Synergy Staging - Portland Home Staging Blog

Our Portland Home Staging Company recently staged a beautiful home in Happy Valley, Oregon for one of our investor clients. The home had some design issues which needed to be addressed, and our client understood that staging was the answer to help buyers see the potential of the home.

Although this property is 4,000 square feet, some of the living spaces were small. There are also very large custom drapes in the living room that felt out of place without some connection to the rest of the home. By showing this house vacant, potential buyers would have had many reasons to say 'no' and move on to the next one.

Here are some before and after photos of how we addressed the design issues:

      
We used two elegant wing back chairs that tied in the gold of the window treatments and the height of the room.

This kitchen has a huge island with two eating areas. It was important to define them with different types of stools to help buyers see these as separate spaces.

The master bedroom in this home is large, but the only wall without windows is too small to accommodate a Queen bed and two bedside tables. We used window treatments to create a wall to anchor the bed and two bedside tables.  This made the room feel more elegant and dramatic and also connected it with the spacious living room and huge custom drapes.

Another View

For more information about this property please contact
Eugene Pahomsky at Rio Realty LLC at 503-267-9772

This home was professionaly staged by Synergy Staging. We present a lifestyle your buyer desires so you can sell your home fast and for top dollar.  Join the Realtors, Investors, Banks, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

What is the The X Factor? Well aside from being another talent show transplanted from the UK, it is that extra special characteristic that sets an individual apart from others and makes them stand out.

The same appeal can sometimes be found in homes that are on the market. While every home has a unique personality and look, bringing out it’s best attributes so potential buyers fall in love is where home staging comes in. Nothing can be taken for granted when marketing what is typically a person’s largest investment. Hiring a professional home stager to ensure your home is presented as well as possible can be one of the most important steps in a successful sale.

Synergy Staging helped showcase this investment property so it would stand out from the many similar properties in the neighborhood with a consultation and staging.

The wall color was changed from white to a few complimentary earth tones throughout which immediately changed the feel of the house. The home was also staged to create an environment that showed potential buyers how they could live in the home and helped them connect to the space.

The combination of these steps truly brought out the X Factor in this property.

Here are few of the before and afters:

This home was professionaly staged by Synergy Staging. We present a lifestyle your buyer desires so you can sell your home fast and for top dollar.  Join the Realtors, Investors, Banks, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

Although our Portland home staging company typically stages the impact rooms in a vacant home (living room, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom, and bathrooms), sometimes a house needs more help. There are few things less inviting than MLS photos of empty bedrooms where all you can see are a few bare walls and the floor. There is just no way for potential buyers to connect to the space and want to see it in person. And without a showing, there is no possible way an offer will be made.

Synergy Staging recently staged a contemporary home in the hills of Portland that had a unique layout with 3 smaller bedrooms, a guest suite, and a master suite with sitting room. The challenge for buyers was trying to envision how to use all the spaces and live in this 3 story home with great views of the hills and city.

Here is how we staged the bedrooms:

This guest suite has an attached bath and fireplace. When vacant, it was hard to imagine where the bed would be located, and that this could be an inviting room. Once staged, buyers want to invite guests to stay in this room.

This very small bedroom would have buyers believe that it would not fit their bed. In fact a full size bed and dresser easily fit and there were no more questions. One of the key factors that staging provides is to eliminate the reasons NOT to buy a property.

When staging this many bedrooms in a house, you must be careful not to make every room look the same. Helping buyers see the potential in each room gives the house more value. Here we staged a large chaise (facing a built in entertainment center) and also a work space. The pop of green makes the space interesting, yet doesn't overwhelm the purpose of the room.

This room was staged as an office which is how many in the target demographic will want to use this space.

Outside the master bedroom was this room in a vibrant shade of red. Since the room wasn't going to be painted, we had to make this space work. With so much room in the rest of the house, making this feel like a lounge where you could hang out before going to bed was important. There is a wet bar next to where the photo was taken from. In order to brighten the room, a white rug and light accents were used.

