Home Staging in Portland Oregon Blog

A Dated Portland Home is Transformed (and $old) with Easy Cosmetics + Home Staging 

Our Portland, Oregon home staging company was contacted by a seller whose vacant 1990 home had been on the market for four months without a sale.  When I asked what kind of feedback the house had received, the seller said most comments were that the house appeared "dated."  I checked the online listing photos and had to agree with those comments ... and soon visited the home so that I could provide a complimentary home staging proposal.  

Once I'd seen the home in person and determined who the target buyer would be (getting input from the seller and listing agent), I advised the sellers that some selective cosmetic improvements should be taken care of prior to staging the house, to make the home more 'move-in ready' for buyers.  As part of my consultation service, I emailed the sellers my list of Things To Do (many previous sellers have told me how helpful this detailed information has been to them).  The sellers went about getting these cosmetic items done ... and then we staged the home.

This home had been on the market for 4 months ... and it sold just 2 weeks after staging! Selective updates and staging helped this home appeal to the target buyer.  Here are some Before & After photos showing the transformation of this home: 

The 'before' photo of the dining & living room has a dated brass chandelier, brass rods & dated curtains

We selected an updated chandelier online (only $99) and advised removal of the dated rods & curtains

Another angle of this space reveals replacement of the entry brass chandelier also (just $99) 

The living room got an instant update with furnishings plus removal of dated curtains & hardware 

The family room looked dark and too small for furniture in this 'Before' photo

We advised cleaning the fireplace brick and removing the blue pleated shades ($0 cost) 

The master bedroom had blue carpet & pink drapes; the carpet was replaced at minimal cost 

Removing the pastel colors gave this room instant appeal, and now the pretty garden view is featured

We also advised these sellers on instant curb appeal tips (topic for another post :-)

Sellers and their agents who take advantage of a home stager's consultation service will be happy with the tips they receive on easy cosmetic updates.  These sellers had a sale in just 2 weeks, after 4 Months on the market.  Contact your local professional home stager -- you'll be glad you did!

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Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR helps our clients maximize home equity by staging to sell. Join the Portland Oregon homeowners, real estate agents, builders, banks, and investors who turn to Room Solutions Staging for help preparing homes to sell faster.  Our home staging clients love our service and our home staging statistics!  Our home staging services in the Portland OR metro area include consultations, staging for both vacant and lived-in homes, and interior redesign  projects.  For a free home staging proposal, please contact us @ 503-246-1800.

This custom home near Portland OR was designed by a Street of Dreams builder and offers three levels of unmatched quality and craftsmanship.  Positioned at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, this property backs up to a green space that allows for privacy on both upper and lower decks.  Great Bull Mountain neighborhood in friendly Tigard Oregon.

  Here are photos of some of the staged rooms in this lovely home ...

This bank-owned property represents great value for the money!

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This home was staged by Maureen Bray of Room Solutions Staging in Portland Oregon.  We help Homeowners, Realtors, Builders, and Investors prepare their homes with a full menu of professional home staging services.  Want your property to sell faster than the competition?  Give us a call for a complimentary home staging proposal.  Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.  To see Before & After photos of both our Vacant and Occupied properties, view our updated Portland OR home staging photo gallery.

When you're planning to sell your Tigard or Portland-area home, nothing beats having a team of motivated sellers, a Realtor with aggressive marketing skills, and a professional home stager.

When our company provided a home staging consultation to these sellers, they had recently combined households and knew they had too much "stuff" for selling their home;  at just 946 sq ft, every inch was fully utilized in this Tigard, OR home.

We walked through their ranch-style home with their agent taking notes, and discussed options for dealing with excess furniture and miscellaneous items.  They decided to get a POD (Portable On Demand) Storage unit -- and it worked wonders!  I advised which pieces should stay, what to pack up, and how to arrange what was left to showcase the floor space in each room (as opposed to the "stuff" that potential buyers would find distracting).  With our "Action Plan" the sellers were able to stage their home using our tips and working with what they already had.

UPDATE:  This home SOLD in just 10 days!

This home had many good features that previously were hard to see due to all the excess furniture.

The family room had huge dark shelving units that overwhelmed the room; removing them created some nice breathing space ...

