Dear Sisters Staging, I am a homeowner about to list my house. Should I paint before staging? I am worried about outdated rooms colors. Is new paint better left to the next homeowner? Won't they want to choose their own colors? Please let me know! Paintless in Sandy Springs Dear Paintless, Better paintless than pantless, we [...]
Dear Sisters Staging, Our house has been listed for six months! I cannot figure out why it hasn't sold. I have put EVERYTHING into my house. My ideas, my creativity, my money, my time. My tears are staining the furniture. We would love to find buyers who love the house as much as we do. [...]
So your real estate agent suggested you find a home stager. Well lucky you! Help for getting your home ready for listing is here! Behold our Sisters Staging Home Sellers Consultation. "Maybe I should find out what buyers want BEFORE listing my house", you might be thinking. Great idea! Here's how it works. Sisters [...]
Dear Sisters Staging, My real estate agent is MEAN!! She said not to decorate for the holidays while my house is for sale. Whuuuuut? This cannot be! In other years, my outdoor holiday display is visible from the Space Station and sugarplums dance throughout the house. Help! Sincerely, Decorated in Decatur Dear, Darling Decorated, We [...]
To Keep Personal Items in a Staged House Or Not to Keep? ......That is the Question Fab news, Sisters Staging Fans! Cheri Drake, the "firstborn sister" here. We are So Proud to announce our Staging Partnership with Gold Peach Homes Realty and the resplendent homes of Achasta Golf Resort in Dahlonega, Georgia! We are now [...]
Dear Sisters Staging, The hubs and I don’t understand why we HAVE to have our house staged just to sell it. It’s empty! Won’t the buyers fall in love with the space as it is? It has a great fireplace and the walls have just been repainted “Agreeable Gray”. We were told that is the [...]
Dear Sisters Staging, My mom is selling her home, and it’s stuck in 1984 worse than George Orwell could have ever imagined. We’re talking mauve duck decorations in the kitchen, hunter green carpet in the den and ivy-themed wallpaper in the bathroom. It’s so stuck in the 1980’s I think I might have seen a few [...]
Dear Sisters Staging, My wife and I have an early 70’s “Brady Bunch” style split level we’ve recently listed for sale. We’ve done updates over the years, (pulled up the shag carpeting and replaced it with hardwood floors, for example), but our real estate agent is worried the house isn’t presenting in a “cohesive manner.” [...]
Dear Sisters Staging, Help! My older house for sale is competing with brand new houses! My home was built in the 1950’s. It is a far cry from the brand new sparkly subdivision houses up the road. The bathroom tiles are so dated I think even Bobby Darin would refuse to Splish Splash and Take [...]
