Whether you are thinking about selling your home in the distant future or in the short term, design decisions on improvements that you make now will have a lasting effect on future salability. Following is a check list of minor home improvements that increase desirability and add value and will help your home sell quickly when you decide it's time to move on.
- Front Door - The front door reflects the home's personality. From modern to traditional, choose a front door style that is compatible with the overall architecture of the home. Select a complimentary color that is timeless such as ebony or walnut stain. ROI about 70%.
- Garage Door - Usually the garage door is visible from the street and adds to the curb appeal. Again, select a door style compatible with the architecture. Color should match trim used on the exterior and the garage door should be insulated. ROI about 97%.
- Fiber Cement Siding Replacement - This siding is a bit more costly than vinyl, yet much more attractive and desirable. Baked on paint colors in deep, appealing colors come with a long warranty. Most popular are grays and blues with white trim. ROI about 85%.
- Kitchen and bathrooms sell houses. No buyer wants to deal with the mess of updating those rooms unless they plan to offer you a fixer-upper price. Keep it neutral and save the color for decor items.
- Bathroom Counters, Sinks and Plumbing Fixtures - Buyers still ask for granite in the higher-level options. Quartz is also desirable and comparable in price. Keep colors neutral in grays, greiges, and whites. If you have an older home with the shorter cabinet height, install a vessel sink and tall facets to visually increase the height. ROI about 70%.
- Kitchen Counters and Backsplash - Buyers still want things light and bright. Select a higher-level granite or quartz countertop in neutral shades of gray, greige, and white. Compliment the counters with a ceramic backsplash in those colors and with a gray grout. Paint your outdated stained cabinets in a white or pale greige. ROI about 80%.
Joan Inglis has been featured dozens of times on TV, online and in print. She has won numerous local, state, regional and international awards since forming her company, Carolina Spaces in 2004. Carolina Spaces is the leading expert in Home Staging, Luxury Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising and Interior Design in the Charlotte, NC region and provides award-winning services throughout the Southeast. Model Home services for home builders are available nationwide.
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The model home design services of Carolina Spaces Furniture & Design were once again featured in the Metro Charlotte New Home Guide magazine. Our merchandising of a builder's model home in Rock Hill, SC was showcased four times in the November 2018 - January 2019 issue, including our merchandisig of the kitchen, dining and outdoor living area of the home. This included the special Builder's Report section of the magazine, as the photo displayed for Lee Lighting's "A Selection of Current Trends in Home Lighting" article was of Carolina Spaces' merchandising of the kitchen and dining area of the Rock Hill model home. The model was also highlighted as having won a Silver Award in the feature on Charlotte HBA's 2018 Parade of Homes winners.
Carolina Spaces' award-winning model home merchandising services are available nationwide.
Carolina Spaces, the leading home staging, interior design, and model home merchandising firm in North and South Carolina, was featured in the Redfin blog "37 Home Staging Experts Share the Secret to Appeal to Buyers in Your City." Joan Inglis, Carolina Spaces' owner and lead designer, provided her expertise on how home builders and home sellers can appeal to buyers in Charleston, SC.
The full blog can be viewed at Redfin.com.
Joan Inglis has been featured dozens of times on TV, online and in print. She has won numerous local, state, regional and international awards since forming her company, Carolina Spaces, in 2004. Carolina Spaces is the leading expert in Home Staging, Luxury Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising and Interior Design in the Charlotte, NC region and provides award-winning services throughout the Southeast. Call 1-855-SPACES-5 or Contact Us for more information.
Carolina Spaces' owner and lead designer, Joan Inglis, was recently asked by Redfin to provide her secrets on appealing to buyers in the Charleston, SC area, and her response was featured in their blog "37 Home Staging Experts Share the Secret to Appeal to Buyers in Your City."
"Charleston, SC home buyers want to see luxury finishes that are both functional and comfortable - large showers with overhead rainfal; kitchens with an abundance of natural light; and light fixture packages that complement the architecture of the home. The most preferred colors in new construction, updating materials, and paint are neutrals mixed with whites. Popular accent colors are all shades of blue.
Buyers want an open floor plan, but they get confused on how to layout furniture. Builders and sellers need to furnish the open living, kitchen and eating area at a minimum in vacant houses. Sellers are selling square footage; they should never show wasted space."
The full blog can be viewed at Redfin.com.
Joan Inglis, Interior Designer and Accredited Staging Professional Master®, is the owner and lead designer of Carolina Spaces, a full-service home staging, luxury home staging, model home merchandising and interior design firm based out of Charlotte in Lake Wylie, SC. Carolina Spaces provides services to the Charlotte, NC region and throughout the Southeast, including Charleston, SC. Call 1-855-SPACES-5 or Contact Us for more information on our award-winning services.
