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Sell Your House for More With These Paint Colors
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Sell Your House for More With These Paint Colors

We’ve previously discussed what top home features sell a house for more, and faster. Today, we’re taking a dive into which are the best paint colors for home staging that will actually increase the selling price of your home. Blues and Greys What’s the secret to increasing your home’s sale value? According to Zillow who … Continued

Test Your Home Staging Skills Take Our Quiz
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Test Your Home Staging Skills Take Our Quiz

Are you having trouble figuring out how to properly stage your home in preparation for a sale? Take our quiz to find out some helpful tips about staging your home the right way. For further help from a team of experienced and qualified home staging professionals connect with White Orchid Interiors and get a fast … Continued

Here’s What We Loved About Dwell On Design 2017
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Here’s What We Loved About Dwell On Design 2017

Dwell on Design was an absolute delight this year. The design mega-conference provided guests with an exciting and clear presentation of this year’s most popular modern home staging and design trends. Hosted in the Los Angeles Convention Center June 23rd–26th this exhibition featured over 2,000 modern furnishings and products, and over 30 different onstage presentations. … Continued

Staging A Luxury Home? Don’t Forget These 6 Things
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Staging A Luxury Home? Don’t Forget These 6 Things

Luxury home staging is an integral part of the selling process. There it is key to work with a team that fully understands the potential of your home – one that knows the importance of home staging as a gateway to swiftly getting your home sold. This vacant staging property was under contract at asking price … Continued

3 Keys To Hack The Summer FSBO Market
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3 Keys To Hack The Summer FSBO Market

Listing your home For Sale By Owner can be a hefty task. You’ll need patience, availability and extra time to dedicate to the details but it can ultimately save you up to thousands of dollars on selling costs. If you put a little extra effort into the details it can help you get your home … Continued

Occupied Home Staging: How To Shop Your Client’s Home
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Occupied Home Staging: How To Shop Your Client’s Home

Selling a home that is still occupied can be a stressful situation –  for the current homeowner, real estate agent, and you, as the home stager. That anxiety can easily be avoided with the right home staging tips in your home staging toolkit. While occupied home staging almost always requires limited or no furniture inventory, … Continued

4 Critical Tech Tools For Professional Home Stagers
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4 Critical Tech Tools For Professional Home Stagers

  What are your favorite home staging tools? This day in age there’s an app or tool to help you with just about anything. Why not use that to your advantage? Let some of the amazing tech tools out there help your home staging business. From contacts to emails to payments – these tools will … Continued

5 Design Conferences For Design Lovers
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5 Design Conferences For Design Lovers

  Do you love interior design and home staging as much as we do? Interior design is a vastly expanding expanding industry. Whether you’re an established professional home stager, or looking to jumpstart your design career, in today’s world design is accessible to all. Indeed, there are a number of design conferences and expos held every year to … Continued

Home Staging vs. Interior Design. What’s The Difference?
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Home Staging vs. Interior Design. What’s The Difference?

You may be wondering what the difference is between home staging and interior design, and you wouldn’t be alone. Home staging vs. interior design – how can you tell the difference? While home staging is a type home design, it is in fact different from interior design. Home staging, or house staging, means preparing a … Continued

Wayfair Adds Outdoor Furniture Options For Summer Home Staging
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Wayfair Adds Outdoor Furniture Options For Summer Home Staging

Calling all professional home stagers! Just in time for the long, luxurious days of summer, major ecommerce site Wayfair announces the addition of numerous must-haves to it Wayfair outdoor furniture collection. Therefore, Wayfair’s new pieces are guaranteed to impress all your summer open house guests. Brightening up your home to ready it for sale this summer. … Continued

Home Staging Musts For Professional Home Flippers
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Home Staging Musts For Professional Home Flippers

Wondering how to flip a home like a professional flipper? Maybe you’ve already poured a considerable amount of time, effort, and money into flipping a house and you’re ready to sell. Professional home flippers face unique considerations when selling their newly renovated properties. Home staging can be key for how to flip a home. It … Continued

What City Is Your Design Hometown? Take Our Quiz To Find Out
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What City Is Your Design Hometown? Take Our Quiz To Find Out

Curious as to what your design style says about you? Take our quiz to find out where in the US you should live based on your preferred design style and tastes! Find out which city is your true design hometown. Determining Your Design Hometown Just like we all have our own design style sensibility, so too … Continued

Home Staging Success: Boulder Home Rakes In $315,000 Over Asking!
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Home Staging Success: Boulder Home Rakes In $315,000 Over Asking!

