Working with this Atlanta area home owner's furnishings; but changing out the accessories; transformed this Peachtree City home into a visual that will appeal to today's home buyers. The home was already de-cluttered, neat, had great memorabilia and many personal collections of interest including some intriguing antiques. The home showing problem that occurs in this scenario when selling, is that the home becomes very personal in appearance and difficult for the average home buyer to visualize the home without the collections.

This before picture is a great example of how we live in our home and in our world of convenience. As you can see in this after picture the presentation for selling has tremendously improved. Home staging is not always convenient to everyday living; but a good home stager will strive to work convenience in for the home seller as well as excellent presentation for the home buyer.

Fresh flowers are a nice touch; but large bouquets can crowd a small space. When it is time for an open house have your foyer "open" as that will be the first indoor impression made by the potential buyer. It's like the saying goes, "Less is more!"

When your home has a showing, make sure all the rooms, especially the Great Room, has a clear path that invites the prospective home buyer to wander through. This can be tricky; how to best arrange your furnishing. It definitely takes some know-how. A professional, experienced, home stager will know how to work out the presentation and angles to create the invitation and help the room appear larger.

Bedrooms need to create an atmosphere of warmth and relaxation. While on the market keep the beds made and keep the bedrooms tidy. A quality home stager will help you with warm color selections and help you prioritize what items to pack up in advance.

By adding color and texture this master suite projects soothing sophistication and feels like a retreat from the daily grind.

By rearranging furniture, the bay nook is accentuated. The kitchen keeping room is more functional and appears more spacious.

This kitchen desk has been cleared of personal effects and clutter making it easy for the buyer to visualize the desk's value to the room.

By adding a seating arrangement, this bay nook took on a warm relaxing feeling and shows a sense of privacy for reading and personal time. Small tapestries were hung to show off the great height of the ceilings and add a splash of color.

By rearranging, and depersonalizing, this area now appears more functional and emphasizes the value of the extended bay area.

In this Lawrenceville, Atlanta suburb home, the wall paper was dated and needing to be freshened up.

Karen came up with a plan to accentuate the beautiful crown molding by placing a thin piece of additional molding up and using a coordinating accent paint color.

This night stand takes on a look of elegance with decluttering and adding paneled curtains.