The master bedroom has an incredible view and feels like a retreat. A stark room with tile isn't the most inviting, so it was important to bring in a rug to soften the floor, and use light tones to create a serene feel that buyers would instantly connect with.

In a future blog we'll share the living spaces in the rest of the house.

This home was professionaly staged by Synergy Staging. We present a lifestyle your buyer desires so you can sell your home fast and for top dollar.  Join the Realtors, Investors, Banks, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

Staging consultations are one of the services that our Portland Home Staging company provides. A consulation is a cost effective way to ensure that your property will show at its absolute best when it goes to the market. The results we have seen from our consultations have been consistently positive with quick sales in an otherwise depressed market.

What is included in a staging consultation? Every aspect of your home will be addressed, both inside and out, to ensure that it is presented in the best way possible for potential buyers. This includes details such as furniture placement, minimizing personal items, wall color, cosmetic fixes, suggestions for finishes, cleaning tips, and many other small details that all add up to accentuate the positive features of your home so it is as appealing as it can be to the person who will buy your home.

Although some clients can only complete a portion of our recommendations (due to budget or other factors), others have the resources to be able to accomplish everything on the list.

We recently did a consultation for a condo in downtown Portland and we were thrilled with the results. Not only did we provide a consultation, but then returned to stage the unit after our list of recommendations had been completed.

Here are the results:

A cluttered entry is never a good way to welcome a potential buyer. The stark white walls were painted throughout with a light, warm tone.

Everything was removed except the coffee table. We wanted to showcase a large amount of seating in a relatively small space which was accomplished with 3 armchairs and a sofa.  The sofa was moved back allowing for more space in the main living area.  The rug anchored the space and connected the furniture and the colors worked together to highlight the architecture.

A reverse view which shows how the colors relate and of course, the kitty condo was removed. The art pieces on the wall are originals painted by Nik which showcased the height of the ceilings and kept the color palette consistent.

One of my favorite transformations. The dining room had a piano and a small table cramped to the side. Once the piano was removed and all the floors were refinished, an appropriately scaled dining table could be installed. There were previously three small sconces over the piano which didn't have the scale necessary, so we simply installed a dramatic shade on one of the fixtures to give a more elegant and formal feel.

One of our pet peeves is seeing the wrong type of stool at a counter/bar. It's important to place bar stools at a bar and counter stools at a counter to achieve the correct look.  The new stools now give a feeilng of more space and a modern style which is more in keeping with the feel of the unit and its location downtown.

New carpet replaced old and the walls were painted. Using the existing bed and nightstands, we brought in a headboard, decor, and linens to finish the look.

By reconfiguring the bed and armoir in this room, it felt like the bedroom a buyer would want to invite guests to sleep in. There is a desk on the opposite wall since many live and work in their homes in this part of Portland.

When preparing your home to be listed, make the investment in a staging consultation from a professional home stager in your area. The small amount of money invested will reap huge returns.

We provided a staging consultaiton and professional staging for this vacant condo unit. Synergy Staging presents a lifestyle your buyer desires to sell your home fast and for top dollar.  Join the Realtors, Investors, Banks, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

As professional home stagers we love many parts of our job.  Transforming a house from vacant to unforgettable.  The challenge of surpassing the expectations of our clients.  And of course, seeing the Sold sign go up on the house.

In December one of our investor clients had us stage this fantastic view home in Happy Valley, Oregon.  We've a had a great string of success with this client, but he had been listing his homes when they were vacant, and THEN had us stage them when they hadn't sold for a few months.  After staging they were consistently selling in less than one month.  In this case he opted to stage the home PRIOR to listing the house.  What a difference it made!  We staged the home on Tuesday, December 21 and it sold three days later on Friday, December 24.  What a great Christmas gift!

