July Newsletter
Tampa Bay Home Stagers
Phone: (813)418-2784
Volume 2, Number 7
In This Issue
· New Staging statistics that will really impress you
· Promotion Announcement
· Staging Tips
· New Color Trends/Forecast
· Our Sponsor – Air Doctor
July News:- Kathy Brazill has been promoted to Vice President. Congratulations Kathy!
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New Affiliations:
We are happy to announce that we are now members of CABA (Carrollwood Area Business Association) and the North Tampa Chamber of Commerce.
Amazing New Staging Statistics
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94.8% of Professionally Staged Homes sell, on average, in 37 days or less Average time on market for homes that are not Properly Staged is a staggering 182 days! Data is based on a survey of 1,000 homes (55% vacant & 45% occupied) across Canada and the U.S. from November, 2008 to May, 2009 FACT - Home Staging Works! Sell your home faster and for top dollar by hiring a Professional AND experienced Home Stager |
Here are some great Home Staging Tips for this month:
- Set your listing price by utilizing area comparables, not based upon what you personally think your house is worth. You need a neutral party to help you price your home to SELL!
- Put personal collections away someplace safe. You want to make your home look like you are ready to move quickly and nothing “personal” is distracting the buyer from viewing your house as if it could be their next home.
- Invest in a fresh coat of paint and get 150 percent back on your investment.
- Fix all running toilets, dripping faucets and squeaking doors.
- Remember that "outside" is the new "inside." Show off all of your living spaces. The advantage to living in Florida is that we get to take advantage of our outdoor spaces for most of the year. Decorate outside as if it is part on your inside space.
- Consult with us to see how neutrality and spaciousness are made to feel so inviting.
- Grind a lemon in the garbage disposal – it smells great and it's such great exercise.
- Add greenery to the space. Well-made faux greenery is perfectly acceptable in Florida. In fact, because of our lack of water, most people only use silks indoors.
- Give your entrance a facelift by painting your front door a color that previews the interior color scheme.
- Shine or replace the door hardware.
- Keep your day job. Hire us to prepare your home for sale.
Don’t leave your house vacant if you have to move before you sell! Most people don’t have a very good imagination. They can’t see past the vast emptiness of a vacant house. We can help you Stage your vacant property.
The Future of Color – Think Citrus
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The Color Association of America, the leading industry forecaster for Interior Design Colors has released its report on Color Forecasting for 2009/2010. The message is “Think Citrus.” The new color combinations (believe it, or not) are Kiwi Green And Orange. If you get catalogs in the mail from companies such as Ballard Designs, Design Toscano and others, you will start to see these color combinations immerging. Pick up any Interior Decorating magazine and take a look at the rooms they are showing. Yes, the colors are citrus. |
This is great for us Floridians because we tend to decorate in brighter more cheerful colors based on our geographic location. This is a drastic color scheme change from the past few years where we saw a lot of chocolate brown combined with various shades of blue. You may want to consider bringing in some of the citrus colors in accent pieces to replace the blues. Brown is still neutral enough that is will parlay into this new wave of color. As you become more confident in your choices, start to consider a fresh coat of paint in one of the hundreds of citrus color selections. If you are not sure where to begin, please contact us to help you with your color choices and adding some freshness to your décor.
