Smart Magazine (Summer 2008/2009)

Hi Melisha,

Just to let you know the Stagers did an awesome job with the house yesterday. Mark and I are delighted with what they have done – hopefully prospective buyers love it as much as we do. Please pass on our thanks to the team involved.

I am writing to express our appreciation of the recent homestaging of our newly built house. To be quite honest we did not imagine that a professional company that does home staging as a business would do so with such care and excellence. Every detail was exquisite – certainly well above and beyond the call of duty! As a result of staging, our house was presented to the market in the best possible way. We have recommended Homebase to others and will continue to do so.

I am an artistic person and I didn’t want to turn my home into a show home, it was important that it still reflected my personality as we were still living in the house. I wanted to feel that I was listened to and this is exactly what happened. Anthea didn’t bulldoze me, and we were able to work together with my personal style which we elevated to appeal to a broader target market. We were totally thrilled as we achieved well over our dream price. The house looked blooming brilliant, Thanks so much for your guidance.

Thank you for the time you spent selecting pieces of furniture to enhance the look of my home when putting it up for sale. Some of the items that you suggested, particularly the desk and chair that turned an awkward space into a little office, really enhanced the home, and the value to potential buyers. Your suggestions on what items to tidy up, remove from the property, along with buying some colourful flowers for pots were also very cost effective and made for a better presented home.

I was a little dubious at the whole staging idea. My partner convinced me that we should do it. I am SO glad we did. It certainly made a huge difference in the attention our house received, and the end result in the sale at auction. Homebase did a fantastic job, and from our perspective it made a stressful time very easy. I will certainly recommend you to anyone considering staging.