Today's Staging Tip: getting bucks for your bathroom

Bathrooms are a good investment to get top dollar for your home. Bathrooms may make or break the decision of buyers to buy your house. Here are a few inexpensive tips on what you can do to give your bath an updated look: 

• A new countertop can dramatically update the bath. 
• Depending on your cabinetry, painting it is often another quick and inexpensive solution to update the bathroom.
• A decorative mirror rather than a medicine cabinet
• Framing a frameless mirror
• Refreshing grouts
• Replace your shower curtain with a fresh neutral shower curtain
• and most importantly make everything sparkle

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Birgit with Realtor Jim Troy on the RADIO this Saturday at 10.00am

I had a great time today with Real Estate Agent Jim Troy recording Saturday's "The Real Estate Review" - a great show talking about the importance of Home Staging when selling a house. It will air this Saturday Dec. 11th at 10.00 on WSTC 1400 and WNLK 1350 AM or to listen LIVE on the web on Saturday, click here

Today's Staging Tip: Using Lamps with Similar Size, Shape and Height

If you are on a budget and do not want to spend money on new table lamps, look around in your home if you can find two lamps of similar size, shape and height. Put identical shades on them to tie them together. If they are not the same height, you can use a painted wooden block or base underneath the shorter one to raise it. This will give them a further unified look.

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Today's Staging Tip: A Dining Room with Style

When selling a home a dining room that feels inviting and ready to throw a dinner party is a tremendous asset. Dress up your table with floral arrangement, candles, china and napkins - a simple, color coordinated style works best.

How Real Estate Staging effects your Home Selling Process

Do you want to sell your home fast? 

Do you want to sell your house at the top dollar? 

Are you ready to do what it takes for a successful quick house sale?

Click here to find out why some homes sell fast while others are sitting on the market for a long time. 

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10 Great Alternatives to Granite Counters

This is such a great blog post that I have to share it with you. Paul Anater has summarized beautifully these 10 counter top materials as granite alternatives: 

1.  Carrara marble
2. Soapstone
3. Wood
4. Quartz composites
5. Concrete
6. Recycled Glass / Concrete mix
7. Painted glass
8. recycled post-consumer paper mixed with resin
9. Stainless Steel
10. Corian

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