Kates Home Staging Interior Design Blog for Rockland County NY & Bergen County NJ

Will work with all Buyer's Agents to sell this home.  This home is a must see and comes with all appliances. Home was renovated in 2010.

Asking Price: $399,000

Address: 11 Woodland Drive, Suffern, NY 10901

Call owner at (845) 213-8522 for showing and questions.

Sq. Footage: 1,600

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2

Extremely well maintained home with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, finished basement, fireplace, central air, detached garage/workshp with electric, large deck for entertaining, wood floors, new 3 zone gas baseboard heat, central station security system, all appliances included (most come with warranties), parking for 6 cars, and more.

Will work with all Buyer's Agents to sell this home.  This home is a must see and has been completely renovated.  Asking Price: $209,900, comes with a Home Warranty.

MLS: 508516
Square Footage: 787

Everything is new, septic and roof are only three years old, cement patio was just redone, all windows replaced, heating system (natural gas) was upgraded, 200 amp electrical, all wood floors and cermic tile, level fenced yard, detached garage and workshop, master bedroom was enlarged, bathroom was completely renovated and has a large tub and linen closet, custom molding, high ceilings, all window treatments will stay, parking for 6+ cars, covered mahogony front porch, granite countertops, detached garage with workshop, and lake rights. 

Please call Kathryn at 845-538-3623 to view this home

Address: 6 Elm Street, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925

Take a virtual tour of this home:

Paint is a very inexpensive way to modernize a room.  Paint is a decorator's best kept secret.

By choosing more modern paint colors, a room can be transformed.

Here is a picture of a dining room before it was repainted.

Here is an after picture of the same room:

The new wall colors are also accented in the area rug.  Adding the chair rail gave this formal Dining Room a more sophisticated look.

Kate

Kate's Home Staging and Redesign serves Rockland County, New York and BergenCounty, New Jersey.  We offer Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams color consulations and home decorating services. Call Kate at 845-538-3623 to setup your design consultation.

Bathroom are usually overlooked when it comes to home staging.

To have a big impact, it is usually the simple changes that can have a huge impact.

First, it is extrememly important that your bathroom be sparkling clean and that all personal items are put away. 

Second, fresh towels can make a great first impression and can tie together the color in a bathroom.

Third, paint is always a great way to improve the look of any bathroom.

   Here is the Bathroom Before

  Here is the Bathroom After

By removing the clutter, painting the walls a more neutral color, and a few well placed accessories, this bathroom has been transformed.

Kate

Kate's Home Staging and Redesign, we serve Rockland County and Orange County, New York and northern New Jersey.  Call Kate to setup your design consultation at 845-538-3623. www.kateshomestaging.com

Ever walk into a room and it feels very dark and uninviting?

How would a potential home buyer feel in this room?

If you are trying to sell your home, the wall paint color can really transform the entire feel of the space. 

Color invokes emotions in almost everyone.

Here is an example of a bedroom before a color consultation:

Here is the same bedroom after the color consultation:

This bedroom is using the same bedding as the first picture.  Only a few items to the left of the bed were removed and the walls were painted a much brighter color.

If you are planning on selling your home and are not happy with some of the wall paint colors in your home, a professional home stager can help.  We will show up at your home with large paint chips and help you decide on the best colors for each room.

Kate's Home Staging and Redesign serves the Rockland County, Orange County, Bergen County, and Passaic County.  We offer Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams color consultations in your home. Please call us at 845-538-3623 to schedule your color consultation today.

In today's real estate market, it is imperative that your online home pictures really WOW any potential buyers.  A certified home stager can help any home seller or Realtor sell their home quickly and for the highest dollar amount.

The latest HomeGain 2009 survey states that home staging services have a 586% return on your investment.  Home staging may also be tax deductable since it falls under marketing and advertising for the sale of your home.

Here is an example of a bedroom before home staging:

Here is an example of the same room after home staging:

What a difference some fresh paint and carpeting made.  We simple rotated the bed and added some fresh linens.

Kate's Home Staging and Redesign, we specialize in home staging, vacant home staging, color consultations, and interior designs.  We cover the Rockland County, Orange County, Bergen County and Passaic County areas.  Call us at 845-538-3623 to setup an appointment.

What impression does an overcrowded room give to a potential home buyer? 

• Your home is too small.
• There is a lack of storage space.
• The home may not have been well maintained.

Home Staging can help a potential home buyer prepare their home for sale and it can address issues such as an overcrowded room filled with too many things.

By simple removing some furniture and items, this enclosed porch as transformed.

  BEFORE

  AFTER

By simply re-arranging the room's existing furniture, it looks twice the size.  The floral chair and ottoman was removed and the home seller has gained a beautiful porch.

Home Staging can help you transform your home and does not have to be expensive.  A professional home stager is trained on how to use your existing items for the largest impact.

