Home Staging in Portland Oregon Blog

The next episode our Portland OR company did for HGTV's show My First Place is airing on Tuesday March 9th @ 5pm West Coast time .... check your local listings for times.  Be on the lookout for someone named "Peanut!"   :-)

Here's a sneak peek .... tune in to watch this cute young couple who found a new Craftsman-style home in Portland OR for their first place ...

"Portland OR newlyweds Troy and Linea hope their first place will be a craftsman Bungalow. They find a new build in a craftsman style that Linea is ready to bid on, but cautious Troy wants to do a little more research. When they discover that another bidder wants the house, they are pressured to bid immediately, so they actually make an offer that's more than the asking price to be competitive. While that tactic lands them the contract, an inspector turns up trouble in the backyard."

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~ Staging a Contemporary Home in Portland OR ~

We had the pleasure of staging a lovely architect-designed contemporary home in Portland Oregon recently, that had been on the market for quite a few months.  The listing agent's feedback indicated that buyers may not have been able to envision how to use the open spaces (a common element in contemporary homes).  Our company was contracted to provide a solution.

The kitchen - dining - and living areas all blend together in a dramatic space with high ceilings and an off-center fireplace.  Here's some Before & After photos of the staging of this home ...

If your home or listing has a challenging floor layout, contact one of the professional stagers here on Active Rain. No matter what part of North America you're located in, you'll find excellent home stagers right here on Active Rain! We offer a variety of home staging services to help your home sell faster!    (photos by Room Solutions Staging)

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This home in the Berkshire neighborhood has been totally remodeled and is move in ready!  MLS #10013423;  3 BR + 3 full baths;  1,959 sq ft.

UPDATE:  This home was staged, listed, and received an offer in 2 days -- now under contract!!

Beautiful hardwood floors on the main level;  the kitchen boasts new granite counters and S/S appliances with a door to a spacious deck and fully-fenced back yard.  The large living room has a fireplace and the lower level has a spacious family or media room with sliding glass doors to the back patio -- plus two more bonus rooms and a full bath.

This home has a new roof, new windows, all new paint, and a great neighborhood!

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This home was staged by Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR.  We help real estate professionals, homeowners, builders, and investors prepare properties for sale using our home staging services.  Our staged homes sell faster and our clients love our service!  For a free home staging proposal call us @ 503-246-1800.

Active Rain's Portland home stager Maureen Bray of Room Solutions Staging recently completed the design work for multiple episodes of HGTV's hit show "My First Place."

Two of the episodes we did will be airing this week on HGTV -- check your local listings as this info came from the HGTV website and your local times may vary.

This Portland Oregon contemporary home in the John's Landing neighborhood has architectural flair and wonderful use of natural elements .... 2,229 sq ft with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.

Come to the Open House on Sunday with listing broker Gina Maloney ~ 503-504-0404

This custom home sits in a quiet enclave within walking distance of the Willamette River and has a view of Mt. Hood.

The kitchen boasts custom slab granite and Bosch appliances;  beautiful hardwood floors on the upper level.  Lots of natural light and 2 decks along with a private terrace off the master bedroom suite enhances this home.

~ Interior photos by Room Solutions Staging ~

This home was professionally staged by Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR.  We work with sellers, real estate professionals, banks, builders & investors to prepare homes for the market so that they sell quickly!  Our varied menu of home staging services is tailored to fit your budget and your time frame.  Read what our clients have to say about our service and our experience, then call us for a free home staging proposal @ 503-246-1800.

Sometimes people think of professional home stagers as having a little magic in our bag of tricks, because of the way we can transform a property (vacant or occupied) to make it look irresistable to potential buyers.

If you add great customer service to the mix, home stagers can practically be magicians when needed! 

