ROOMS BY LAURA G

great insights on staging was provided and the house sold in a relatively short amount of time

It went very well. The advice was implemented with very good results.

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Laura is a focused professional who has the vision, skills, and experience to stage a home so that buyers will love it from the minute they see it online. She will tell you exactly what you need to do to stage it yourself. Our other option was to pay thousands of dollars to hire a stager who would have staged our home with rented furniture and accessories, and then they would have taken it all back once the house sold. Laura's services are so much more economical and if you do decide that you need to purchase a few things on your own, they are likely to be pieces that you will like having going forward, in your new place. It's a win-win! Working with Laura was a great experience; she will not waste your time, she will work with what you already have in your home, and you will be amazed at the results. I really couldn't believe how much benefit we received from just a few hours of her time. If you are selling your house, don't underestimate how big of an impact staging makes... and you can't go wrong hiring Laura as your stager! Going through the staging process with Laura also helped me see how to arrange rooms better going forward, so my next home will look just as great. She can also perform the same services for people who aren't selling their homes... why wait to make your home look great for the next person? Live in a home that looks great now!

Fantastic! Even though I was overwhelmed by all the options, she patiently described the benefits of the colors, tiles and granite specific to our needs -- quick resale. She was with us every step of the way and made the process easy. She came over on her own once the initial consultation had taken place. She did this so she could get a sense of where and how things should be placed once we got the majority of the painting, kitchen remodel and new carpet in. All we had to do was put the pictures on the wall and clean up after the workmen--it was so easy that my husband was able to finish a lot of the "decorating" alone!

The overall project went very well. Laura did a total room by room and outside inspection of the problem points. She took a thorough inventory of all the "good" assets that we had for decorating. She scheduled tours of all the competitor homes in our area and required that we visit the homes with her -- even homes of people we knew. She really took seriously showing how we needed to make our home a competitive product in totality versus just decorating a few rooms to look nice. Then, she created a staging plan and schedule for us. We subcontracted out the work where she said we needed help outside her scope. For example, we hired Albert's Painting to fix some masonry work, paint inside, fix some walls, hang light fixtures, and other odd jobs. Phase one was to get each room organized. Laura worked with us to tell us exactly what we needed to do whether cleaning out closets, moving furniture, or changing out fixtures. My wife did much of the organization with Laura's partners, Lindsey. I did the changing of fixtures, getting contractors, and moving furniture where it needed to go. After organization, then Laura did her magic by using much of what we had to make each room tell a unique story to a potential buyer. Laura did have to buy some additional items like chairs, lamps, and artwork. She bought the additional decorating items on a reasonable budget. We spent an additional $1,400 for all of the additional items to stage the house. This was an additional cost beyond the $2,800 fee for Laura. We did not enjoy spending the extra dollars, but Laura treated the cash like her own money and it was amazing what she purchased. Laura literally turned our home into a showcase within 10 days from start to finish. She was on budget, on time, and delivered a superior result. I would be remiss not to mention her partner Bea who helped Laura decorate. Bea did an incredible job and brings a similar level of expertise as Laura. Lindsey is Laura's understudy and gets things done fast and efficiently. Her partners are just as professional and personable as she is. They created a home showcase of our home in a short period of time. They were also reasonably priced (it averaged about $200 per room). I will use Laura again to decorate my new home. She is one of Charlotte's best decorators and home staging professionals from my experience.