Is your Home one of Them?
When it comes to marketing a home it is so important to make sure all the rooms are in order and accounted for. Meaning that each room in a house has a specific purpose and it is necessary that buyers see them for what they are.
Many of the homes I view and stage have rooms that suffer from Identity Crises.
• Living rooms that have become the play and toy room.
• Bedrooms that are made into a make-shift office, homework room or a catch-all room.
• Dining rooms that have become the second family room.
Sometimes these rooms just need to exist this way because that is the way the homeowner lives and needs to use the space. But, when it comes to sell the line has to be drawn and the rooms have to be shown for what they were meant to be.
It is so important to market every inch of a home. These rooms can not be over looked. Buyers can not be left to figure out what a room is for, they must be shown.
Here are just a few examples of rooms that have regained their Identity by being professionally staged BCM Home Staging, LLC.
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When ready to sell, make sure you are ready to be seen.
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201-247-1198
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Barbara Cluck-Miksits owner of
BCM Home Staging, LLC
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This is a question that is being asked of me by home-owners with very large, unfurnished or partial furnished homes. More and more, I am seeing homes that are so big that the owners can not even afford to furnish all the rooms.
They have large rooms that are completely empty, and appear to have no identity or purpose. I am asking myself, “Why are people building homes that are so huge that the average family does not even use all the rooms”?
Consider the price of energy for heating and cooling these homes, it is no wonder why people are bailing out. Not to mention the rising property taxes on these mega homes and the mortgage crises.
So back to the original question: “To Stage or Not to Stage”?
If you are in the market to sell such large homes you have to show all the purposes of these rooms. Every room must have an identity. Exercise room, media room, home library, hobby room, computer room, etc. It must reflect something that a busy family of today would use these spaces for. If not, you are sending a message to buyers that this house is so big that they will not be using some of the rooms.
A Professional Home Stager can help create rooms that have meaning.
In today’s market, sometimes you have to think inside the box. Don’t leave the buyer wondering what a room is for, show them.
When ready to sell, make sure you are ready to be seen.
201-247-1198
By bringing in color, accessories and some accent furniture pieces to warm up the house, it is know ready for buyers to see how lovely this home is. For more information contact
When ready to sell, make sure you are ready to be seen.
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As Professional Home Stagers I provide many services to my clients. From a consultation on how a homeowner can prepare their home themselves, to a full blown out Staging.
When I receive a call from a client who is looking for a consultation on how they can Stage their own home, I let them know that this will be a very active meeting and can be between 2 to 3 hours long so be prepared. This is a thorough consultation. Not only will I be providing them with a full written house report, we will also be doing some hands on Staging.
Some clients are surprised that they will be participating in actual Staging, but I feel that in order to get it, you have to do it. During my visit I explain that it will take a lot of discipline on their part to Stage their own home and to keep it that way once it is done.
The homeowner has to get mentally prepared. Their home is now going to become a product, and is going to be marketed to the consumers who are the buyers. It is so important to package this product to make it more appealing to large group of consumers (the buyers). This is what Staging does.
During my consultation I will select a room that we will rearrange and Stage together. Most of the times it is a room that needs a new fresh look with something as simple as a different furniture arrangement and well placed accessories to open up a room and give it a better flow.
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I have found that once this is done, the client starts to see what it is that they need to do. Of course there are going to be rooms that will need more then just having the furniture and accessories rearranged (de-cluttering, de-personalizing, removing furniture and items from a room, painting, cleaning, etc). But between having the written report on each room and having a room that can be used as an example, it makes more sense to them.
At this point I have a situation where the client is very eager to start Staging as soon as I walk out the door. But then there are clients that start to realize that they need my help. They need my Staging Services, and this is fine, because now that I have seen their home and see what has to be done I can give them an estimate on my fee.
In today's economy, money can be an issue. But there are so many price points that can be offered to homeowners for Staging Services, from doing just key rooms in the home, to the entire house. Staging is not just for the high end homes, it can be customized to most budgets.
BCM Home Staging, LLC "Changing The Way People Market And Sell Their Homes, Room By Room"
Visit us at BCMHomeStaging.com or call 201.247.1198
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As the owner of BCM Home Staging, I am committed to serving my clients with the most up-to-date knowledge and techniques in preparing their homes for sale. Serving Bergen County & Northern NJ
With 25 years of experience as a Visual Merchandise Designer and Design Manager of a large Retail Floral Enterprise, Barbara understands how important it is to showcase and present a product. For her, it was a very easy decision to become a Professional Home Stager.
Barbara has successfully completed a detailed Accredited Staging® ProfessionalTM course and has passed a required thorough examination on preparing homes for sale.
She is committed to serving her clients with the most up-to-date knowledge and techniques for selling their homes. Barbara brings attention to detail to a new height. With her background in design she is able to focus on her client's needs, plan the procedure and execute the steps necessary to bring about the most successful home-selling experience.
