staging), photos (if needed for a website) and the pick-up when the house is sold. We can also provide some accessories, such as towels, lamps, pillows, bed linens, bathroom accessories and other decorative items, from our own inventory. Another popular option is to buy some accessories which you'll take with you to your next house.
Paint color selection We might suggest that you repaint some of the rooms, but don't worry: we'll help you select the best colors (not based on your personal taste, sorry!) to please the most potential buyers and to suit your furniture. Repainting is the cheapest and the most dramatic way to improve the appearance of your home and you will be getting back your money many times over. An hourly rate is available for this service.
Project management If you don't have the time/desire to manage the staging project yourself, whether it is to organize the work required, shop for needed furniture/accessories or bring fresh flowers and insure that everything is ready for an Open House, we can help! An hourly rate is available for this service.
Team of Resources We built a team of people who are honest, reliable and excellent at what they do, so we can recommend them without hesitation or take care of your needs for you. We work with a specialized store which provides new furniture and accessories for staging and we have some of own inventory for rent. We can help with storage facilities, packing supplies and junk removal.
Open House management Even after the house has been cleaned, decluttered and staged, most of the time you are still living in it and it's very difficult to maintain it in a "perfect" condition for Open Houses. We will be happy to bring flowers and come by an hour before the Open House to check everything and correct small things, where needed - lights, blinds/curtains, beds (hopefully, made and fluffed), clean counter tops, no toys in sight, no pet accessories, toilet seat down (PLEASE!) and anything else that might have been forgotten in your daily living. An hourly rate is available for this service.
Do you need additional information on staging? Don't be shy, we'll be happy to give you as much information on staging as you need, so you can make the best decision for you! Home Staging Montreal has been helping home sellers and realtors since 2005 to enhance their properties so they can be sold quicker and for more money. We contribute a monthly column on www.bytheowner.com which focuses on providing home sellers with the most accurate and complete information on staging and we write regularly for www.ezinearticles.com as well.
We will also be happy to recommend additional information on staging available on the market: for example, an excellent book called
«301 Simple Things you can do to sell your home NOW and for more money than you thought»
by Teri B. Clark.
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