This stunning $674,900 new construction in Charlotte, NC sat on the market for 9 months as a home builder's vacant spec home. Feedback from over 200 showings all came back consistent - the family room was too small. So, Carolina Spaces was called in to help! We brought in our stunning inventory and staged the property, paying close attention to the family room. Buyers have a hard time visualizing size and scale in a vacant property (truly, only 10% can visualize the potential of a property!), so we ensured that our staging showed room function and potential furniture placement. Our home staging worked, and this property was under contract in 19 days!
If you're familiar with project management, you undoubtedly know about the Project Triangle. It illustrates how for any product or service - timeline, quality and cost are interrelated.
It is very hard, if not impossible, to optimize all three. Something has to give!
- Looking for a service quickly and inexpensively - you're not going to get high quality.
- Looking for a high quality service quickly - it will not be cheap.
- Looking for a high quality service for a low fee - your project will take a long time to complete. (You won't be a priority and will be scheduled behind higher paying customers.)
So, does the saying "cheap, fast or good - you can pick only two" apply to home staging services? Of course it does! Beware of any company stating that they can provide high quality, quick service for a low rate.
If cheap and fast are your prerogative, the quality of your service will suffer. The old adage stays true - you get what you pay for.
Carolina Spaces is a full-service professional home staging company that uses only insured movers and insured Accredited Staging Professionals (ASP) and Accredited Staging Professional Masters (ASPM). Our furnishings are new from the factories. We do not use garage sale, flea market, or used discarded and dated furnishings (where you run the risk of bedbug infestation). We specialize in quick scheduling and fast completion with superior results! So, if you picked "fast" and "good" - you're in excellent hands with Carolina Spaces!
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The numbers for 2015 are in and the Carolina Spaces team has picked their favorite projects!
A gorgeous home in the South Park area of Charlotte was selected by the Carolina Spaces team as the overall favorite home staging project of 2015. Team leader Joan Inglis assisted with paint and update selections to get this home ready for listing, and our inventory of new, high-end furnishings was brought in to transform this cold, vacant property into a warm and inviting home. Eight offers were received within the first 2 days, and the bidding war ended with this home under contract in 4 DAYS for $27,500 over list price!
Vacant properties don't impress potential buyers. Carolina Spaces' award winning home staging will turn your cold, empty property into a showpiece that stands out against the competition!
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The numbers for 2015 are in and the Carolina Spaces team has picked their favorite projects!
The numbers for 2015 are in and the Carolina Spaces team has picked their favorite projects!
Carol selected a beautiful home in a popular Lake Wylie, SC community as her favorite home staging project of 2015. Carolina Spaces performed a DIY home staging consultation for the homeowner and provided a customized, detailed blueprint for how they could stage the property on their own. With our professional staging recommendations and guidance, this home was under contract in 3 DAYS and for $15,500 OVER LIST PRICE!
If you're looking to stage your property on your own, obtaining professional guidance customized for your property is key. A DIY home staging consultation from Carolina Spaces includes recommendations tailored specifically for your property. Following our professional recommendations led to this property's selling success!
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The numbers for 2015 are in and the Carolina Spaces team has picked their favorite projects!
Vacant properties don't impress potential buyers. Carolina Spaces' award winning staging will turn your cold, empty property into a showpiece that stands out against the competition! Our staging led to this property's selling success!
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Joan Inglis, leading Accredited Home Staging Professional Master® in North Carolina, was featured in the January 2016 issue of Lake Norman Currents Magazine. Joan provided her expertise to Decor Trends for 2016 and Beyond where she discussed must-have elements home owners should consider when decorating their home this year.
Joan Inglis has been featured dozens of times on TV, online, and in print. She has won numerous state, regional, and local awards since forming her company Carolina Spaces in 2004. Joan reigns as the Charlotte Region's leading expert in Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising and Interior Design. Joan provides professional presentations and speaking engagements to enhance educational programs for Realtors®, homebuilders and investors. Contact her at www.CarolinaSpaces.com 1-855-SPACES-5.
It’s an honor for Joan Inglis to frequently be contacted by the media for Home Staging and Design tips and information. “I really appreciate the many reporters who contact me because they are seeking accurate information,” she said.
Joan’s award winning company Carolina Spaces LLC is recently featured in both The North Carolina Association of Realtors Insight Magazine, and The Charlotte Observer newspaper.
More than 30,000 Realtors® in North Carolina receive Insight Magazine. “We are proud to have been the NC Home Staging Professional selected to be featured from the thousands of NC individuals offering home staging services,” Joan said.
Joan received a 2-page spread “Making a House a Home” by Bridget McCrea published in Insight Magazine Spring 2014 issue featuring several photographs that highlight her Staging work.
The Charlotte Observer serves the Charlotte, NC Region which includes parts of SC. The Observer has a circulation of over 200,000 and a popular online presence. Carolina Spaces was selected to be featured in the Observer’s August 9, 2014 Real Estate Column “60-Minute Décor” by Allen Norwood. “We were chosen to provide educated, current information to the Charlotte Region readership,” said Joan.
Joan Inglis has been featured dozens of times on TV, online, and in print. She has won numerous state, regional, and local awards since forming her company Carolina Spaces in 2004. Joan reigns as the Charlotte Region’s leading expert in Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising and Interior Design. Joan provides professional presentations and speaking engagements to enhance educational programs for Realtors®, homebuilders and investors. Contact her at www.CarolinaSpaces.com 1-855-SPACES-5.
You can read the recent articles here:
“60-Minute Décor” by Allen Norwood
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/08/07/5091969/60-minute-decor.html
Carolina Spaces has been featured in the Charlotte Observer!
"Joan Inglis has seen it over and over during her two-decade home staging career: homeowners trying to sell but unable to see their houses as products.
They don’t repaint the purple-walled kids’ room. They leave the tricycle in the driveway and old towels hanging in the bathroom. They don’t step back and look at their homes through the eyes of a potential buyer..."