Simply Staged Inc - Rockford Area Home Staging Blog: May 2009

Simply Staged Inc. was honored when they were asked by Title Underwriters Agency to give a presentation to Rockford IL area realtors about social marketing/blogging and internet presence.  Title Underwriters provided this seminar Free of charge to Rockford Area Realtors as a way to say thank you for their business.

The event was held at this $1.3 million dollar Belvidere estate recently staged by Simply Staged Inc.  Here is a link to the website if you are curious to see the inside of this stunning contemporary home.  With the exception of just a couple of existing pieces, Simply Staged provided all the furniture and accessories used to stage the home.  The home was just listed with Bonnie Pierce of Dickerson & Nieman this week. 

Thank you to Title Underwrites Agency for sponsoring the event and those of you who attended.  We had great attendance and exchange of information.  I enjoyed meeting new friends and seeing many of you with whom I have worked with in the past.  It has been exciting to see some of you move forward with what you learned at the presentation and now see you blogging and "tweeting". 

I know I will follow your blogs and tweets!  Have fun with it! 

Simply Staged Inc. is a professional home staging & redesign company serving Rockford, IL and the Stateline area.  We specialize in staging existing, vacant and model homes in Belvidere, Byron, Caledonia, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Oregon, Poplar Grove, Rockford, Rockton, Roscoe, and Winnebago.  Contact us as (815)979-3027 or visit our website at simplystagedinc.com

 

 

 

 

 

This was an exciting project for many reasons.  When the owner contacted Simply Staged Inc. they did not have a Realtor, but knew the importance of staging and preparing their home properly before going to market.  We were happy that they found our company online!  As a bonus we also had some time to complete the project.

Some updates were necessary prior to staging.  Simply Staged guided the seller through the process and helped with selections.  Everyone involved did their part.  Packing, cleaning, minor repairs, landscaping, painting, updated flooring, lighting, bathroom fixtures & countertop, tub refinishing, etc. 

The seller was very open minded when it came to selling the house, considering many options such as accepting bids, going to auction, selling themselves or placing it with a Realtor.  Ultimately they elected to place the home with a Realtor who played a big part in this success story.  Staged and under contract in TWO days with a FULL PRICE offer!

We were so pleased to assist with the preparation of this home and proud to be one part of the TEAM!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simply Staged Inc. is a professional home staging & redesign company serving Rockford, IL and the Stateline area.  We specailize in staging existing, vacant and model homes in Belvidere, Byron, Caledonia, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Oregon, Poplar Grove, Rockford, Rockton, Roscoe, and Winnebago.  Contact us at (815)979-3027 or visit our website at simplystagedinc.com

 

 

 

 

 

For those of you not familiar with Belvidere, IL or even the neighboring larger town of Rockford, IL you may not know that contemporary homes are not the norm.  In fact, listings of $1.3 million in our area are rare as well. 

I often admire the work of stagers who have the opportunity to stage loft spaces, modern homes,  etc.  That is why when Simply Staged Inc. was hired to stage this vacant 7,200 sq ft. contemporary we were honored.  We embraced the challenge of working with a different decor style and size of the project. This home was built to showcase art, so that is what we did. 

Lots of photos below, but believe it or not it's not all inclusive.  So much more to see. . . exercise room, wine celllar, enclosed sun porch, additional bedrooms.  The list and the house goes on and on.

Small condos to $1.3 Million, traditional to contemporary, Simply Staged Inc. has the experience and inventory to professionally stage your home.

 

 

Simply Staged Inc. is  a professional home staging & redesign company serving Rockford, IL and the Stateline area.  We specialize in staging existing, vacant and model homes in Belvidere, Byron, Caledonia, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Oregon, Poplar Grove, Rockford, Rockton, Roscoe and Winnebago.  Contact us at (815)979-3027 or visit our website simplystagedinc.com

This Rockford IL home was recently staged by Simply Staged Inc.  The home sellers were already partially moved out when we were brought in.  (That is why some of the before shots are sparsly decorated.)  We were able to use a combination of their existing furniture along with additional pieces brought in for staging. 

Simply Staged Inc. also assisted the sellers with wallpaper removal and neutralized paint colors throughout the home.  This is a lovely, large home so I have only provided photos of a few areas. 

When you view the before/after of the master suite notice the bedroom set that was in place when we arrived.  This set was originally in one of the kid's room, since the master bedroom furniture had already been moved to the new home.  As you can see, we all agreed it was necessary to bring in new furniture for the master and move the white furniture back into the kid's room.  However, we were able to utilize the seller's existing sofa/chairs from the formal living room in the master bedroom sitting area.

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Simply Staged Inc. is a professional home staging & redesign company serving Rockford, IL and the Stateline area.  We specialize in staging existing, vacant and model homes in Belvidere, Byron, Caledonia, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Oregon, Poplar Grove, Rockford, Rockton, Roscoe, and Winnebago.  Contact us at (815)979-3027 or visit our website at simplystagedinc.com

 

 

 

 

Simply Staged Inc. was selected to stage this charming New Milford home.  It has been showing vacant for the past eight months.  One of the concerns brought forward was room definition and furniture layout.  Potential buyers were confused as to how they would live in the space. 

Staging has answered that question.  The rooms are well defined and there is no more guessing as to where the furniture would be placed or how the room is to be used.  Features of the home, such as the niches, were not being showcased to their potential when the home was vacant.  Staging now draws out the niches as a feature rather than causing confusion as to what should be placed there.

Below are a few before/after photos of the home's transformation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simply Staged Inc. is a professional home staging & redesign company serving Rockford, IL and the Stateline area.  We specialize in staging existing, vacant and model homes in Belvidere, Byron, Caledonia, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, oregon, Poplar Grove, Rockford, Rockton, Roscoe and Winnebago.  Contact us at (815)979-3027 or visit our website simplystagedinc.com