Raleigh Home Staging Blog

It's that time of year for the 43rd annual Parade of Homes for Wake County in Raleigh, NC.  It is a great time and opportunity to look at new trends, get ideas, purchase your dream home or find the right builder for you. The Parade dates are:  October 4-5, October 10-12, and October 17-19, 2008.  The homes will be open from 12 pm - 5 pm.  For more information go to The Home Builders Associsation website

Our Company Lasting Impressions Staging & Design with the help from our new partnership with Well Dressed Homes (more on our new partnership to come) is proud to showcase several homes this year.  When making your Parade Route in October, please be sure to stop in and tour these homes.

 504 Transylvania, Raleigh NC, we had the pleasure on working on this project from the very beginning, this is a must see!

Copper Leaf Lot 6 and Lot 64, Cary, NC

The Registry at Bailey's Farm, Raleigh, NC 

Highcroft in Cary, NC

Fallon Park, Raleigh,  NC

Bay Bridge Park, Raleigh NC

Weycroft, Cary, NC

Kitts Creek, Cary, NC

Look for us under our new name Triangle Staging & Design

Raleigh's Premier Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your home Staging and Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.   Visit our website at www.Raleighstager.com

Lasting Impressions Staging & Design, recently had the opportunity to stage this gorgeous new manor inside-the-beltline on Ridge Road that is now available for purchase. Please take this opportunity to view this extraordinary luxury Style Manor and the extensive features this new family home has to offer.

Here are just a few features of this incrediable home:

• Luxurious Master Suite with walk out veranda
• Opulent Master Bath with Dressing Room
• Elevator with Cherry Panels and Marble Floor
• Fine Cherry Cabinetry in Kitchen and Great Room
• Palacial Trimwork, Coffered Celing, Paneled Study, Wainscot
• Marble floors and artistic marble inlays
• 10 foot & 12 foot ceilings
• Private covered veranda overlooking wooded lot
• In-Law Suite with kitchenette and private entrance
• 3 Car Garage
• 3 additional bedrooms with private baths and walk-in closets
• Radiant Heated flooring in master bath
• Marble and Granite Tops throughout
• Dacor Kitchen appliances
• Kitchen includes pullouts, warming drawer and beverage center
• 4 inch oak hardwood floors
• Tumbled brick exterior with artistic brick detail
• Entrance courtyard with fountain and beautiful landscape
• Designer tilework installed by master craftsmen
• Media Room (pre-wired)
• Gymnasium
• Over 7000 square feet under roof, and over 5800 heated sq. ft

To learn more about the home vistin website and take the virtual tour at http://www.luxuryitbhome.com

 Raleigh's Premier Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your Home Staging and Interior Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.   Visit our website at www.raleighstager.com

It is that time of year again for the local Raleigh Chapter of International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®) to join together for World Wide Staging Day.  Kerry Celestini, Marketing Manager for Habitat for Humanity for Wake County called me earlier this month to see if I could stage their very first Parade Home.  This was the perfect project for our World Wide Staging Event that our chapter was looking for and everyone is participating for such a great organization. 

 Here is a picture of the home and below is an excerpt from the press release.  We hope that you can make it on your Parade Route Starting October 4, 2008.

Press Release "The Raleigh International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®) Regional Chapter - an organization of formally trained Accredited Staging Professionals (ASPs) - is pleased to participate in the 4th annual Worldwide Staging Service Week, September 8th through 15th, 2008, to benefit Habitat for Humanity in the greater Raleigh, NC and Research Triangle Park area.

The Raleigh IAHSP Chapter is providing free home staging services for the 2008 Habitat for Humanity Parade Home in the Augusta Landings community. Chapter members are donating their time and talents - as well as furniture and accessories - to transform this new Habitat construction house into a warm and inviting home.

Located at 3920 Carolina Cherry Drive just off the beltline at Poole Road, the Habitat Parade Home will be available to tour, October 4 -5, October, 10 - 12 and October 17 - 19, Noon to 5 PM."

Thank you to our Vendor Americian Furniture Rental in Raleigh, NC for your support with this great project and throughout the year.

 Raleigh's Premier Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your home Staging and Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.  We work hard to provide Quality staging at an affordable price.  Visit our website at www.Raleighstager.com

 Horton's Creek in Cary, NC has it all;  quality homes, convenient Location and affordable prices.  We were contacted by the Baker Residential of the Carolinas who wanted to stage two of his vacant spec homes.  Lasting Impressions Staging & Design had the pleasure to make new color selections and stage two of his properties side by side. So far the buyer feedback has been great and the agents love it.  Here are some photos of the before:

To truly appreciate all that these homes and new community have to offer; take the time to visit them in person.  It's worth the trip. 

