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Archive for Home Selling Tips

Curb Appeal – Creating Patterns In Your Lawn Like Professional Stadiums

Curb Appeal Tip – Have you ever wondered how you can create stripe or criss-cross patterns in your lawn like they do in professional baseball stadiums? I don’t know about you, but I’m always impressed when someone puts in a little extra effort to boost the curb appeal of a home. It makes the home [...]

A Home Staging Consultation Is Money Well Spent

I receive many phone calls from Los Angeles home sellers who recognize the value of hiring a professional home stager to sell their home, but think they can’t afford it. Here’s a money saving home staging tip: hire a professional home stager for a home staging consultation and then do the recommended work yourself. By [...]

Twelve Expert Tips to Make Your Small Home Appear Larger

As a professional house stager in Pasadena and Los Angeles, one of my primary jobs is to make smaller homes feel larger, or at least, feel as large as they really are.     Here’s a list of my tips for making a small home feel larger. You can use these tips whether you are [...]

Cost To Replace Kitchen Appliances When Selling A Home

I’m often asked how much it costs to replace kitchen appliances when recommended for selling a home. On occassion, during the course of a home staging consultation, I recommend the homeowner replace some or all of their kitchen appliances as part of upgrading their home to ensure a faster sale at a higher price. The [...]