When she is not working, Barbara is a real family person. She is married 10 years to her husband and business partner Steve and loves spending time with her mom. She has a sister, brother and 18 nephews and nieces that keep her very busy.
But her passion is her profession; bringing quality and service to her clients. When she is not Staging homes for Sale for Realtors and Homeowners, she still does retail visual merchandising for store owners and decorates client's homes for the holidays.
I invite you to view my newest book click on link below
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We are now providing services and resorces for "Senior Moving"
Barbara Cluck-Miksits
Owner of BCM Home Staging
Speaks to Seniors on Preparing Their Homes for Sale
NEWS Heritage Pointe of Teaneck, an American Heritage Community
600 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, NJ
Tel: 201-836-9260 Fax. 201-836-9261
E-Mail: lmessmer@am-heritage.com
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Clues to Getting the Most Out of Selling One's Home
To be Explored at Three-Hour Seminar
At Heritage Pointe of Teaneck April 9th
TEANECK, NJ, March 9, 2008 - A top-notch panel of relocation experts will provide vital information on selling one's home at a three-hour seminar scheduled from 1 to 4 pm on April 9 at Heritage Pointe of Teaneck, it was announced today by Kathryn Herrington, executive director.
"We invite seniors contemplating a future move to the free symposium for a step-by-step guide through the complete relocation process - from initial planning and selling stages through moving and organizing one's self in a new environment," Herrington explained. "Qualified industry specialists will be on hand to answer questions and offer valuable advice on how to make the most out of selling a cherished home."
Expert breakout session topics include:
"How to sell Your Home in Today's Real Estate Market" with Maria Rini of ReMax Real Estate
"Preparing Your Home for Sale in Today's Market" with Barbara R. Cluck-Miksits of BCM Home Staging, LLC
"A Basic Recipe for Organizing and Downsizing Your Possessions" with Jean Marie Herron of POSSE Partners LLC
"Packing Dos and Don'ts and Other Moving Tips of the Trade: with Cindy Myer of Ridgewood Moving Services Company.
Seating is limited and reservations are required. For reservations, directions or additional information, please call 201.836.9260 or visit Heritage Pointe's website at http://www.heritagepointeofteaneck.com
Barbara - Thank you for the wonderful job you did on my house. I can not believe it is the same house. Why was I not living like this before? The house has sold and I have you to thank for it. What a pleasure it has been meeting you.
Barbara Kerns - North Arlington, NJ
Barbara, before I meet you I did not even know what staging was. You did things in my home that I would have never thought of doing. You really made the house look bigger and more open. My thanks to you and Steve, we would have never got that big furniture out of the house. Now my house is sold and I can move into my new one.
Thank you,
Grace Edwards - Wayne, NJ
Wow Barbara,
You decorated and staged my home so incredibly. Absoluuuutly BREATHTAKING, BEAUTIFUL GORGIOUS. I FEEL SOO LUCKY I FOUND YOU. YOU ARE INCREDIBLE. The colors you choose are fabulous. I don't know how to thank you enough!!!
I am so impressed. I LOVE IT!! You are very talented. The drapes with the flowers, the towels. everything so exquisitely done. Your choices on the furniture with such taste, and you took care of me so professionally from beginning to end. What you did in one day was incredible. Bravo! Thank you so much!!! Please feel free to use me as a reference.
Shelley St. Clair - Clifton, NJ
Hi Barbara, you really did magic there at Riverwalk! My daughter went to see and she says it looks like a palace. A home of Romeo and Juliet. The bedroom for a princess. She especially likes the paintings, everything looks spectacular.
Thank-you again. Shelley
Barbara,
Your talents amaze me every year when you decorate my store for the Christmas season. Each year you come up with such creative and eye catching window and store displays. My customers give me so many compliments and my sales keep going up every year.
All I can say is Thank You, Thank You, Thank you and I can't wait to see what you come up with next year.
Bruce Ferda
Owner of
Bruce's Florist - Carlstadt, NJ
Laurell Albanese of Gateway Realtors in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ was just excellent to work
with. She really had the insight and vision to see how this house could be transformed by
having it Staged. This home has been getting a lot of traffic, if you are interested give
Laurell a call.
The owner of this condo really had some great accessories to work with. When she
called me she was not sure if Staging was what she needed, but after we got done
we new it was going to be a winner. She was going to be moving out of the state in 3
weeks and really wanted to sell fast, and she did.
These 2 homes were back to back winners, they did not even make it to open house.
Last year turned out to be quite a good year, we Staged over 10 million dollars worth
of homes that sold.That does not even include the consultations that we provided
to homeowners that also sold in a short time.
Vacant homes are a real problem. They just do not have style or warmth. Every room looks
the same, buyers need to see how they can live in these homes. Staging can create a life style
that a buyer can connect with, and this can help them visualize living there.
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