We have seen time and time again that staging a home BEFORE it goes on the market is simply the BEST approach to selling quickly. There is no substitute for a house that is presented at its absolute best and priced appropriately for the neighborhood.

Here are some before and after pictures of this Christmas Success Story:

This vacant home was professionally staged by Synergy Staging.  Join the Realtors, Investors, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

Even in what many are calling the worst Real Estate market in years, we are seeing home staging help homes sell time and time again.

Our Portland home staging company recently staged a gorgeous new build in NE Portland. The wood work and detail was impeccable and the home was worth every dollar they were asking. When it was vacant, the rooms were a bit overwhelming and it could be seen as being overbuilt for the neighborhood.  The builders had to move this property and after sitting on the market for six months, we came in and staged the property.  We mixed a traditional feel to match the built-ins with a touch of contemporary style.

Soon after the home was staged, an offer was accpeted and the owners were thrilled.  While the property was beautiful, they gave the home staging much of the credit, as the difference in appealing to potential buyers was instantly recognizable.  Another client sold on staging is a big win for all stagers.  Proof positive that in any market, at any price point, in any location - home staging helps sell properties.

Here are some before and after photos of this house:

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This vacant home was professionally staged by Synergy Staging.  Join the Realtors, Investors, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

No, this is not one of those posts about using digital imagery to stage your house.  That is an entirely different topic!  Nor is this a post about looking at pictures from a client and staging long distance with recommendations.

This is a post about our first job where we never met or spoke with our client until after the job was complete.  What an interesting time we live in, where we can stage a house without ever interacting with our client. 

We received an email inquiring about a proposal.  We then went to view the property and entered via a lockbox.  We sent our proposal via email.  The bid was accepted, still without speaking to our client.  We then staged the house.  Ultimately I spoke with the client after we had completed the job to let her know that her home was staged and ready for the Open House.

This is a bungalow built in 1926 with some recent updates.  Here are some before and after pictures of this charming home.

Here is a larger picture of the living room

For more information about this property please contact
Sonya McKinney at Keller Williams at 503-704-2338

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This vacant home was professionally staged by Synergy Staging.  Join the Realtors, Investors, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

More and more, banks are turning to stagers to help sell the homes that they don't want.  The economy has turned banks into owners of real estate, which is not their business.  They are in the business of financing, not being landlords.  So as numerous homeowners face foreclosure, and banks around the country are becoming the owners of multiple properties, they are trying to find ways to sell their inventory quickly.

Home stagers who have developed relationships with banks are finding great partnership opportunities.  Here is a recent property that Synergy Staging was asked to staged.

This open and spacious home nestled in the hills of Portland is a great home, but hasn't found the right buyer.  Hopefully with the staging in place, an offer will be coming their way soon.  Here are some before and after photos of the results:

If you are not already working with banks in your area, it's worth seeking them out and seeing if there is an opportunity to work together.  They may be surprised to know that your services could be the missing link to getting their homes sold!

I'll post some larger pictures of this home on a follow up blog shortly.

For more information about this property please contact
Annie Domenici of Prudential Northwest Properties at 503-703-2327

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This vacant home was professionally staged by Synergy Staging.  Join the Realtors, Investors, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

Our Portland Home Staging Company was recently contacted by an investor who had a home that had been sitting on the market for a few months that was vacant.  They had never tried home staging before, but needed to get the house sold.  They had done a beautiful job renovating the home, but were unable to get the interest that they were hoping for.

The living room, dining room, and family room were particularly small which made it hard for potential buyers to understand how they could lay out the rooms.  With the staging in place, buyers could visualize living in the home and they were able to connect with home.

Within 3 weeks an offer was accepted and the house is currently in escrow.  Just another success story that shows staging is indeed one of the most beneficial investments, especially in the current real estate market.

Here are some before and after pictures of the results:

This vacant home was professionally staged by Synergy Staging.  Join the Realtors, Investors, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell quickly!  Read what our clients have said about their experience with our company.

Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.