Diana Young

A professionally staged home gives buyers the opportunity to picture themselves living comfortably in each room. When rooms are empty, buyers often have a difficult time figuring out where their furniture would go or even if it would fit into the space.

This is especially true in bedrooms that appear to be small when they are unfurnished. You need to show the buyer that, yes, a queen sized bed will fit comfortably in this master bedroom:

"Extra" bedrooms are often tiny, and appear smaller when empty. Here a small room is staged as a 's bedroom with twin bed, night table and dresser. Plenty of space for the essentials of a child's room.

In this extra bedroom, we used a double bed to stage a boy's bedroom. By using a double bed instead of a twin, we are showing buyers that is room could also be used as a guest room.

A long, somewhat narrow additional bedroom is staged as a home office.

Remember...you have to show the buyer how to use the space. Professional home staging does just that.

Staging by SISTERS Interior Redesign, Edmonds, WA, 425.776.7890, www.sistersredesign.com

Contact us today for a complimentary staging quote. We look forward to working with you!

Have you ever been in a house and thought, "What is this room supposed to be?"

Buyers are willing to pay for square footage as long as they view it as valuable and useable space. If the purpose for a room isn't clear, buyers will be confused. You've got to show them how to use the space and present a comfortable, cohesive and relaxing lifestyle throughout the house.

This recently listed home is a great example of how professional staging can banish the "identity crisis" in various rooms:

Before staging, the homeowners were using the living room as a dining room:

After staging, the living room is now a great place to entertain friends or just relax by the fire:

Staging this room off the kitchen as the dining room made sense:

Prior to staging, the dining room was being used as a family room:

Wow, this is a huge room, but what is it?

Using the homeowner's furnishings and a few items from our inventory, now it's a spacious and comfortable multi-purpose family room:

This is another huge room upstairs...hmmm...another bonus room?

After staging, it's a spacious master suite:

If you want buyers to "show you the money" you've got to show them how they can use and enjoy every square inch of the house you are selling.

Staging by SISTERS Interior Redesign, Edmonds, WA, www.sistersredesign.com

We specialize in staging vacant and occupied homes.

Contact us today for a complimentary staging quote. 425.776.7890

This is a wonderful view condo in Edmonds, but prior to staging, there wasn't much to look at in this unit to distinguish it from all of the other "vanilla boxes" in this community.

The condo has a great room, which includes the kitchen, dining area and living room. Potential buyers often have difficulty figuring out how to arrange their furniture in spaces like these. Also, these spaces always appear smaller when vacant. Amazing but true!

Here is the condo's great room prior to staging:

And here are the "after" staging photos:

By showing potential buyers how they can use this space for living and entertaining, this condo stands head and shoulders above the other "plain vanilla boxes" in the complex.

Give your listings the advantage of professional home staging. Contact us today for a complimentary quote.

Staging provided by SISTERS Interior Redesign. Edmonds, WA, www.sistersredesign.com, 425.776.7890

We look forward to working with you!

Not many people would want to sleep in a bowling alley! As stagers, we sometimes refer to these long, narrow rooms as "bowling alleys". They can create special challenges when trying to envision just how to use the space.

This remodeled master suite has beautiful hardwood floors, wonderful natural light, great trim and warm paint colors. So what's the problem? It's a long, narrow room and most people would have a difficult time figuring out how they would arrange their bedroom furniture in here.

Here is the "before" staging photo:

And...here is the "after" staging photo:

Sleeping in a "bowling alley" all of a sudden looks pretty appealing!

Staging by SISTERS Interior Redesign, Edmonds, WA, 425.776.7890, www.sistersresdesign.com

Contact us today for a complimentary staging quote. We look forward to working with you!

In the Seattle area real estate market, there are some hot deals in some great neighborhoods just waiting to be scooped up, remodeled and sold. "Flips" have not been as common as they once were, but investors are starting to see bargins that they simply can not pass up.

A savvy investor purchased this distressed home a few months ago and hired a contractor to complete a total remodel. SISTERS Interior Redesign was called in to put the "icing on the cake" and show potential buyers how much they would enjoy living in this home. Now this house says, "Just move in and relax!"

Spacious Living Room with fabulous hardwood floors:

Beautiful picture window in the living room:

Dining Room with tons of natural light:

Kitchen looking toward dining room:

Built-in desk near kitchen with tons of extra storage:

Master Bedroom:

Media Room:

Another view of the media room:

Home office with separate entrance:

Give your listings the advantage of professional staging. Give us a call today for a complementary quote.

SISTERS Interior Redesign, Edmonds, WA, 425.776.7890, www.sistersredesign.com

We look forward to talking with you soon!