Frequently Asked Questions

Staging is the process of making a home show ready. It doesn’t matter how big or small the home is, where the home is located, or the condition – we want to make your home present like a model home! Staging creates buyer appeal for a targeted market using lifestyle selling techniques to create an emotional connection with prospective buyers.

Home staging is not the same as decorating. Here’s a quick chart comparing home staging and decorating:

What is decorating?

   Creates an environment according to the home-owner’s taste

   Is an interpretation of personal style

   Occurs with the luxury of time

   Generally involves a large budget

   Is an optional expense

What is home staging?

   Creates an environment that appeals to the future buyer

   Applies a universal style

   Takes place under tight deadlines

   Can work with tight budgets

   Is a necessity to secure equity in your home

Home staging is NOT:

   Cleaning service

   De-cluttering service

   Packing service

   Moving service

   Painting service

Repair service

However, your home stager can manage all of these services if you need them and we have partners that provide these and any other services you might need in preparing your home to sell or falling in love with it again!

The purpose of home staging is simple: to prepare your home so you get the highest selling price in the shortest amount of time. We want to highlight the most desirable parts of your house and create an emotional connection with the buyer so they can see themselves and their family living in your home. Home staging also

   Bridges the age gap between sellers (aged 57 on average) and buyers (aged 32 on average)

   Gets your house on buyer’s “must see” lists through improved curb appeal and great listing photos

   Keep buyers interested and drives bidding wars through heightened interest

   Maintains your selling price by removing objections buyers might have that lead to lowball pricing

   Home staging provides a return of almost 200% because it addresses things that buyers most commonly look at:              freshly painted walls, upgraded flooring, organized storage space, functional living spaces and so on.

   Your staged home will have a significant advantage over other homes on the market and you will see more offers              in a hot market and higher value offers.

   It is statistically shown that staged homes sell for more money (6.4% above list) and have fewer days on market               than homes that are not staged (13.8 days vs. 30.9 days).

Home staging is a three-step process:

Step 1 – The home stager completes the consultation and provides a comprehensive report.

Step 2 – Recommendations are implemented. This can be done by the home owner or managed by a home stager using                  outside contractors.

Step 3 – The home stager returns to the home and prepares it for showcasing.

It would normally take two to three hours for a consultation in a 2,000 square foot home. You can expect the comprehensive report shortly following the consultation.

No. as part of the process of home staging Love This House™ will make recommendations staging safe/neutral paint colours that will help sell your home.

Colour selection should not be a subjective process. Your colour consultant will take into consideration your likes and dislikes but the colours recommended will be scientifically selected to match all of the fixed elements in your house like flooring, outside bricks and stones, counter tops, trim, furniture and so on.