Home Staging and Redesign

Central New Jersey Home Staging Professionals and Interior Redesigners

Serving Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth and Somerset county in NJ

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 Home Staging and Interior Redesign

The Difference between Home Staging and Interior Redesign 

Home staging and interior redesign take completely different approaches in transforming the look and feel of a home and are often misunderstood.  They equally benefit the homeowner but in diverse ways.  While each offer a unique visual presentation of a home, they have separate functions and goals.  Home staging is the art of preparing and merchandising a home for sale to appeal to the targeted buyer demographic so it sells faster and for more money.  In contrast, interior redesign is the art of redecorating a home that the homeowner will continue to live in according to their own personal tastes and lifestyle.  Both methods will add value and beauty to the home whether you are selling a house or enjoying it for yourself.  

Home Staging

Home Staging is not just about decorating.  It is an investment to update a home to sell at the best price in the least amount of time. Before you list a house for sale, please contact us to stage the house, showcasing it in a way that is attractive and aethetically pleasing from a buyers point of view that is also suitable for the type of home.  The total cost of home staging is much less a first price reduction and may be tax deductible.  Statistics show that a staged home will sell faster and for more money than a home that was not staged for sale. 

We can assist with furniture rentals and accessories to set up in a vacant house or stage an occupied house with the homeowner's exisiting furnishings.  We can furnish the home just enough to give prospective buyers a sense of how they would live in the house and provide a frame of reference for the size of the rooms.  With our professional organizing advice, we can also get the home as organized and clutter free as possible if needed.  We strive to bring out the home's best features, architectural details and characteristics when staging to sell.  In addition, we can refer you to preferred contractors to take care of repairs and home improvements, such as carpenters, painters, and landscapers.

Realtors, builders, and investors also know the importance of home staging to bring in the traffic needed to sell the property fast.  No job is too small or too large.  We stage all types of homes - newly constructed homes, vacant or occupied condos, townhome, summer vacation rental at the Jersey Shore or year-round homes.

 

Interior Redesign and Decorating Services

If you have no plans to sell your home but want an updated new look, a redesign project may be just what you need.  With a redesign, we will use your existing furnishings and accessories from around your home to incorporate into a new design and room layout, or provide decorating services to bring in new items.  We can do as little or as much as you like within a budget that works for you.  Depending on your needs, we can rearrange your own furniture and decor for better flow or help you with more complex projects for a completely new look.  We can assist you with selecting materials for a renovation project, such as paint color, custom window treatments and flooring, or countertops and cabinets for a kitchen or bath remodel.  We will help you create a new living space that is not only beautiful and functional, but is also right for you and your lifestyle.

We have partnerships and affiliations with many area retailers and manufacturers to offer you fine quality home merchandise with the best value and selection.  Although we have some great products available through our online store, we will search far and wide for the right product that suits your decorating project.  

Distinctive Decor and Design has a wide selection of area rugs, decorative lamps, framed artwork, posters, designer mirrors, housewares, iron accents and other home accessories.  Using our shopping service will help you with those finishing touches ~ candleholders for your fireplace mantel, pottery for your coffee table or wall decor above your living room sofa.  If you are looking to purchase elegant upscale furnishings and home decor, you have come to the right place. We have access to many home furnishing suppliers to find the appropriate items for your project, many more than the few suppliers we have listed in our online store.  This is just a sampling.  Of course, we will only make suggestions, it is ultimately your choice and preference. 

After an in-depth assessment of the home, we provide you with our recommended plan of action.  You can implement our suggestions yourself or we can put the plan into action for you.  Rates will vary depending on the size and scope of the project.

Using what the homeowner already has, we can schedule either a half day or a full day to do a home staging or redesign makeover. Working from our recommended plan of action during the consultation, we will redefine rooms to give them better flow, purpose and style.  If the homeowner does not have the furnishings desired or needs other services such as organizing or renovation work done, it will of course take more than a one day makeover to complete the project.  In this case, we will provide you with an estimate for additional services such as shopping fees plus the cost of furniture and accessories, either rented or purchased, following our consultation.  

Distinctive Decor and Design, LLC specializes in owner occupied and vacant home staging, model home merchandising, interior design and decorating services for Central New Jersey homes in Kendall Park, South Brunswick, Princeton and throughout Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth and Somerset counties.   For more information and to learn more about how our expert real estate home staging and interior redesign services can benefit you, please contact us by email at info@distinctivedecoranddesign.com or call us at 732-823-1182.