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FAQ
What is the ASP/CSP accreditation?
What is the difference between staging and decorating?
What will it cost?
In what areas does Staged Results work?
What is the ASP/CSP accreditation?
The ASP (Accredited Staging Professional) certification is a nationally recognized certification for home staging. Course graduates have been personally trained in methodology developed by Barb Schwarz, creator of Home Staging®, and author of many books on the topic.
CSP: A Canadian Staging Professional has taken a comprehensive course that includes staging principles and techniques as well as colour theory and decorating strategies.
What is the difference between staging and decorating?
Decorating is done for home-owners that want to stay in their home. Staging is done for people who want to sell their property. See the chart below for comparative criteria.
| Decorating | Staging |
|---|---|
| Personal | Impersonal |
| Work with owner's taste | Objective and honest |
| Colour, creativity | Neutralize, simplify |
| Higher budget | Stringent budget |
| Usually add items | Edit items |
| Time to research and shop | Time constraints |
What will it cost?
Dollars invested are small compared to the increased value of your home
The role of a professional stager is to analyze your property with an objective eye, make recommendations as to what changes are needed. The costs associated with painting, upgrading and redecorating are those of the homeowner.
Professional Home Staging is the secret weapon of realtors and their savvy clients. The service will more than pay for itself with less than 1% of the sale price yielding from 10% to 100% profit on the staging for sale investment.
The initial consultation is $150 plus GST. The cost of added services by the stager is $75 per hour.
We use a proven method to evaluate the market appeal of your house inside and out. This includes a walk-through of up to 2 hours, a comprehensive report giving recommendations for changes and a valuable Home Seller's Handbook.
Our team will transform your house room by room, editing furniture, accessories and artwork to create a great first impression so your home shows at its very best.
In what geographical areas does Staged Results work?
We work in Barrie and the surrounding area and go as far south as Richmond Hill, Newmarket, Aurora, west to Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and north to Haliburton. When working more than 20 kilometers from Barrie, a travel fee of .35 per KM applies.
Isn't "staging" a house, trickery?
The term "staging" may be misleading to some since it implies a "set up" as in theatre. In staging a house what we do is reorganize a house to show its potential. We visually suggest how furniture can be arranged to maximize the space and show the potential buyer how to use the space in the best possible way.
Why are all the little details so important?
"The whole is larger than the sum of the parts" really applies here. Buyers purchase on emotion not logic. As soon as they enter a house they get a certain "feeling" about it. This feeling or impression is created by many small, sometimes invisible details that create the big picture.