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Casa Bella Realty, LLC – Home Staging Services

When you list your home with us, in addition to hiring experienced REALTORS®, you will receive the benefits of working with our in-house staging company, free of charge. Staged homes can have a higher value and can result in selling your home quickly. Our Home Staging Expert®, Barbara Todd, will work with you on how to stage your home so that potential buyers will fall in love with your home the minute they see the professional pictures online. Levels of staging for occupied homes will include consultation, working with your existing home décor, or adding our accent pieces, wall décor, and perhaps some small pieces of furniture to appeal to buyers. For vacant homes, we will fully stage several rooms in your home using pieces from our vast inventory housed in our warehouse.

Casa Bella prides themselves in staging homes with the latest trending décor. We keep up-to-date on what appeals to customers. We also take an additional step (or two). As part of our pledge to provide the best services to our clients, we will shop stores, consignment shops, and antique shops looking for that perfect piece. We have often refurbished furniture that we have purchased in these adventures – bringing life to older pieces of furniture – and providing our clients with accent pieces and furniture that is one-of-kind. We have a warehouse full of furniture and accent pieces that will create that perfect look.

Our first “job” was providing small scale staging on a relative’s house. As Barbara was carrying in a rug to “stage” the back patio, a neighbor asked, “Are you the realtor?” At that time, she was not a realtor and replied jokingly, “No, I am the stager.” And that is how it all started. One house at a time, the design and stage services grew, and within a year, we had many satisfied customers.

Why combine the real estate business with the home design and staging business?

The simple answer is that it works. The real estate market can change, but the one constant is that people want to sell their home quickly and for the best price. Combining the knowledge of a real estate agent with those of a home stager can help sellers reach that goal. In many ways, the two business truly do go hand-in-hand.

How does hiring a real estate agent/broker with their own design and staging company help you?

There are many good real estate sales agents with whom you can do business. There are also many good home stagers who will come into your home and provide their services. But keep in mind, that often involves either the sales agent or the home seller needing to find and pay for this additional service. Even when home sellers realize the advantage of having their home stage, they are less likely to absorb this added expense.

Casa Bella Realty includes the cost of home design and staging in their services. There are no additional costs to you. That is the advantage of working with Casa Bella Realty – we provide home buying, home selling, design and staging all within one business. It is the perfect blend. We can provide both professional real estate services and beautifully stage your home.

First impression starts at the curb.

First impressions start at the curb. Entry points are most important when home staging a house for sale.  This could mean that the sellers should be thinking about curb appeal – perhaps painting the front door, maintaining the yard, planting flowers or shrubs.

Casa Bella Realty will advise their clients on how to improve the appearance of the home they are selling so that it is most inviting to buyers. Sometimes this may be as simple as talking with clients and showing them the art of de-cluttering. It may involve using the clients own possessions – just making a few adjustments.

Depending on the needs and current living situation of the home, Casa Bella may do smaller scale staging bringing in accent pieces, wall décor, and some small pieces of furniture.

If the home is vacant or gently being used, Casa Bella Realty will stage the living room, dining room, kitchen, owner’s suite and bathrooms. We will supply all furniture, accent pieces, and wall décor; all included in our flat rate commission,

Many sellers, buyers and agents think that staging is about bringing in furniture.  While that is definitely a part of it, it can be more about re-organization, deep cleaning and re-purposing the items currently in the home.

How does home design and staging help buyers see the potential of a home?

It is often hard for potential buyers to see past the owner’s family photos and clutter. Even a well-maintained home may seem to be too “well lived in” for buyers to see themselves and their own possessions in that space.

Same can be true of a home that is completely empty. Marketing a home that is vacant can be harder in that the potential buyer cannot see past the empty rooms and envision the possibilities.

Buyers today want a move-in ready home. Staging gets rid of the clutter and highlights the focal points of a space.

Marketing a staged home becomes a much easier task than one that is cluttered or empty. As we know, most potential buyers are searching the real estate websites and a professionally staged and photographed home will be the one that catches their eye and gets the potential buyer through the front door.

Take a look at our staged properties below. Please click the photo to read more about the property.

To see Before and After pictures of homes we rehabbed, click on the 2924 Alverta Avenue and the 6209 Eastern Parkway posts.

