Pittsburgh Staged Homes

04/24/2023

Here are some quick decluttering ideas!!
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Try these ideas to get organized at home one small step at a time

03/08/2023

Adding fresh pillows can make your home for sale look welcoming and up to date. This blog post shows you how to mix and match different styles, colors and textures depending on your sofa!

Instantly up your home decor game by learning just how easy it is to mix and match throw pillows with this simple formula!

02/19/2023

The very first thing to do when getting your home ready to sell....DECLUTTERING!

I read that a major source of clutter is deferred decisions! Not sure what to do with something? Stick it in a closet.

That is why DECLUTTERING is hard--now you have to make all those decisions about what to do with things. Should it be sold /thrown away/or moved to another space?

A good idea is "Focus on visual clutter first".

That means anything you can see when you walk into a room. And visual clutter is what makes a space look smaller and makes you house less appealing to buyers.

10 tips for when decluttering is exhausting. Practical strategies to get back in your decluttering groove and making progress decluttering!

01/28/2023

THE DOS AND DON'T OF DECORATING YOUR BOOKSHELF

There are a few simple guidelines to styling your bookshelves with the eye of a trained professional. Let’s lay down some important “dos and don’ts” and ideas for decorating a built-in bookshelf.

DOS
-Do group objects together in odd number amounts, typically groups of 3 per shelf.
- Do aim to include a variety of heights within your decor.
- Do incorporate metals and/or glass for some sparkle and shine.
- Do incorporate pitchers and decorative plates, if you’d like.
- Do stick to a color palette. Keep to 1-4 colors for a clean bookshelf decor look.
- Do incorporate sentimental or heirloom objects! This ensures your bookshelves are telling your personal story.
-Do focus on creating balance. Balance out warm earthy materials (like leather and suede) with cold shiny metals (like brass) and glass, because you want to balance out matte with shine. Go horizontal then vertical, tall then short, round then square, antique then new, and so forth.

DON'T
- Don’t be afraid of blank space! If you fill up every single corner of each bookshelf, it will look too cluttered and take away from the overall appearance. Stick to 1-3 objects per shelf, or 4 at the most.
- Don’t make your pair of bookcases too matchy-matchy. It may seem counterintuitive at first, but the beauty is in the imperfect balancing of things. Bookshelves that perfectly mirror each other don’t create as much visual interest, and it can actually cheapen the overall look.
- Don’t put anything on your shelves you’re not absolutely in love with. You’re the one that will be looking at it everyday, so make sure it’s a view that you’ll never grow tired of.

01/16/2023

One of the key reasons people move is to get more closet space -so you know that they will be looking in ALL of your closets and storage spaces!

Stuffed closets create the impression that there isn't enough storage...and a closet that has "extra" room that isn't being used sends the message that there is lots of space.

One of the first things to do before you put your home on the market is --CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS!!

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organize closets like a pro organizer

01/08/2023

January is a great time to declutter! To increase your chances of success you should make a game plan--what room to work on first, how to sort and organize after you declutter.
A key to being organized is getting rid of excess items-so there is a place to keep everything.
This plan has you doing a different area each month. But feel free to do one the plan over a few weeks!

Tackle these tasks month by month for a decluttering strategy that will really pay off

12/21/2022

When you are selling your house I always recommend neutral colors and removing any "personal decor"....but the Powder Room is one place that can have some personality. Because it is behind closed doors and a space that you are not in for a long time it almost doesn't matter how it is decorated.
Here are the most popular powder rooms on Houzz!

Get inspiration for moody color schemes, bold wallpaper and statement mirrors from these most-saved photos of the year

12/02/2022

Today Pantone released it 2023 Color of the Year, and it another unusable color for staging...or anyone really! There was a nice photo of a coffee cup in this color and it looked nice, but for decorating -it is a hard pass!!!

12/01/2022

11/22/2022

A big part of Home Staging is removing all the items that keep a buyer from falling in love with your house....too many personal decorations make it hard for them to see how their family could live in the house.

11/20/2022

When you sell your home you need to detach from it being "your family home" and start to think of it as "a property to be sold". That is not an easy thing to do....and the longer you have lived there the harder it becomes.

Follow this expert advice to help make your home irresistible to potential buyers

10/16/2022

Decluttering is the very first step if you are selling you home....but there are also great benefits to decluttering even if you are not moving. With the amount of items we buy each week, month or year it is easy for our homes to get out of control.

And you know with the holidays coming up we will be adding to what we are keeping -so start today and spend 30 minutes going through one closet or cabinet each day!!

Get motivated to create a decluttered home by reminding yourself of the benefits and exactly what you stand to gain by clearing the clutter!