Raleigh's Premier Professional Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your home Staging and Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.   Visit our website at www.Raleighstager.com

Lasting Impressions Staging & Design was honored to participate in Staging the Duke Children's Hospital Showcase Home located in Croasdaile Farms, Durham, NC. The proceeds from ticket sales and a portion of the proceeds from any items sold at the event benefit the Duke Children's Hospital.

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We had the pleasure of staging the large Kitchen/Hearth Room and Breakfast Nook.  I wanted to thank the vendors who help me make this event such a great success.  Thank  you Hillary's Fine Furniture and Raleigh Rugs for your support and beautiful pieces that you contributed.

To view the rest of the pictures taken by Tesh's Fine Art & Photography, please visit the Photo Album

Fellow Stagers and Interior Design Society members involved with this project include: Casey Blalock, Linda del zio Zoffer, Kay Parks, Yvonne Hanks, Lisa Stewart, Karen Journell, Mary Ann Grote, Sandra King, Dawn Drew and Tammy Sherron.  Thank you to PJ Gentry and Lisa Wyatt with Fonville Morisey Realty for organizing this worthwhile event. 

Raleigh's Premier Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your home Staging and Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.   Visit our website at www.Raleighstager.com

An extraordinary local artist helped bring one of our projects to life.  Lasting Impressions Staging & Design, has been working with a local Raleigh Builder providing Design Services for this one of a kind Builder spec home in the prestigious Country Club Hills, in Raleigh, NC.  The home will be featured in the Parade of Homes in September.  Thank you, Margot, for your talents and giving the home life before it's done.  The rendition will be used to Market the property in Midtown Magazine to apprear in July 2008.  We are excited to share this project along the way and I hope to post more photos as the progress continues.

Raleigh's Premier Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your home Staging and Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.   Visit our website at www.Raleighstager.com

I had the fortunate opportunity of joining forces with another Raleigh Home Staging Company on a great commercial staging project.  Lasting Impressions Staging & Design teamed up with Well Dressed Homes, owned by Janine Varney to stage and re-design South Terrace at Auburn Apartments in Durham, NC.  Their 2BDR/2BA model apartment was in much need of an update for the demographics in Durham.  They also wanted to create an upscale image in the Clubhouse/Business center and change the Carriage House into a Game/entertainment space for the residents.

The most amazing part of this project is that we completed the entire project in 28 days from start to finish!

Apartment Living Room and sitting room Before

Apartment Living Room and Home Office After

Apartment Master Bedroom Before

Apartment Master After 

Apartment Second Bedroom Before

Apartment Second Bedroom After (this was my favoriate room)

Carriage House Before

 Carriage House Transformed to a Billards Room for Residents

Club House after

 Thank you to South Terrace at Auburn for understanding the importance of staging your product for your current and future residents to enjoy.  And a BIG thank you to Janine Varney at Well Dressed Homes!  I can't wait to see what we work on next together!

Raleigh's Premier Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your home Staging and Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.   Visit our website at www.Raleighstager.com

After TWO years of being on the market a Durham Builder, just outside of Raleigh, N.C. decided to try staging his spec home, which his new on site agent recommended.  It is a great success story that keeps going and going.  I originally wrote about a home we staged last Parade of Homes....Full Circle for a Stager - Parade of Homes Update.  Then recently we staged again for this Realtor in a new neighborhood.....A Realtor in Raleigh Moves on, but takes his Home Stager with him.

Today to sold sign went up 28 days after staging.  This was the second contract on the home in the last two weeks and it was a keeper.  We are moving everything to the next home for this builder in the same neighborhood for a repeat performance. 

If your  home has been lingering on the market, what are you waiting for?  Call a Professional Home Stager in your area to assist moving your standing inventory.

Raleigh's Premier Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your home Staging and Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.   Visit our website at http://www.raleighstager.com/

Last fall Lasting Impression Staging & Design had the opportunity to stage a Parade Home with great success in North Raleigh for a Realtor who knows staging works.  Michael Knight, a HPW Coldwell Banker Realtor, has recently moved to Colvard Farms an exquist neighborhood in Raleigh Durham, NC.  He was eager raise the bar and have our team Stage a spec home for Upright Builders.  The first couple went through yesterday an hour after we finished and their response was great and he can't wait to show the home this weekend!

Family Room After:

Breakfast Room After:

Dining Room After:

Master Suite After:

Here are some other shots of this beautiful home:

Thank you Michael for taking us with you to your new community and congratulations!

Raleigh's Professional Home Staging Company, Lasting Impressions Staging & Design can assist you will all your home Staging and Design needs.   Whether new construction, vacant or occupied, we have the experience, expertise and resources to showcase your home.   Visit our website at http://www.raleighstager.com/