3901 Chesley Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21206

Even before you open the front door of this awe-inspiring fully renovated home, you will be greeted with such distinguished features as the stately pierced brick wall defining the front yard, the cement flowerpots

28 Coatsbridge Ct., Nottingham, MD 21236

What happens when a seller puts their heart and soul into delivering a top-notch home and a REALTOR® who is a Home Stager work together?   THIS… The seller was determined to make sure all

4302 Mary Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21206

This absolute charming detached colonial 3 bedroom, 2 full bath home with a finished basement was a joy to stage. As you walk through the entrance way, you will feel right at home.  This

9585 Shirewood Court, Rosedale, MD 21237

This was another condo listing in Devonshire at Whitemarsh. This bright and inviting unit features an open floor plan with a spacious living room, dining area, updated kitchen, breakfast/sunroom. Two bedrooms at opposite ends

35 Lyndale Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21236

This home had recently received an instant makeover with the freshly painted gray walls and new carpet. When staging this gem, I used basic, but forever classy shades of black, white, and gray. The

6 Sagebrush Ct., Nottingham, MD 21236

The gray walls and wood floors paved the way for me to use my blue stylish sofa and gray barrel chairs. The abstract canvas print featuring a blue and gray city skyline blended perfectly.

557 Valley View Road, Towson, MD 21286

This exquisite stone rancher is located in the prestigious historic Hampton Village. It was an emotional sale as the property had belonged to the seller’s parents. Because the home needed some updating, I primarily

12125 Buttonwood Lane, Middle River, MD

The owners of this three bedroom, two bath split foyer home relocated out of state just prior to listing their property. The house was cleaned and ready for me to stage. I focused on

1221 62nd Street, Rosedale, MD 21237

Sixty-one years. This house, 1221 62nd Street, Rosedale, MD, had been in my family for sixty-one years. My parents purchased it in 1961. It was my childhood home. It was home for my cousin,

336 Laburnum Road, Edgewood, MD 21040

This spacious semi-detached home received a makeover, so I thought it was only fitting that my inventory experienced the same. The owner painted the walls a soft blue and new carpeting. I continued the

2924 Alverta Avenue, Parkville, MD 21234

Charm Meets Eloquence This home showcases how Casa Bella Realty, LLC can manage many aspects of real estate. We purchased this home from a client. We re-designed, rehabbed, updated, staged, listed, and sold this

20 Hyacinth Road, Baltimore, MD 21234

Well, it is Fall so I decided to incorporate orange, yellow, and green hues for staging this townhome. The pictures in the living room and dining room compliment each other by picking up these

1114 Rosanda Court, Baltimore, MD 21220

This spacious split foyer home is located on a quiet street in Middle River.  The homeowner completed some projects; namely, freshly painted the entire home, installed new carpet, and completed some general updating throughout.

4547 Necker Avenue, Nottingham, MD

We consulted with the homeowners and they complied with our recommendations for getting their home show ready.  We assisted with scheduling, and even met, the painters, landscaper, carpet installers and a few other needed

2909 Bauernwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21234

This charming house was listed by Casa Bella Realty's agent, Julie Schreiber.  It is situated on a quiet street in Parkville, right off of Harford Road.  Barbara Todd, Home Staging Expert, Casa Bella Realty,

604 Moonglow Road, Unit 302, Odenton, MD

At our staging consultation with the homeowner of this two bedroom, two bath penthouse condo, we advised her to make the following updates and she concurred. The entire condo was freshly painted, new flooring

4722 Vicky Road, Baltimore, MD 21236

The homeowner wanted to make this truly a turn-key home.  And the result is fabulous!  We worked with the homeowner and contractor offering advice on updating this home that was built in 1972.  The

9503 Kingscroft Terrace, Unit N, Perry Hall, MD

Same home.  Different look.  A few weeks back, I posted pictures of 9503 Kingscroft, Unit N. I staged this condo using the owner’s furniture, but added Casa Bella’s pictures, area rugs, lamps, accent pieces,

504 MacIntosh Circle, Joppa, MD

I love having a clean, neutral base when I begin to think about how to stage a home.  This home was painted in the color "cream and coffee" so I felt it was only

9606 Amberleigh Lane Unit A

This was a first-floor unit in the Windsor Condominiums located in Perry Hall. This entire condo recently received a fresh coat of paint and new flooring and was the perfect blank canvas to create the

6209 Eastern Parkway

Aww, this was my baby…my favorite. Very personal to me because Michael and I purchased this home and renovated it. We put our heart and soul into making this a house a home that

7 Ambolin Court

Such a cute townhome and sold within 10 days! Freshly spruced up with new paint and flooring, this place was ready for a little staging! I decided to have some fun with the addition located