DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Did your realtor just call giving you an hour’s notice before wanting to show it to a potential buyer? Do you have an open house coming up this weekend and want to make sure everything is perfect? Currently trying to sell your home yet you have kids and kid stuff everywhere? Download my free printable checklist to make sure your home is open house ready in just 20 minutes! First go back and read my on tips to staging your home to sell. These are tasks to be done at least a week or two prior to putting your house on the market. Ideally I’d suggest doing those steps before you get pictures of your house for all the realtor sites so the house is similar to what people see online. It includes getting rid of lots of overflow items to make your house look more spacious and depersonalizing it to welcome any type of new owner. Today’s post is most focused on those last minute details you need to do before showing your house in an open house or to a personal visit from a potential ... Continue Reading...
Moving 101: Tips for Staging your Home to Sell
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Selling your home or consider doing so in the near future? Now is the time to break out the paintbrush, dust cloth and get follow these tips to staging your home to sell. Work to make your space appealing to the potential new home owners with neutral colors, smart staging and a decluttered look. Check out these tips to staging your home to sell and feel free to leave your tips in the comments! As we just shared, we bought a new house! But what I haven't talked about much is that we sold our other house very quickly! Like most home owners, I thought our house was nicely decorated and arranged but it never hurts to do a little touch ups or decluttering when putting it up on the market. I firmly believe that between our minimalist staging approach, our beautiful professional staging photos (not seen in this post!) and our realtor's quick responses, we were able to nail down a seller within 6 days after a bidding war! Once reading through my post I’d love if you’d leave a comment ... Continue Reading...
Party Animals Party | Decorations, Desserts and Activities
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. Additionally it should be noted that I freelance for one of the companies, Alex Brands, which is mentioned in this post. Any opinions expressed on these items are solely my own and not that of my employer. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. When my birthday twins turned 5 and 3, we threw a small Party Animals themed birthday party in our new house. While they have been modeling for my staged parties all year, they were truly excited to have one that was actually celebrating something REAL! Brielle picked the theme and I crafted most of the elements prior to our big move. I’ve previously given some peeks into this party with some DIY projects but today I’m sharing it all in case you wanted to throw a party animals party for your little one! INVITATION One summer morning the girls posed for a quick shoot with these fun inflatable zebras. Each got their own to hug, hold, ride and squeeze. I snapped away and used a few photos for these invites I designed with our black, white, pink and orange color scheme and printed through ... Continue Reading...