Over the past year, I’ve spent a huge chunk of time browsing before and after home staging photos from all over the country and picking professional stagers’ brains for their top strategies to apply ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It can really make or break a listing,” says Dara Donovan, owner and founder of a staging company called Paloma Home Studio, ...

You want potential buyers to imagine living in your space, not study your life. This article shows how small changes to what you keep on display can make your rooms feel larger, brighter, and more ...

At 12:30 p.m. on a Monday, a rowhouse on a leafy street in Northeast Washington is completely empty. Less than five hours later, the three-bedroom residence brims with furniture, art and the kinds of ...

When it comes to selling your home, first impressions are everything. You might think that a fresh coat of paint or a spotless kitchen will seal the deal, but there’s more to it than that.

"We've used people's Oscar statues for decoration," says "house whisperer" Meridith Baer Sophie Dodd is a writer for PEOPLE. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at PEOPLE from 2018 to 2022 ...

At 12:30 p.m. on a Monday, a rowhouse on a leafy street in northeastern Washington, D.C., is completely empty. Less than five hours later, the three-bedroom residence brims with furniture, art and the ...

Kay Donohoe's home was on the market for six months without receiving an offer before she decided to stage it. Within four days of staging her home, she had a contract on her house, she said. Although ...

Even if you're not selling, you can optimize every inch of your space. If your home feels cramped, you may think that there's not much you can do to make it look more spacious. But home stagers know ...

Home stagers dress up a house so it’ll sell for more money. The slowing market is hitting them, too. Krisann Evoli walked through a house being prepped for sale in a sought-after Minneapolis ...

Celebrity home stagers are paid to make rooms feel instantly welcoming, and their best tricks work on a five‑minute clock. Instead of full makeovers, they rely on small, targeted moves that change how ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Every home needs to be staged before its sold, but ...