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On Wednesday last week, I received a call from one of our favorite repeat clients ~ they asked if I could look at a vacant new construction home right away and provide a quote for staging it.  Even though I had a full schedule, I made time to pick up the key and view the home.  That evening I emailed them my staging proposal and the next morning they accepted it.  I was thrilled -- the house is gorgeous and I knew it would be a pleasure to stage it.  But ... they wanted the staging completed two days from then!  (Yikes, it's 4,100 sq ft and it's going to take a ton of inventory!) 

No problem .... I lined up my staging team and my transport team and selected all of the main furniture pieces, then stayed up late pulling all the right art and accessories, lamps, etc. and filled up my SUV with several loads.  Even though I had to de-stage another house on Friday I made sure that we took care of our repeat client no matter what.  It goes without saying that when you're in a service business, you do whatever is necessary.

Saturday morning we were at the property offloading more of the smaller items and waiting for the "truck" with all of the larger pieces to arrive.  Suddenly, several big flatbed trucks pulled up -- loaded with 85 trees they'll be planting on the property that day!  The landscape crew was very busy outside, while we were busy offloading and directing the movers.  In the midst of all of this hub of activity, my client (owner of the property) showed up unexpectedly to show the house to his wife, followed shortly afterward by the listing broker, who was there to take notes for the online listing.

After a long day, we'd finished staging this home ... and since it was dark, I went back on Sunday to take my photos.  The end result was a happy client, a grateful listing agent, and hopefully some good will created by our being able to respond so quickly.  Professional home stagers across North America provide this same level of service every week to their clients.  We love what we do and we can't wait to repeat this scenario again soon -- so bring on the challenges and we'll be there to create whatever magic is needed!

Here are some photos of our favorite rooms in this lovely home ...

~ Photos by Room Solutions Staging ~

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Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR staged this home to appeal to the target buyers.  We work with sellers, real estate professionals, banks, investors & builders to showcase listings for a faster sale.  Our menu of home staging services is designed to offer flexibility to our clients and cost-effective solutions to overcome any challenges.  Read what our clients are saying about our home staging services  and call us @ 503-246-1800 for a free home staging proposal anywhere in the greater Portland metro area.

This bright & sunny 1926 English style home in Portland OR was recently staged and offers hardwood floors, arches, and extra-wide crown moldings

MLS 10001126;  3 Bedrooms and 2,039 sq ft including a full basement

The living room has a beautiful fireplace and lots of windows

The dining room has original glass built ins and a lovely arch along with the same wide crown molding

The remodeled kitchen offers maple cabinets and a tile floor along with S/S appliances

This vintage home is filled with charm and character!

For more info contact Wendy Snyder ~ Portland Creative Realtors @ 503-810-6470

~ Photos by Room Solutions Staging ~

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Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR staged this home to appeal to the target buyers.  We work with sellers, real estate professionals, banks, investors & builders to showcase listings for a faster sale.  Our menu of home staging services is designed to offer flexibility to our clients and cost-effective solutions to overcome any challenges.  Read what our clients are saying about our home staging services  and call us @ 503-246-1800 for a free home staging proposal anywhere in the greater Portland metro area.

We were caught red handed while staging these homes in the Portland, Oregon area

We love to use red as an accent color while staging ... it has the ability to draw the buyer's eye around a room, causing it to stop and then move on to the next spot we want to feature.  Sometimes we use red to emphasize a focal point, sometimes to highlight an architectural feature, and sometimes just to add interest to an otherwise "blah" type of space.  Give potential buyers something to look at ... a well-presented home.

Whenever we use red in our staging, the homes sell quickly!  There must be something to this theory .... here are 4 homes where we used red as an accent color ...

Don't be afraid to use red ~ it's an effective technique when staging your home for sale. Your online photos and in-person viewings will attract and excite potential buyers to want to see more!

For more tips and help from a professional home stager, just give us a call @ 503-246-1800.  Our cost-effective home staging services help homeowners, investors, builders and real estate agents prepare homes for the market. 

What kind of Home Staging Help can You get for $150?  This Kind ....