The master bedroom had a kingsize bed & distracting clutter so our plan called for swapping it out for a Queen bed ...

One of the bedrooms was being used as an Office ... but needed excess clutter removed to show the space & HW floors ...

We advised removing personal items from the Bathroom to make it look pristine ...

The kitchen needed a general tidying up and packing away of excess items ...

These motivated sellers were able to stage their own home using our consultation service, which includes advice on everything from suggestions on what furniture to keep, what to pack away, landscaping tips, paint colors if needed, light fixture replacements, and other easy cosmetic repairs.  Their hard work paid off -- this home SOLD in just 10 days!

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Portland-area Homesellers (and their Realtors) call Room Solutions Staging for help in preparing homes for sale.  Join these smart and savvy sellers and let us help your property sell faster too!  Free staging proposals @ 503-246-1800.  To see Before & After photos of both our Vacant and Occupied properties, view our updated Portland OR home staging photo gallery.

In previous posts we wrote about a smart regional bank in Oregon who hired our Portland home staging company to stage vacant new construction homes that had been on the market from 1 to 3 years without a sale.  After House #1 sold a month after staging, the Bank asked us to move that staging inventory to House #2, and it sold quickly too. 

Meanwhile, we staged House #3 with new furnishings and after it had been on the market for 18 months as a Vacant home, it sold in just 38 days! The Bank then asked us to move the staging inventory to House #4 ~ Before & After photos are shown below.

This savvy Bank has made an investment in these properties, providing construction financing and support to the building community.  Not only did the Bank have these beautiful homes staged with inviting furnishings, they also had landscaping refurbished, repainted some interiors, upgraded carpeting, and even provided regular cleaning service.  These homes are selling quickly!  Neighborhood values are kept intact so even the neighbors have been grateful this Bank's involvement ensures that the foreclosed homes will sell -- rather than continuing to languish on the market.

Will other Banks follow this example?  The investment in staging -- in presenting these homes in their best condition -- is WORKING.  Hopefully stagers across the country will continue to contact local & regional banks (often the "asset manager" is a good contact) to encourage them to consider staging their foreclosed inventory.  Everyone in the transaction wins!

Here are some Before & After photos of foreclosure House #4 ... we're hoping for another quick sale!

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To reduce market time on your property or listing, consider home staging -- it works.  Room Solutions Staging offers Homeowners, Realtors, Investors & Banks a variety of Home Staging Services in the Portland OR metro area.  For a free home staging proposal call us @ 503-246-1800.  Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.

This gorgeous new home is bank owned and offers excellent financing.  Buyers will love the exquisite custom craftsmanship by an award-winning Street of Dreams builder in this Bull Mountain masterpiece.

4,721 sq ft with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths

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This home was professionally staged by the team at Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR.  We help sellers, Realtors, and banks prepare properties for the market.  If your home or listing needs a quick sale, just give us a call for a free proposal @ 503-246-1800.  Room Solutions ~ Staging that Sells Portland Homes.

This home has great spaces for entertaining family & friends, located on on Bull Mountain in Tigard at the edge of the urban growth boundary. Overlooks serene fields and a large pond. 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths and 2,215 sq ft on two levels.

This occupied home was professionally staged by Maureen Bray & the team at Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR.  We help homeowners maximize their equity by providing exceptional staging services.  For a If you'd like a no-obligation staging proposal for your vacant or occupied property, call us at 503-246-1800.

This 1400 sq ft one level ranch with 2 spacious bedrooms & 2 bathrooms is located in the Summerfield neighborhood in Tigard, OR -- an active adult community with its own 9-hole executive golf course, rec center, pool & tennis! 

This home has been completely updated with new carpeting & vinyl flooring, new counters in the kitchen and bathrooms, new S/S kitchen appliances, new bathroom fixtures and fresh paint throughout.  Easy care landscaping allows for more time to relax with family and friends.

This home was professionally staged by Maureen Bray of Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR.  We help sellers and realtors prepare homes for sale using exceptional staging services for reduced market time and maximum return on your equity.  Call us at 503-246-1800 for a no-obligation estimate on staging your vacant or occupied property!