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Carolina Spaces had the honor of completing numerous home staging projects during the third quarter of 2016:
- Providing DIY home staging consultations to sellers and Realtors®
- Furnishing and Staging beautiful vacant properties (resale, new construction and model homes) with our inventory of new and name brand furnishings
- Staging lived-in properties using the homeowner's own furnishings - supplementing where needed
- Providing renovation recommendations and material selections to homeowners, new construction home buyers and real estate investors
- Creating relationships with new clients!
After we reviewed our successes - and with many stagings to choose from - our team picked our Favorite Home Staging project of Q3!
This new construction home in Charlotte was staged prior to listing to ensure that the home was show-ready before hitting the market. Carolina Spaces staged both the interior and exterior living areas of this home using our inventory of new and name brand, designer furnishings.
The result? This $1.2 Million staged home was under contract in 14 days!
For luxury home staging, it is important that the quality of furnishings used in the staging are appropriate for the quality and price point of the home. Marketing high end real estate requires a different home staging strategy. To impress high end buyers, the staging must enhance the home's luxury feel and convey a luxury lifestyle. Quality is visible! So Carolina Spaces uses only high end, name brand furnishings that are custom selected for each of our luxury home staging projects. We make sure these properties are presented at their best. Find more information on our award-winning, luxury home staging services is available at here.
Carolina Spaces can help your home sell faster and for the highest price possible - at any price point! Don't risk losing money with a price reduction! There is a reason why Carolina Spaces is the market leader locally, and one of the top staging and design companies nationally.
Trust your largest investment - your home - to our professional, award-winning team of home staging experts! We have over 60 years of combined experience in real estate marketing and sales, Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising, and Interior Design. We are the winner of Charlotte's Best Vacant Home Staging; the regional winner of Best Luxury Staging; the statewide winner of Best Model Merchandising/Design in both NC and SC; and Best Staging Excellence, an international award!
Carolina Spaces is a full-service Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising and Interior Design firm providing Home Staging services to the Southeast. Our Model Home and Design services are available nationwide. Contact us for more information on our award-winning services!
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Carolina Spaces took some time to reflect on the past 3 months and all of the home staging projects we had the honor of completing. During the second quarter of 2016, our team had the opportunity to:
- Provide DIY home staging consultations to sellers and Realtors®
- Furnish and Stage beautiful vacant properties (resale, new construction and model homes) with our inventory of new and name brand furnishings
- Stage lived-in properties using the homeowner's own furnishings - supplementing where needed
- Provide renovation recommendations and material selections to homeowners, new home buyers and real estate investors
- Create working relationships with new clients!
After reviewing our successes - and with many projects to choose from - our team picked our favorite Home Staging project of Q2!
The Realtor® for this resale property in Charlotte reached out to Carolina Spaces to help get the lived-in home market ready. Our team viewed the property to devise a staging plan and make updating suggestions. In this case, a new paint color was recommended to freshen up the space.
As part of our staging plan, we determined which furnishings would stay, which would be better relocated in another area in the home, and which needed to be moved to storage.
For lived-in Staging, Carolina Spaces uses the homeowner's furnishings wherever possible to save the homeowner the cost of furniture rental. In this case, it was agreed that some supplemental furniture pieces and accessories would be brought in to complete the rooms. At Carolina Spaces, we fill in the blanks!
Our staging was appropriate for the style, location and the $205,000 price point of the home. And it worked! This Charlotte, NC home received multiple offers immediately and was under contract within 24 hours! And it sold for $1,000 over list price!
Professional home staging by Carolina Spaces can help your home sell faster and for the highest price possible! Don't risk losing money with a price reduction!
Trust your largest investment - your home - to our professional, award-winning team of home staging experts! We have over 60 years of combined experience in real estate marketing and sales, Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising, and Interior Design.
Carolina Spaces is a full-service Home Staging, Model Home Merchandising and Interior Design firm providing Home Staging services to all of North Carolina, South Carolina and eastern Georgia. Our Model Home services are available nationwide. Contact us for more information on our award-winning services!
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Carolina Spaces was recently selected to stage two beautiful $1M+ new construction properties in the exclusive Eastover area of Charlotte, NC. We strive to take our standard above and beyond the competition, and we are always excited for the opportunity to work with new clients. Once our bid was selected, our team went straight to work! We developed a staging plan, selected appropriate furnishings and accessories from our 10,000 sq.ft. warehouse and professionally staged both homes.