Home Staging

A property needs all of the help it can get to sell fast -- and for the right price. While detailed cleaning and any appropriate light touch-up work is an obvious step in preparing a home to go on the market, many seem to think that a property sells itself when left in an unaltered, more natural state, free of any furniture or decor. To some, listing an empty home is ideal because it allows the potential buyer to imagine the interior with their own decor and the like.

Unfortunately, this could not be any further from the truth. Empty properties appear smaller, and offer nothing in the way of displaying possible configurations or room usage -- something that always generates excitement for a buyer who is viewing it

A first impression is crucial to potential buyers, as many make up their minds on a prospective property within seconds of entering, or viewing a listing. What better way to make a first impression than by showcasing a house or apartment's best features, along with its decor potential? This creates an instant and lasting impression that is sure to carry over.

If you are showing an empty space, you’ve already started off on the wrong foot. The best course of action is to hire a professional staging expert to handle the process for you. Doing so ensures that you are maximizing the full potential of your home, leading to a faster sale, and a better price.

Home Staging, Explained

The goal is to create a comfortable and alluring aesthetic through strategic decor and furniture placement. It’s more than just interior design -- home staging is a viable sales method that makes your property look its best to buyers, increasing its instant appeal. This leads to the listing being sold quicker, and often for a more ideal price. 

Our staging service handles the entire styling, design and delivery process from start to finish, bringing in select furniture and decor pieces which accentuate the best aspects of its interior. The property is styled in a cohesive way, creating an inviting, home-like feel using all-new furnishings. The items are then left until the listing is sold, often with the option of being purchased by the new buyer.

A simple concept? Yes, it is. Effective? Absolutely.

Benefits

There are several advantages to home staging, affecting not only the seller, but the buyer as well.

For one, the seller doesn’t have to worry about getting their home ready and prepared for photos and prospective buyers. Every single aspect is undertaken by the staging service, including cleaning, ironing sheets, delivery, setup, and polishing of furniture, and the placement of decor and art.

The seller also has the peace of mind that comes from knowing that their house will look its absolute best while on the market. The ability to list the property as “turn-key” is a huge advantage, and could very well make the difference in enabling a quick sale.

The reason is simple: potential buyers benefit from seeing the home set up, rather than an empty space. The option to purchase the furniture and decor saves the buyer from the stress of setting up and styling the home themselves, creating a seamless buying and move-in process. The buyer can literally be handed the key after the sale and have a fully-decorated home. This is very enticing.

Need a Home Staging Professional? Give Us a Call.

Lumen Home Designs specializes in home staging for a variety of properties in and around the greater New York City area and beyond. We’ve assisted numerous clients in selling both hard-to-sell properties and new developments, with a 100% success rate thanks to our unique approach and superior ability to transform your listing into a comfortable, move-in ready home.

Our process is simple:

1. Our staging specialist will tour your listing.

2. A proposal is submitted to you with the details and design ideas within one business day.

3. After the staging agreement is signed and the payment is received, we start working on your home.

4. All the furnishings are delivered, assembled and all decor items are placed perfectly to captivate the buyer's attention. 

5. Once the sale is complete, we either remove all the items, or move forward with the sale of the furnishings to the new homebuyer.

Our staging is fast and efficient. Although other staging services may take up to three weeks to complete the process, we have the ability to set up most properties within a week. We use new furniture for each staging, rather than moving furniture between listings. This creates more appeal for your home, while offering the buyer more incentive to purchase.

Lumen Home Designs is more than a staging service. As a mixture of both design firm and furniture store, we sell and rent furniture, work with new developments, and always stay on top of the newest trends in the design industry. This allows us to be the go-to choice for those in the brokerage community, home sellers, and landlords for some of the most well-known properties in the northeast. Some of our notable clients include Ryan Serhant from Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York.

If you’re ready to stage your listing or home, and would like to enjoy the many benefits provided by a proven home staging expert, give us a call at 347-379-4018, email [email protected], or fill out our contact form. Need some examples of our work? Feel free to check out our gallery for a look into some of our favorite projects.