{"product_id":"home-staging-isbn-9780471760962","title":"Home Staging","description":"The way you live in a home and the way you sell it are two different things. That's the premise of Staging*, a concept that teaches you to look at your home through a buyer's eyes and make adjustments to improve its appeal and value.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In any real estate market, Staged homes sell faster or sell for more money--or both. With Home Staging, you'll learn how to play up your home's strong points and improve its presentation. By rearranging furniture, trimming overgrown bushes, painting a room, and clearing out the clutter, Home Staging will help you spotlight your property for a fast, profitable sale.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Filled with organizing tips and checklists, plus before-and-Staged photographs that dramatically show how Staging can transform your home inside and out, Home Staging has all the answers you'll need when looking to increase the sale price of your home.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Staging is a federally registered trademark of StagedHomes.com \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1 So You’re Selling Your House . . . 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 Ready, Stage, Sell: Home Staging Guidelines That Work 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 Staging Magic: How to Stage Each Room in Your House 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 Take the Staging Magic Outside 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 Getting It Done: It’s Commitment Time 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 Staging on a Dime 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 Showing Your Staged House: Lights! Music! Action! 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8 Welcome to Barb’s House: Staging to Live! 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 What Do You Do When You Need Help? ASPs to the Rescue! 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 Staging Tales from the Trenches 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11 How to Work with Your Real Estate Agent 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12 How Home Staging Is Changing the Real Estate Industry 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTAGING RESOURCE CENTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecipe for a Sale 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Should You Stage Your Home? 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Personal Moving Checklist 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarb Schwarz’s Home Staging Wisdom: Words That Work 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Is an Accredited Staging Professional? 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat You Can Expect If You Work with an Accredited Staging Professional 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarb Schwarz’s Staging Criteria 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShowing Your Staged Home 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuick Tips for Staging Your Home 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 207\u003c\/p\u003e Staging a home doesn't require deep pockets, but it does require an open mind. Take inventory of materials you already own and consider how you could use them to make your listing more attractive. For example, take a plastic table from your backyard and cover it with a tablecloth to dress up an empty kitchen. Read the latest book review for more tips.-- realtor.com \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Seehafer Sears\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the decorating industry's most sought-after creative minds. A former editor at House \u0026amp; Garden, Country Living, and Child magazines, she has written more than a dozen books about gardening, style, decorating, and family traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe way you live in a home and the way you sell it are two different things. That's the premise of Staging*, a concept that teaches you to look at your home through a buyer's eyes and make adjustments to improve its appeal and value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn any real estate market, Staged homes sell faster or sell for more money—or both. 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