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From Cluttered to Collected….3 steps to help organize built-ins! I always look at built-ins as a great feature in a house, the detail, the charm of making a room feel so personal.  Since reading books seems to becoming obsolete because of modern technology, we have so many new options of displaying our personal interests to tell the story of who we are in our own homes.  We don’t have to limit our design to only Read more…

Home Staging Association Award Finalists and Top 10 Lists Announced Kansas City, Kansas- February 11, 2016 A A Kansas City business woman, Helen Bartlett, owner of Refined Interior Staging Solutions and a member of the Real Estate Staging Association the trade association professional real estate stagers and re-designers was named as one of Top 10 Professional Home Stagers in 3 categories including Vacant Homes, Owner Occupied Homes and Redesign in the United States. Helen Bartlett Read more…

Ten Tips to bring Spring into your home in 10 Minutes or less!   We still have a few weeks technically before it says “spring” on the calendar, but I can hardly hold back the anticipation of what always feels like a chance to start new, to start over and make things better. Here are 10 Spring time tips, in 10 minutes or less that will not only change the aesthetic look of your space, Read more…

Top 3 things to say to a homeowner when they say they “hate” your staging!   First, take a deep breath.   You don’t want to take it personally….after all, you’re “the” professional! But what should you say to a homeowner when they say they “hate” how you’ve staged their house?  Remember “you” are the professional. You are trained to understand the buyer demographic, create a focal point where there may be none, create a flow Read more…

One of the most important factors in home staging is really knowing and understanding who your demographic buyer is.   It is a key element in successful home staging. Here is a great example of an agent doing some “light” staging. The art, accessories and small furniture pieces, as lovely as they are, did not appeal to the right demographic buyer. The younger buyer demographic of this charming bungalow needed to see a style and purpose Read more…

4 Top Ways Staging will Benefit Your Buyers! When a homeowner/seller decides to stage their house before putting it on the market, the focus usually is how it will benefit them, their market price and time on the market. The truth is, home staging has many benefits to a buyer as well.  Following are the 4 top reasons that staging may benefit the buyers as much as the seller of a house!   The top Read more…

The Staging Equation……Top 5 Factors that help sell your house! We know the statistics of staged homes….they sell 50-80% faster than non-staged homes, and typically for 7-10% more than an unstaged home. But what happens if a staged home doesn’t sell at all? As much as professional staging does help in a quicker sale and typically for more money, there is no guarantee that it will sell at all. Just because a home is staged, Read more…

5 Top Reasons to Sell your House during the winter months Some people think waiting until spring is the best time to put their house on the market. It’s true that the spring market is usually the busiest and most active time, however with that said, the winter selling market definitely has it’s advantages! Here are the 5 top reasons to sell your house during the winter months. 1. There is less competition. That’s right, Read more…