Many homeowners are on a budget when it comes time to sell their home.   To respond to their needs, and to assist their listing agents, we've found a very cost-effective way to help sellers who are living in their home while it's on the market.

Our helpful Verbal Walk Through Consultation service is just $150 and includes our suggestions on easy interior &  exterior cosmetic fixes, DIY tips, the best way to arrange the furniture for maximum flow, how to highlight the home's unique features and architectural details, advice on paint colors, curb appeal & landscaping ideas, etc.  Our advice is very specific to each home -- we don't just hand out lists of "things to do" that every seller would need to consider.  We spend two hours with the seller (often their listing agent comes along too) and we also provide follow-up help by phone or email to answer any questions they  have as they go through the process.

Our clients have had amazingly fast sales this year using our service, and for the very small investment of $150, their return has been well worth it.  Our clients' average Days on Market this year is <28 days, compared to the Portland metro average DOM of 142 (through Nov. '09).

So, what can you get for $150 in the way of Home Staging Help?  Take a look .... all 10 of these homes were staged with our advice, but completed by the sellers.  Our Verbal Walk Through Consultation is so specific, we tell our clients exactly what to keep, what to remove, how to place the furniture, and what to fix in their home to make it as appealing as possible to the target buyer.  They didn't have to rent anything to "stage" their home ... we teach our clients how to work with what they already have.  Although we also offer a return service to stage their home if requested to (charged on an hourly basis), all of the homes shown here were staged by the sellers, using our tips & advice.

What did our Homeowner and Realtor clients have to say about our home staging services?  You can read their comments here.  We're here to help our clients sell their homes as quickly as possible ~ and making it look good for the online photos as well as the in-person showings is a critical step to getting an offer! 

The homes that we've provided this service for have ranged in price from $159,000 to $1.8 Million ~ no matter the price point, we can help!  Book your consultation service now by calling 503-246-1800.

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Room Solutions Staging in Portland, Oregon offers homeowners, banks, builders, investors & real estate agents a menu of home staging services to prepare properties for the market.  For a free home staging proposal for your property, give us a call @ 503-246-1800.  Our clients have confidence in knowing that our staged homes sell faster in today's challenging market!   View our updated Portland OR home staging photo gallery to see Before & After photos of both our vacant and occupied properties.

Home Staging Success Stories in Portland OR ~ 2009

Are you thinking of selling your Portland Oregon home soon, or is it on the market but not getting the right offers?  Homeowners in the Portland OR metro area have discovered that home staging provides a powerful boost when your home is on the market.  As an established professional home staging company, we like to track our results and review our company’s staging statistics.  Through November 2009, our clients' average Days On Market this year is just 27.9, versus the Portland Metro Average of 142 Days on Market.  That's a significant reduction in market time!

How does this help you, if you're selling your home?

• Reduced market time can help you move on to your next home that much faster

• If you've already moved, selling faster will avoid the necessity of making mortgage payments on two homes (along with property taxes, utilities, HOA fees, maintenance, landscaping, etc.)

• Homes that sit on the market for months usually have multiple price reductions, resulting in less equity when you sell

• Homes that don't sell for months are usually seen by buyers as having something "wrong" with them, even if that's not the case

We’re available to meet with you or your listing agent to discuss how home staging can help your home look it’s very best from the first day of listing. Our menu of home staging services starts at just $150.  Don’t make the mistake of waiting to “see what happens” and then consider staging later on – potential buyers usually aren’t interested in coming back to view your home, since their first impression was already formed.  Make sure that your home stands out on top of all the competition in your neighborhood! 

Here are photos of a few vacant homes that we staged this past year in the cities of Portland, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Tualatin, and Beaverton Oregon; what do they have in common?  They were all staged by our team, and all of them sold very quickly!

With average Days on Market at <28 days, our Portland-area homeowner & Realtor clients had this to say about our home staging services.

Give us a call @ 503-246-1800 and go from For Sale to SOLD!

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