..read more

Is your outdoor summer kitchen ready for guests this season? Summer has come, giving us an excuse to spend more time outdoors than indoors. If you have an outdoor kitchen, you can spend the entire day outdoors and even part of the night. To ensure your time outdoors is extremely enjoyable, give new life to your outdoor summer kitchen with these clever decorating ideas. How to Decorate Your Outdoor Summer Kitchen This Season Set Up a Dining Area Since you’ll be spending most of your time outdoors, it is only wise to have an outdoor dining area. An outdoor room is perfect for family meals and ex ..read more

UPDATE: 6.4.2018 – Thank you to everyone who voted for me! I was voted among the Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging. I’m honored to be the only one in Top 100 from Jacksonville/North Florida. The entire list can be viewed www.HomeStagingIndustryAwards.com. All of the winners will be announced at RESACON during the awards banquet. ——- Hi everyone, I’m happy to announce that I’ve been nominated for the RESA Home Staging Industry Awards for Most Influential People. This isn’t an award for one person but a compiled list of influential people. The awards recognize and rewar ..read more

Home staging ideas can often be a challenge when you aren’t inspired! Spring is one of the best seasons for selling your home. The beautiful weather spells new beginnings, prompting home buyers to buy homes. Since buyers have many homes to choose from, you must make yours stand out from the crowd. Attract the season’s home buyers by using spring décor in your home. Brighten up your home with lively patterns, new motifs, and bursts of color. Sure, you can’t change your home’s location, but you can change the way it looks. Attract spring home buyers with these tips. Staging Ideas: How to Use Spr ..read more

Exterior colors for your exterior home are essential. Color is a powerful tool that gets buyers attracted to a home. It also makes a home appear larger and more beautiful in your home selling photos. One of the best ways to update your home is by painting it. Paint is inexpensive and can instantly add color to dull spaces. It offers a good return on investment and helps homes to sell quicker and for more money. When painting your home’s exterior, here are some top exterior colors you can use. Top Exterior Colors to Use When Selling Your House White Paint Can Make a Home Look Timeless In t ..read more

This savvy investor took advantage of Sell or Dwell’s free design service. So, before rehab started, the designers at Sell or Dwell provided advice on key decisions such as paint color, flooring choices, etc. This saved the investor time and ensured that the end product was appealing to buyers. The result? The home was under contract in 48 HOURS! The average days on market for this neighborhood in the past six months is 58 DAYS! Staged listings sell faster and for more money. View All Success Stories The post Vacant Staging – Orange Park South – Investor Flip ap ..read more

Spring cleaning tips are really essential now that the real estate market is heating up! Spring is the busiest time of the year for real estate. It is also the best time to sell a home – whether it’s a seller’s market or a buyer’s market. This is because many homebuyers look for homes in the months of April, May, and June. With that said, most home sellers put their homes on the market in Spring so you have to make sure your home stands out from the crowd if you’re selling it during this season. Do some spring cleaning and spruce up your home. Here are some great spring cleaning tips. 5 Spring ..read more

This home sat empty on the market for over 100 days. The buyer perception of this unusual floor plan was that it was small and not good for entertaining. The Sell or Dwell team staged the property and helped to define the spaces and show multiple seating and conversation areas – both inside and on the balcony (all with a direct view of the ocean!). The result? After staging, this beautiful ocean view condominium sold in 8 days for 98% the asking price. Staging Works! View All Success Stories The post Vacant – Jacksonville Beach – Condo appeared first ..read more

You may not know it, but home listings with professional photography can help your home sell quicker and for more money. These days, most homebuyers start their home search online. That is why listing photos are so important. They determine a home’s selling price, how quickly it sells, and whether it will sell at all. Here are 5 reasons why you need professional photography for your staged home. Professional Photographers Do Their Research Before Taking Pictures A great photo is captured at the right time, it’s all about preparation. A professional real estate photographer scouts the prop ..read more

Who knows better about staging than anyone? Builders, that’s who! Just because you have a brand new home with updated finishes, doesn’t mean you should skimp on staging. Why do people LOVE model homes? Because of the emotional connection when they visit a professionally staged home! Sure, a builder could sell a home empty. But why sell empty when the ROI on staging is so great? This home had multiple offers with just 2 days on the market and sold for 98% of the asking price! That’s the power of staging! View All Success Stories The post Vacant Staging – New B ..read more