White Orchid Interiors’ Home Staging Success stories are a recurring feature where we share the inside scoop how staging a house works. Learn how we stage a house, how fast the homes sell, and for how much! Type: Vacant staging Style: Modern Luxury Size: 5 bed / 5 bath; 4,458 sqft List Price: $2,085,000 Sold Price: … Continued

Meet The Home Staging Team: Dustin Wheeler
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Meet The Home Staging Team: Dustin Wheeler

We’re taking you behind the scenes here at White Orchid Interiors house staging company to learn more about how professional house staging works, and about the people who make each home look so appealing and effortlessly put together. Role On The Team Dustin Wheeler has more tenure with home staging company, White Orchid Interiors, than any … Continued

4 Ways To Hack Home Staging Costs
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4 Ways To Hack Home Staging Costs

Today, we’re dishing on a few ways to hack home staging costs. We know that when it comes to selling your home For Sale By Owner, it’s all about cutting costs. Just remember that being fiscally-minded doesn’t mean having to cut corners. Home staging can help you make a fast and profitable home sale. Home … Continued

Home Staging Success: Vacant Staging Gets Asking Price In One Day
Home Staging Success Stories

Home Staging Success: Vacant Staging Gets Asking Price In One Day

Curious how to make a fast home sale? White Orchid Interiors’ Home Staging Success stories are a recurring feature where we share the inside scoop on our amazing home staging projects. Learn how we stage homes, how fast the homes sell, and for how much! Type: Vacant staging Style: Traditional / Contemporary blend Size: 3 … Continued

How Much Does Home Staging Cost?
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How Much Does Home Staging Cost?

Home staging costs: while it may seem counterintuitive to invest in a house you’re saying “sayonara” to, nominal home staging cost can earn a home-seller tens of thousands more than their original asking price. Today we’re breaking down what exactly goes into figuring out home staging costs. Selling your home takes time, effort, and money. … Continued

Love It Or Hate It? Rate These Spring Decor Trends
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Love It Or Hate It? Rate These Spring Decor Trends

White Orchid Interiors home staging expert Lauren Matthews recently shared some of her favorite shades of green for spring, now we’re curious what you think of some of this spring’s hottest home staging decor trends. Whether you’re a home staging professional, or you have a major crush on design you’re going to want to weigh … Continued

Home Staging With New West Elm Summer Collection
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Home Staging With New West Elm Summer Collection

We’re sharing the latest furniture and decor to updates any home’s interiors for summer 2017. Check out these great new pieces from the new West Elm’s summer collection. About The West Elm Collection Summer has come early for design-enthusiasts this year. The West Elm summer collection 2017 was recently released! Vivacious colors and bold patterns make up … Continued

How To Find The Best Home Staging In Denver
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How To Find The Best Home Staging In Denver

Searching for the best Denver home staging company? See why White Orchid Interiors is Denver’s real estate home staging expert and can provide you unprecedented insight into home staging costs. A Decade Of Denver Real Estate Expertise At White Orchid Interiors we pride ourselves on being Denver’s real estate home staging experts. We offer professional home staging … Continued

How To Write a Winning MLS Listing Description For Your Home
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How To Write a Winning MLS Listing Description For Your Home

Wondering how to sell your house fast For Sale By Owner? Well, a killer description of your home is essential to bring buyers through the door. Whether you plan on paying a flat fee company to list your FSBO home on the MLS, or you’re creating your own marketing materials and dedicated website for your … Continued

3 Hot Spring Real Estate Trends For Orange County
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3 Hot Spring Real Estate Trends For Orange County

This spring home staging will become an even more important tool when it comes to taking advantage of Orange County’s rising home values. Today, we’re talking about some of the most critical Orange County real estate trends for spring 2017 – check out what’s in store for Newport Beach real estate, Laguna Beach real estate, Irvine and … Continued

3 Must-Know Spring Real Estate Trends For Denver
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3 Must-Know Spring Real Estate Trends For Denver

In 2017, home staging will become an even more important tool when it comes to taking advantage of Denver’s rising home values. Today, we’re talking about some of the most critical Denver-area real estate trends for 2017 – check out what’s in store for the Denver real estate market in 2017 so you can make … Continued

What’s Your Home Staging Style? Take Our Quiz To Find Out
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What’s Your Home Staging Style? Take Our Quiz To Find Out

