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Home Styling

Home styling is virtually identical in most ways to home staging. However, there are a few crucial differences which make this niche sector of the interior decorating business unique. The scope of this article is to detail the new and fast growing interior stylist profession and educate consumers on how they can utilize real estate styling to improve the aesthetics of their own homes at a fraction of the price of remodeling.


Home Styling



Interior Styling

A home stylist is a professional who cosmetically improves the interior of a property without performing in-depth or structural renovations. The enhancements are usually limited to altering the furniture, lighting, window treatments, floor plan and surface finishes in the home. Styling is really another word for decorating, but often implies a more limited budget when compared to professional complete decorating services. Interior stylists are savvy and well trained on getting the most bang for a client’s dollar, enacting sweeping changes in the look, feel and flow of a home without breaking the bank in the process!

Read more about hiring or becoming a property stylist.



Home Styling versus Home Staging

While very similar in concept and execution, there is a huge difference between home staging and house styling. Home staging is used when people are trying to SELL a home and styling is used when people are planning on KEEPING a home. The goals of staging is to depersonalize and create an atmosphere of universal appeal. Meanwhile, the goal of styling is to create a highly personal space which reflects the preferences and aesthetic tastes of the current occupant. Obviously, this means a very different plan of attack for the decorating professional, as well as a very different perspective when dealing with the client…

Read more about the differences between real estate stylists, home stagers and interior decorators.

Home Styling Advice

Home stagers must understand the current market conditions and must identify and fully understand the target buyer demographic in order to be successful in designing a home which will appeal to buyer wants and needs. On the other hand, stylists must confer with the owner of the property and design the aesthetic changes based completely upon the family’s needs and wants in both form and function. Both stagers and stylists must be able to produce dramatic designs at affordable prices. However, while stagers can utilize rented furniture and art, stylists have to come up with more permanent solutions by purchasing items to suit their designs. The one exception to this rule is when stylists are hired exclusively to redecorate a space for a particular event, in which case, rented items are the general rule. To learn more about the many advantages of hiring an interior stylist to improve the beauty of your home, contact a qualified local service provider directly.



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