Home Staging Room by Room: The Bathroom

Home Staging bathrooms is where applying the three C’s of home staging is essential.  When preparing a home for the Grand Rapids real estate market, bathrooms should be clean, clutter-free, and the wall color should be light and neutral.

CLEAN 
Get out your cleaning supplies and start cleaning!  In my years of home staging, I have [...]

Home Staging Room by Room: The Kitchen

Home Staging the kitchen is crucial when it comes to selling your home. The kitchen includes much more than just walls, floor, and ceiling.  With so many components in the kitchen, many buyers evaluate the condition of the entire home based upon this one room.  A sparkling, well maintained and organized kitchen speaks volumes to [...]

Home Staging the Family Room or Great Room

Home Staging the family room is one of the most difficult tasks when it comes to preparing a home for the Real Estate market.  While at home, we spend most of our time in the family room therefore through the years we have formed an imprint of who we are in this room.  Effective home [...]

Home Staging Room by Room: The Living Room

Home Staging a living room need not be a daunting task.  Keep in mind that the function of a formal living room is plain and simple, a cozy room to invite friends to sit to have a conversation.  If you are fortunate enough to have a formal living room, it is wise to market the [...]

Tactics for Selling a Home in the Greater Grand Rapids Area

I was watching The Today Show this morning and saw a segment about a new study that was released titled “Seven Tactics for Selling a Home: A Data-Driven Approach for Home-Sellers” ( See: Segment).  Real Estate professionals are already aware of these tactics.  The report is from Redfin ( See: Redfin The Real Estate Scientist )and I [...]

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Front Row

Dawn Wilder
Ace Inspections

Heidi Herbruck
Simply Staged, LLC
Middle Row

Jon Potvin
First Horizons Home Loans 

Steve Volkers
Keller Williams Realty

Back Row

Scott Wilder
Ace Inspections

Aaron D. DeVos, CMFC
Waddell & Reed, Inc.

David  Gregwer
Farmers Insurance

MJ Knauss 
 Sun Title

Home Staging Room by Room: Front Entry and Foyer

When staging a home, the front entry and foyer are often overlooked since most homeowners rarely enter their own homes through their front doors.  Along with curb-appeal pay special attention to these areas since they are where first impressions are formed.  Are there cobwebs, leaves, or snow that need to be removed?  Is there moss [...]

Don’t Forget Curb-Appeal!

Home Staging starts on the OUTSIDE of the house. If a home lacks curb appeal, a potential buyer may not even bother to get out of their vehicle to tour the home. To ensure that the house has what it takes to entice buyers inside, walk across the driveway and take a good look at [...]

What is Your Home Saying to Buyers?

Home Staging communicates to buyers, “This house won’t be on the market long. I better make an offer.”  You, the homeowner, cannot be at showings and in most cases it’s the showing Realtor’s first time in the home. How can the unique and desirable features of the house be pointed out to a potential buyer?  [...]

Grand Rapids Resource Welcomes it’s Newest Contributor, Heidi Herbruck with Simply Staged!

My name is Heidi Herbruck and I have been Home Staging for several years.  I discovered the science and art of Home Staging without realizing that there was such a thing called “Home Staging”.  After working with a Realtor to prepare a home for sale, she suggested I consider Home Staging as a career.  Shortly [...]