What’s your home staging style? Take our home staging style quiz to help get ready for spring home-selling season. Then bring in a pro home staging company to help get the best offer possible.  Spring is just around the corner. That means home-selling season is nearly upon us. Therefore, it’s time to start planning your … Continued

Selling This Spring? Here’s Your Essential FSBO To Do List
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Selling This Spring? Here’s Your Essential FSBO To Do List

Planning a spring home sale? Spring is the busiest time for real estate, after all –  that includes for For Sale By Owner (FSBO) home-sellers. When you’re going it alone, having a few months to prepare your home staging and real estate to-do lists can make the FSBO home-selling process a smooth and effortless experience. … Continued

Meet The Home Staging Team: Scott Leistiko
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Meet The Home Staging Team: Scott Leistiko

  We’re taking you behind the scenes here at White Orchid Interiors to learn more about how professional home staging works, and about the people who make staging a home so effortless and successful. Role On The Team Scott Leistiko has been a integral part of growing White Orchid Interiors. As a result, he has helped establish the … Continued

5 Critical Real Estate Trends To Look Out For In 2017
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5 Critical Real Estate Trends To Look Out For In 2017

In 2017, home staging will become an even more important tool when it comes to selling your home quickly and for more money. We’re talking some of the most critical real estate trends for 2017 – check out what’s in store for the real estate market in 2017 so you can take advantage. Planning on selling … Continued

Meet The Home Staging Team: Marisa Harris
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Meet The Home Staging Team: Marisa Harris

We’re taking you behind the scenes here at White Orchid Interiors to learn more about how professional home staging works, and about the people who make each home look so appealing and effortlessly put together.  White Orchid Inteirors‘ Marisa Harris has an eye for aesthetics and a passion for design. With an education in interior design, Marisa has climbed … Continued

Home Staging Success: The Design Secret That Got This Realtor Two Instant Full Price Offers
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Home Staging Success: The Design Secret That Got This Realtor Two Instant Full Price Offers

List Price: $750,000 Location: Denver, CO Size: 2 Bed, 1 bath; 1,230 sqft Home Staging Style: Comfortable contemporary Home Staging Program: Office, living room, master bedroom Home Staging Outcome: 2 Full-price offers in 3 days! About The Home-Seller Do you know the design secret to help ensure full-price offers on your home, instantly? Lorie G., a Denver real estate agent, does. … Continued

Home Staging Success: How This Home’s Staging Netted Five Offers Fast
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Home Staging Success: How This Home’s Staging Netted Five Offers Fast

For this mid-century ranch home in Santa Ana, California, the White Orchid Interiors home staging team to turned a focused eye toward the home’s potential target buyer. In a short time, the home’s seller and agent were sifting through five offers. Sale Price: $960K Location: Santa Ana, CA Size: 4 Bed, 3.75 bath; 2,242 sqft Home … Continued

Success Story: Re-Listed With Home Staging, This Mid-Century Sold How Fast?
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Success Story: Re-Listed With Home Staging, This Mid-Century Sold How Fast?

ABOUT THE HOME Sale Price: $529,900 Location: Denver, CO (Park Hill neighborhood) Size: 4 Bed, 3 bath; 2,562 sqft Staging Style: Contemporary Mid-Century Staging Program: Staged living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom.   Before home-seller Kellen contacted White Orchid Interiors, he had listed his home in Denver’s hot Park Hill neighborhood for sale vacant. … Continued

Success Story: Orange County Vacant Home Stage Sells Over-Asking Price
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Success Story: Orange County Vacant Home Stage Sells Over-Asking Price

ABOUT THE HOME List Price: $898,500 Sale Price: $910,000 Location: Coto de Caza neighborhood, Orange County, CA Staging Style: Comfortable contemporary Home Size: 4 Beds, 2.5 baths; 2,700 SQFT Staging Program: Staged entire home   Wondering how can Orange County home-sellers can maximize their sale price? The answer is great home staging. Great Orange County home staging not … Continued

Lauren Matthews Featured on DIY Network’s “Raise the Roof”
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Lauren Matthews Featured on DIY Network’s “Raise the Roof”

We’re incredibly excited to announce that White Orchid Interiors Founder, Lauren Matthews, will guest star on DIY Network’s new home-improvement show Raise the Roof. On September 6 and November 4 at 8pm PST/9pm MST Lauren will appear alongside contractor-host Keith Nylund to give recently-renovated homes the stylistic edge they need to attract buyers and bids, fast. Raise … Continued

Look For These 5 Personality Traits In Your Home Stager
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Look For These 5 Personality Traits In Your Home Stager

