REALITY - Today's buyers want an aspirational, new home For all price points, this means a listing needs to feel as upscale and luxurious as possible which can be achieved by using some simple design secrets in the home preparation. Watch the video below for ideas. TIPS * Lose the clutter, create an art gallery [...]
September - October have impressive results. Read on. . . We get asked this question all the time, What is the best month to sell your home? Conventional thinking suggests the spring or summer is the best time to list your home. To the contrary, the fall is an excellent time to list your home [...]
REALITY - Older homes compete with new construction alternatives. Home staging can be the solution. Many buyers see major renovations as a more expensive and stressful process than they want. Making a home feel as move in ready as possible, with professional home staging can be a game changer. Home Staging TIPS * Paint [...]
Getting a still shot of an action TV segment is never pretty. So please excuse the goofy expression. As home staging company in Tampa, Home Frosting is always thrilled to be invited as a guest on the nationally syndicated, TV show, Daytime with Cyndi Edwards and Jerry Penacoli. This was our 7th show appearance! In [...]
AFTER home staging and a few improvements this listing when from no offers to SOLD. REALITY CHECK: a home’s carrying expenses can be way costlier than simply making a few strategic investments to get a home SUPER sell-ready. Insurance, landscaping, utilities, security, debt service, and the stress of having a home for sale can all [...]
Many Tampa, St Pete, and surrounding area neighborhoods are evolving from dumpy streets loaded with tear downs to becoming desired, smart investment and residential dwelling areas. Here’s the challenge. With the right vision, some homebuyers can clearly see the bright future and value of buying now in these changing communities. But others cannot. There [...]
Thank you Tampa Bay Business Journal for featuring Home Frosting's founder Karen Post as an executive profile. Why Karen is a big deal: Karen began her career in visual merchandising working with top luxury retailers and lifestyle fashion labels. She started her first business at age 22, a Houston ad agency named Farb & Post [...]
From drab to FAB - Check out another Home Frosting decor design segment on nationally syndicated TV show Daytime. The Home Frosting team was recently invited to design and create living spaces at the NBC studios. We started the segment with their furniture, added our design and style touch and let the cameras roll. The [...]
The Home Frosting team of staging professionals has worked with many home flippers. When done right, home flipping can be a great opportunity to make a great return on your investment. Here's a couple successful home flipping projects we've worked on in the Tampa Bay market. Home flippers Nicole and Sean Carlascio of Coldwell Banker sold [...]
Wednesday the Home Frosting team was honored to have lunch with some of St. Pete's top luxury Realtors at the super cool meeting and social spot, The Station. The standing room only event was sponsored by Majesty Title services, Rock's Moving co., Blanchard Insurance. Download copy of Luxury Home Staging presentation by clicking link [...]