Debra Brodhecker--House Dressing, New Jersey

About Us:

If you are selling your home or in the business of selling homes in Sussex County, NJ or the surrounding area you need a little House Dressing!

House Dressing specializes in real estate staging for homeowners and real estate professionals. Staging sets the scene for potential homebuyers—it’s easy for them to imagine living in a staged home—and they fall in love with the house.

Although, a house is often a family’s biggest investment it can be an emotional decision. Homebuyers often make up their mind about a property in 10--90 seconds—not much time to make a good first impression.

A staged home makes a good impression and for the seller that can translate to less time on the market and a higher selling price.

As a homeowner it may be difficult to see your home as a buyer would see it. Your home has been the place where memories have been made, children raised, and the family has gathered for holidays and celebrations.

As a home stager I work with you to see your home as a product again—a house on the market successfully competing with lots of other houses on the market.

I will maximize your home’s good qualities and minimize the flaws. I know you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a house you are leaving so I work with the furniture and accessories you already own and I’m happy to work within your budget.

House Dressing will help you decorate to sell.

Contact me, Debra Brodhecker, today.

973-534-3540

Areas of Expertise

People often ask how long I have been staging—professionally about three years—but as an amateur I’ve staged since I was a kid—there just wasn’t a name for it. Several online courses and plenty of independent study have moved me from the amateur division to professional.

Real estate staging in Sussex County, NJ presents unique challenges and rewards. Buyers are often moving into the area from a more urban setting so helping them envision their new lifestyle is an important part of staging a house for sale.

My husband was in the military when we were newlyweds which meant frequent moves and little cash –I had lots of practice using the “old” furniture in the “new” house.I enjoy the challenge of using furniture and accessories in a new way and stretching the budget.

Selling a house is often a step an individual, couple or family needs to take in order to move on to the next phase of their life. My goal is always to help make that step as easy and stress-free as possible.

As an educator for nearly 20 years I see staging as another form of education—I educate homeowner to look at their house in a different way; I educate the buyer on the home’s potential and I educate real estate professionals on an effective and inexpensive marketing tool.

Testimonials

After a couple months on the market with no offers on our home, we enlisted the services of Deb Brodhecker to make our home more appealing to buyers. We had been renting the home and it was now vacant and did not have any furniture or decorations, so it did not look its best.

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Deb found appropriate furniture to fill our living room, master bedroom and eat in kitchen, as well as decorative items to enhance the rooms. What items she did not supply, she suggested for us to buy in order to make the house even more inviting.

Once pictures of the dressed house were put on the web listing for our house, we had a lot more interest from buyers and 6 weeks after dressing the house we got an offer that we accepted. It was well worth the expense of dressing the house and I recommend Deb's services to anyone who wants to increase the appeal of their home.

Brandye and Dan

Lake Mohawk

Sparta, NJ

Deb spent a few hours moving and rearranging my home. She removed a lot of unnecessary items and packed them away. Deb placed plants, furniture, and pictures in different areas of the house. When she was done, I was pleasantly surprised. My rooms looked more spacious and inviting.

We have had a lot of positive feedback from Realtors who have shown our home. I really appreciate what "House Dressing" has done for our home. It really does make a difference!

Mary S.

Fredon, NJ

Debra from House Dressing really created a lovely cozy setting in a vacant home. Using rental furniture and appropriate accessories really made a vacant house look like a home. She was also very professional and prompt and a pleasure to work with. I would certainly recommend her to clients as a way of maximizing the sale price on any home.

Christine Dehnel
Sales Associate, Coldwell Banker

Sparta, NJ

Deb,

Thanks for coming in to our house and staging it. We thought our house was kept clean and organized and ready for realtors to show. You came in and saw things differently than we did as homeowners, some things got pre-packed and furniture was rearranged in a manner that the rooms and the whole house showed completely different.

When I came home that evening I saw a Dramatic change and things were changed that I would never have thought to do. The feedback we have gotten from realtors since your visit is very positive, we have just received our first offer and I am certain that your professional touch was a contributing factor.

Thanks so much for your help,

Phil B.

Newton, NJ

Your suggestions made all the difference in the world. I can't thank you enough for all of your help. The place looks so good it will be harder to leave!

Denise L.

Sparta, NJ