For a real estate agent, picking a home stager that understands your approach, and can help sell your home quickly – for top dollar – is important. But how do you know what personality traits in a home stager indicate they’re be the best? Bringing in the right home stager to revamp the house you’re selling is an … Continued

3 Unexpected Ways Technology Makes It Easy To Sell A House
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3 Unexpected Ways Technology Makes It Easy To Sell A House

We can all agree technology makes it easier to sell a home. As a real estate agent, you may have been used to old ways of marketing to other agents; today, however, you and the home-sellers are able to use apps to market directly to consumers for a speedier transaction. Research from the National Association of Realtors … Continued

Success Story: On Day One This Denver Home Stage Nets Multiple Offers
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Success Story: On Day One This Denver Home Stage Nets Multiple Offers

ABOUT THE HOME Sale Price: $485,000 Speed of Sale: 1 day Location: LoHi neighborhood, Denver, CO Staging Style: Comfortable contemporary Size: 3 Beds, 2 baths; 1,534 SQFT Staging Program: Living room; Dining room; Kitchen; Office, Master bedroom With the help of White Orchid Interiors‘ home staging, Denver home-seller, Jeff, received multiple offers on his home the first day it … Continued

3 Critical Signs a FSBO Home Sale Won’t Work For You
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3 Critical Signs a FSBO Home Sale Won’t Work For You

There is no question about it: selling your home For Sale By Owner is a lot of work. There are a few critical signs that a FSBO home sale won’t work for you. If readying your home for viewing by prospective buyers and strategizing your real-life and digital marketing techniques, makes you feel like you’ve taken on a second … Continued

6 Secret Hacks To Successfully Sell Your Home FSBO
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6 Secret Hacks To Successfully Sell Your Home FSBO

Selling your home For Sale By Owner (FSBO) is a lot of work. But there are some hacks that might help you successfully sell your home FSBO. Selling a home For Sale By Owner means you’ll need diligence, patience, and unyielding marketing – you’re going to want to have a couple of insider-only tips to make the process … Continued

Critical Signs Your FSBO Approach Won’t Result in a Home Sale
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Critical Signs Your FSBO Approach Won’t Result in a Home Sale

Are you growing a little anxious, wondering why going the For Sale By Owner route hasn’t yet resulted in a home sale? You’ve crossed off everything on that seemingly endless FSBO to-do list and are ready to find new owners for your old home. No matter how well you’ve marketed and prepared your home for sale, however, … Continued

Home Staging and Design Trends from Dwell on Design 2016
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Home Staging and Design Trends from Dwell on Design 2016

The latest home staging and design trends were unveiled this weekend at Dwell on Design. On June 24-26 Los Angeles hosted the year’s biggest modern design exhibition, Dwell on Design, where more than 350 exhibitors and 100 speakers took to the Los Angeles Convention Center to talk about the latest trends in home design. Straight from Dwell on … Continued

Real Estate Apps Every FSBO Home-Seller Needs Now
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Real Estate Apps Every FSBO Home-Seller Needs Now

Selling your home for Sale By Owner? These are the real estate apps you need right now. The app world has infiltrated every part of our lives: there are apps to track the amount of sleep we get, count the number of steps we take, and match us up with our next significant other. Is … Continued

Must-Do Tasks Before Selling Your Home For Sale By Owner
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Must-Do Tasks Before Selling Your Home For Sale By Owner

There are a number of things one must do before showing your home to prospective buyers. Selling your home For Sale By Owner (FSBO) can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Before you get caught up in the incalculable number of details that need addressing, take a look at our list of absolute … Continued

Success Story: Colorado Home Staging Lands $25k Over-Asking For Home-Seller
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Success Story: Colorado Home Staging Lands $25k Over-Asking For Home-Seller

ABOUT THE HOME List Price: $387,000 Sale Price After Staging: $412,000 Location: Aurora, CO Staging Style: comfortable contemporary Size: 5 bedroom, 4 baths Staging Program: Furnished the entire home Aurora, Colorado home-seller, Horatio, and his realtor, Jeff, asked White Orchid Interiors to implement a decorative scheme for Horatio’s five-bedroom home. The home was priced at … Continued

5 Simple DIY Home Staging Tips
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5 Simple DIY Home Staging Tips

Home staging is one of the most effective ways of changing that “for sale” sign to read “sold”. Even if you’re still debating whether or not to hire a trusted professional stager, there are some simple DIY home staging tips that will allow you to get a leg up on the competition on your own. We’ve laid … Continued