Home Staging makes a big difference in people's lives

Within 2 days this house went from a largely unfurnished mess to an attractive but modest home perfect for first time buyers with the help of rental furniture and accessories provided by home staging company Six Elements Inc.














And only 3 days later there was a sold sign on the front lawn! This was especially important as the owner had suffered a terrible stroke and needed to get her money out fast for medical care.

It was an incredible feeling to be able to help someone in this way. I didn't charge her for my services in view of her circumstances and I was able to get all the furniture and accessories together for her for about $1000. When she sold the house on the first day of the first open house, it was quite a relief for this homeowner.

Not all home staging projects that require furnishing an entire house, are under such dramatic circumstances or need to be finished in only 48 hours, but it was a real adrenalin high doing it! I felt like I was on one of those weekend home makeover shows!

After staging hundreds of homes I can honestly say that no matter what the client's circumstances, we are generally doing work that makes such a huge difference in people's lives and that's very satisfying.

Many of my clients are divorcing couples. It is a huge relief to them to have an independent third party come in and make the decisions about what should be done to get the house ready for sale. They know I have no vested interest in the husband's or wife's point of view! I just tell it like it is!

In many cases they make enough profit on my services that both of them are able to move on and have down payments for separate houses. Sometimes they both call me back to help decorate their new homes.


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Home Staging expert Debra Gould also known as The Staging Diva is president of Six Elements Inc., a leading home staging company that provides free information to raise the standards in the industry and build awareness amongst homeowners and their real estate agents about the benefits of decorating a house to sell. Debra Gould developed The Staging Diva Program to create opportunities for others to grow their own profitable home staging, real estate enhancement businesses.