Source: Inman —
If you’re staging luxury properties for sale this season, then I have a challenge for you.
Rather than viewing it as an obligation, see it as an opportunity to be your most creative, inspired, and visionary self as you help your sellers wow potential buyers. By doing so, you’ll help those buyers fall head-over-heels in love with their future home.
Real estate is always rewarding, but the staging process is especially gratifying for me. As an artist and a co-founder of The Eastside Staging Company with my husband Sam, I take enormous pleasure in meeting artisans, antique dealers, and crafts makers from all over the world; and with the furnishings, art, and decor we collect, I take great pride in helping agents stage the most memorable, one-of-a-kind homes in Los Angeles.
Again and again, I’ve witnessed firsthand the benefit great staging brings. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen other agents struggle to sell a home off-market for their asking price — only to have it go for hundreds of thousands more once it was painted and staged.
Here are some staging trends I will embrace this spring, and encourage you to do the same.
1. A palette as warm and bright as the weather
Color me excited! In the past year, there’s been a strong departure from austere grays — and I’m thrilled about it. Of course, there will always be places and spaces that complement a moody, dramatic monochrome. But for now, let’s celebrate the fact that homes are feeling warmer and more inviting as they welcome a range of creamy browns and sumptuous earth tones.
