Lighting ideas that help sell homes
REALITY - Prospective home buyers often can't "unsee" home flaws Lighting and fixtures are critical in presenting a sell-ready home to buyers. This means making sure you have the best lighting to help sell the home. When rooms are bright, and the right light fixtures are installed, you make the best first impression. TIPS * If a room is dark introduce table lamps or floor spot lights behind furniture to [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning players living in style with Home Frosting’s LUX furniture rentals.
We recently had the pleasure of working with two new Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey players and their families. With just one-week notice, Home Frosting designed and installed beautiful move-in-ready homes for both families. Homeowners and renters want their spaces to make them feel good and to reflect their personal style. But too often when dwellers need short-term living solutions, they have to settle for renting furniture that is boring and [...]
Top reasons why a house is not selling
There is a buyer for every home, unless a home is sitting on a toxic waste site or it was the location of tragic event. Then why is it that some houses can’t get a contract? 1) Unrealistic price –Home staging, smart home prep, and the right Realtor are all key factors in the successful selling formula, but so is realistic pricing. An overpriced home won’t sell, period. All the [...]
A super scary moment – that could happen to you
Recently Home Frosting had the privilege of working with Allan Mezrah, a Realtor with the Toni Everett Company, on a Davis Island luxury home. While the 4,700 + sq. ft., waterfront home was fairly new construction and had a nice floorplan, Allan believed home staging would ensure a quick sale and at the highest price. He was absolutely right. After Home Frosting staged the listing, an offer was made following [...]
A BIG buyer turnoff and 5 secrets to fix it
One of the most common questions I’m asked as a Tampa home stager is should we repaint our cabinets before we list our home? We’ve all been there: You tour a home with a great address and inviting floorplan—but those cabinets, YUCK! They glow with an orange or red tint. The floors may even match the cabinetry. Dated oak or maple cabinets, if they could talk, may scream to a [...]
Home Frosting stages historic “Casa Bonfoey”
The team at Home Frosting was honored to home stage and help market one of South Tampa’s early residential gems designed by architect Bayard Clayton Bonfoey. Located at 4555 W Swann, the spectacular estate is listed by Michael Palermo for $2,450,000. Bonfoey and his partner Leo Elliot are known for creating many of Tampa's early landmarks. Together, the team designed the Tampa YMCA in 1909, Centro Asturiano in 1914, and Tampa City [...]