What is Home Staging?

Home Staging is the art of preparing a home for sale by highlighting its best features to achieve a faster and more profitable sale. It can be as simple as de-cluttering and re-arranging furniture to completely furnishing and accessorizing an empty home.

Staged homes appear more spacious and luxurious, appealing to buyer’s senses and emotions. People shop with logic but buy with emotion. Staging helps your buyer fall in love with your home.

Statistics show that staged homes sell up to 50% faster and for an average price increase of 7%. Staging your home prior to listing is the best way to ensure the highest return on your valuable investment. We work with you and your budget to customize the correct marketing package for your home.

Why Stage?

You only get one chance to make a great first impression! Most buyers make up their mind about a house in the first 30 to 60 seconds. Home staging is a simple and cost effective way to “present” your home to your buying audience to make a great first impression, stand out from the crowd, and linger in the mind of the buyer.

For many of us our home is our biggest asset and is an integral part of our financial future and even our retirement plans. Who can afford NOT to get the best possible price these days?

Benefits of Staged Homes

• Sell faster
• Sell for a higher price
• Present a great first impression
• Competitive advantage over non-staged homes
• Appeal to buyer emotions and senses
• Encourage multiple offers

But My House Looks Great – Why Do I Need to Stage It?

Results tell us that even the most well appointed home can benefit from Home Staging. Why? Because preparing your home to sell is different than how you might arrange things for the enjoyment of living. Furniture placement designed to highlight views, neutral art and accessories, finishing touches designed to evoke emotion and connection – these are the tools and techniques an experienced Home Stager will employ. And we know from experience – they work!

A Word From One of our Clients

"Thanks for the great job staging our home. I think that the only reason our home sold in 1 day was because of the realtor and the home staging. You ladies were absolutely wonderful. I really think everyone should stage their home for selling."
Trista Rommerdahl March 2008
(house sold in one day for $6,000 over asking price)

For more information or to see some of our past projects please visit our websites listed below.

Pam Moreside, D.I.D.
Interior Designer
T: 250.729.1411
E: pmoreside@centerstagedsn.ca
Web: www.centerstagedsn.ca

Ilona Beedie, Certified ISRP
T: 250.619.6082
E:ilona@nanaimohomestaging.com 
Web: www.nanaimohomestaging.com