Kate

Kate's Home Staging and Redesignserves the Rockland County New York area, Orange County New York, and Passaic County New Jersey.  To set up a home staging consultation, please call Kate at 845-538-3623 or visit www.kateshomestaging.com for more info. 

Home Staging can address many different issues when you are trying to sell your home.  By knowing what furniture to remove and what items to eliminate, any room can be transformed.  By selecting the appropriate wall paint colors, a room can go from dark and uninviting to a complete standout.

Home Staging is not expensive and is considered a less expensive alternative to interior decorating.

Home Gain's latest survey gives home staging a 586% return on investment.

The typical home staging consultation in Rockland County, New York will run about $250 - $300.

The cost of home staging is always less than your home's first price reduction.

Here is an example of a Living Room before the home staging consultation:

Here is the same Living Room after:

By simply removing the sofa table and all the items resting on it, the view into the Kitchen appears much larger.  By clearing off the Kitchen counters, the Kitchen appears much neater and cleaner.

The above picture is an example of the difference a simple Home Staging Consultation can make.

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If you are planning on selling your home in Rockland County, NY or Orange County, NY please contact Kate for a home staging consultation which includes a customized Action Plan and complementary paint color consultation.  Call Kate at 845-538-3623 or visit www.kateshomestaging.com for more info.

Recently, I was called in by one of my Realtor partners for a Home Staging Consultation and to create a customized Home Staging Action Report.  The home sellers decided to implement my Home Staging Action Report on their own and called in some movers to help them move some of their heavy furniture out to their PODs container.

When you walk into the home's Entry Way, you are greeted by the Dining Room on the right side. The Dining Room was a great size, but as you can see from the "before" picture the entire room was being overpowered by extremely large furniture.

My suggestions were to removed the following items from this Dining Room:

• The large china cabinet
• The wine rack
• All the additional table leaves
• Two of the chairs without the arms
• The area rug
• All the items on the top of the side cabinet

Kate's Home Staging and Redesign further suggested the following changes:

• The side cabinet be relocated to the longest wall.
• A painting be hung over this cabinet (a painting was moved from another wall in this room).
• Wine bottles could be placed on one side of the cabinet as an accessory.
• A long thin accessory item should be placed under the picture (candles were taken from another room).
• The tall faux plant was already in this room and it was recommended that it remain.
• The red vase in this room could be used as a Dining Room table centerpiece with flowers.

Here are two "after" pictures, I think the home sellers really did a great job following through the suggestions...

The hard wood floors look amazing and this architectural detail was completely hidden before with all the furniture that was in the room.  I also really like how much larger the room looks once the Dining Table additional leaves were removed.  In my opinion, seating for 6 is plenty when you are showing your home.  The home sellers did not do anything to their wood floors, the floors happen to be in perfect condition.

Kate

Kate's Home Staging and Redesignis an interior design and home staging company that serves the Rockland County and Orange County area of New York and Passaic County of New Jersey.  We specialize in home decorating, color consultations, vacant home staging, home staging, Realtor educational seminars, interior redesign, and home decor discounts.  Please contact Kate to schedule your design consultation at 845-538-3623 or visit www.kateshomestaging.com.  Every Home Staging Consultation includes a complete Home Staging Action Report!

Mirrors are a Feng Shui chi enhancement because this object can activate and circulate chi throughout your home. A well placed mirror can bring light into a dark area, reflect something beautiful, visually enlarge a small space, and provide s sense of safety. Since mirrors activate chi, their placement is always a good idea in your home office, kitchen, living room, or family room.

Your bedroom is a place for relaxation and reflection. Mirrors can activate energy in your bedroom, which can influence your sleep. The larger the mirror is, the more it will negatively influence your sleep.  Closet doors with mirrors are considered a problem and should be covered with a curtain that can be closed at night and opened during the day.  Another option for the mirrored closet doors would be to replace them with a wooden door.

Mirrors on top of dressers are another problem in bedrooms.  A simple solution would be to drape these mirrors with fabric during the night to ensure your sleep is not disturbed.  According to Western Feng Shui, the only time a small mirror is permitted in the bedroom is when the door cannot be seen from the bed. All other mirrors should be avoided in the bedroom.

When selecting a mirror (for your living room, kitchen, bathroom) it is important to ensure the mirror will reflect entire images.  For example, if you have a dressing mirror that chops your head it could affect how you feel about yourself negatively.  Also, it is best to avoid mirrors that are broken up with decorative bevels.  Mirrors should never be placed directly across from each other, this creates an endless reflection which can be very confusing.

So, if you are having trouble sleeping in your bedroom perhaps it is the active chi in your mirrors keeping you up at night. Covering your bedroom mirrors with fabric for a few nights may be worth trying to see how much better you are able to sleep.

Kate, Kate's Home Staging and Redesign, we specialize in home staging, interior redesign, home decorating, color consultations, home decor discounts, crown molding installations, and more.  Call Kate to schedule your design appointment at 845-538-3623 or visit www.kateshomestaging.com