Home Staging Services - Occupied & Vacant
Creating spaces that speaks to buyers.
At Elevated Living, we specialize in both occupied and vacant home staging in Montclair, NJ and surrounding areas. Our goal is to transform properties into beautiful, market-ready homes that attract more buyers, sell faster, and achieve top-dollar offers. Whether the home is furnished and lived in or completely empty, our expert team is equipped to style, enhance, and present it in a way that appeals to today’s competitive real estate market.
What is Home Staging?
Home staging is the art and science of preparing a home for sale by making it more visually and emotionally appealing to prospective buyers. Through expert design, furniture placement, and curated décor, home staging highlights a property's best features, minimizes flaws, and helps buyers envision themselves living in the space.
At Elevated Living, we understand that every home—and every seller—is unique. That’s why we offer two distinct approaches:
Occupied Home Staging
Occupied home staging is ideal for homeowners who will continue living in their property during the selling process. This service focuses on enhancing the home using your existing furniture, while incorporating professional staging techniques to elevate its appeal.
Our Occupied Staging Process:
- Initial Consultation: We evaluate the entire property and provide recommendations on how to improve its presentation.
- Decluttering and Depersonalizing: We advise on removing personal items and excess furniture to create a more spacious, neutral environment.
- Rearranging and Styling: Our team rearranges existing furniture to improve flow, highlight architectural features, and create inviting vignettes.
- Supplemental Décor: If needed, we bring in accessories, artwork, textiles, and lighting to complete the look.
Benefits of Occupied Staging:
- Cost-effective: Uses much of your existing furniture and decor.
- Minimal disruption: Allows you to continue living in your home.
- Professional polish: Adds design finesse and buyer-friendly enhancements.
We ensure that each room tells a story that buyers want to step into. From the entryway to the master suite, every detail is thoughtfully planned to inspire confidence and excitement in potential buyers.
Vacant Home Staging
Vacant homes are often harder to sell because they feel cold, empty, and lack a sense of scale. Without furniture, buyers may struggle to visualize how their life will fit into the space. That’s where our vacant home staging services come in.
We furnish and design every key room with high-quality, modern furniture and curated décor to give the property life, warmth, and style.
Our Vacant Staging Process:
- Property Assessment: We evaluate layout, lighting, architecture, and buyer demographics.
- Design Plan: We craft a unique staging plan for your home’s layout, incorporating ideal furniture styles and room functions.
- Furniture & Decor Selection: We draw from our extensive inventory of stylish, contemporary furnishings to dress the home to impress.
- Staging Day: Our team installs, styles, and perfects every room for professional showings and photography.
- De-Staging: Once your home sells, we remove all items in a timely, efficient manner.
Benefits of Vacant Staging:
- Brings empty spaces to life
- Highlights room functionality and scale
- Creates emotional connection for buyers
- Improves listing photos for online marketing
According to real estate studies, staged vacant homes sell up to 88% faster and for up to 20% more than their unstaged counterparts. With buyers making snap judgments online and during walk-throughs, vacant staging is a proven investment in your home’s market success.
Why Choose Elevated Living?
As one of Montclair’s premier home staging companies, we pride ourselves on creating tailored solutions that meet our clients’ goals, timelines, and budgets. Our team of professional home stagers brings deep knowledge of design trends, buyer psychology, and local real estate markets to every project.
What sets us apart:
- Local expertise and market insight
- High-end furnishings and décor inventory
- Flexible, customized staging packages
- Fast, responsive service and seamless execution
- Track record of faster sales and stronger offers
We are more than just decorators—we are home styling strategists who know how to present your property in the best possible light.
What Types of Homes Do We Stage?
- Single-family homes
- Condos and townhomes
- Luxury estates
- New construction
- Investment properties and flips
- Model homes and developments
Whether it's a cozy bungalow or a spacious estate, we adapt our staging strategy to suit the property’s style, target market, and pricing tier.
The Power of Presentation
Staging is not just about furniture—it’s about first impressions. Buyers form opinions within seconds of walking through the door. A well-staged home captures attention immediately and makes a memorable impact.
A properly staged home:
- Stands out in online listings and marketing
- Creates visual interest and emotional resonance
- Helps buyers focus on the property’s potential rather than flaws
- Encourages higher perceived value and competitive bidding
In today’s competitive real estate market, staging is no longer optional—it’s essential.
Ready to Stage Your Home?
If you're preparing to sell your home in Montclair, NJ or the surrounding areas, let Elevated Living help you make the most of your property. Whether you’re living in your home or listing it vacant, our home staging services offer the polish, professionalism, and style that turns interest into offers.
Contact us today for a consultation and discover why Elevated Living is one of the most trusted staging companies in Montclair, NJ.
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