Curb Appeal sells your home

Not long ago I was interviewed for an article on the importance of curb appeal in the home selling process.

Here is one copy of the article in a well know Philadelphia site called Philly.com.

It has lots for great tips on making sure those impressions count.

US News & World Report: Secrets of Home Staging

Recently the magazine US News and World Report featured an article on home staging.

Secrets of Staging: Sell Your House for More, Quickly
How prepping your house can change the minds of buyers
By Candice Novak

It is a nice overview article on the importance of staging but my favorite sentence is:

"A comprehensive book published last year on the topic is The Complete Idiot's Guide to Staging Your Home to Sell, by Marcia Layton Turner and Julie Dana."

Yes, home staging makes a huge difference when you sell your home. The Home Stylist is ready to help you stage your home and help your real estate agent market the property. Call (716) 912-1581

Does your house smell?

One of the most difficult parts of my job is to gently tell people that their homes smell. As the saying goes "if you can smell it you can't sell it".

This time of the year it is easy to open all the windows and let the fresh air in. The winter months when the house is closed tight and even in the summer months when the house it closed because of air conditioning, smells can be a problem.

One of my favorite products is Febreze. I know most of you have heard of it and use it. The makers of the miracle product have two other products that I think are marvelous.







Febreze candles:


The core of the candle is the febreze product. As the candle burns, odors are eliminated. I use it and love it!

Febreze Pet odor eliminator:

This is great for dog and cat smells. Helps to eliminate that wet fur smell. I use it and love it!

BTW - I am not compensated for these endorsements - i just love the products and want to share.

Let's Connect with each other!

Hello faithful readers of my blog. Lately I have been working on beefing up my Facebook page and LinkedIn profile.

Are you also in Facebook?

Will you be my friend? (I feel like I'm on the grade school playground again)

http://www.facebook.com/

You'll find me under Julie Dana, of course ;)

Do you know about LinkedIn?

It is a professional networking site. I highly recommend it to connect and reconnect with other professionals.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/thehomestylistjuliedana

Let's make a connection.

Interior Decorating and Home Staging is a very personal type of business. I really get to know my clients. I consider many of you my friends. Let's help each other network and connect.

Focusing on the Bed

In the bedroom, the bed is always the focal point. Many of the houses I have been in recently have not been dressing up the bed like the focal point it should be. Sometimes it just needs to have the bedding flipped over to the other side and decorative pillows added for punch. Here is an example:


Before:

After:

So much better! I would love to help your home look better at a very reasonable cost.

Quick Room Makeover

I was recently working on a home that has been on the market for awhile. Staging brought this dated room up to date. By downplaying the vintage antiques and accessorizing with a fresh rug and simple accessories, the room has broader appeal. See for yourself:

Before

After:

This room change was about $100 and took about 10 minutes. Simple but effective!

The Home Stylist interviewed on the radio

Earlier this week I was interviewed on radio station WBEN 930. The interviewed aired on June 13. We talked about home staging and preparing houses to sell.

Did you hear me?

Thanks for all those that called me to say "Hey, I heard you on the radio".


It was a lot of fun!