Home Staging a House on a Lifestyle Block

It is such a pleasure and a privilege to provide home staging for this beautiful and unique home on the Waitakere Ranges, a lifestyle block home located on 10 acres in Swanson.

This home had been a family home for many years and the time had come to sell. Our brief was to help a new family visualise themselves living there by illustrating it potential to prospective buyers (as research shows most people aren’t able to see how an empty room might look, so  home staging for a lifestyle block home was helpful in highlighting the homes possibilities).

More details of the home: On Christian Road, just 5 minutes from Swanson Village, everything you want in country living is on offer for you here. This epic lifestyle property is completed by a beautiful family home with privacy, park like grounds, paddocks, barns and sheds.

From the minute you arrive via the meandering tree lined driveway, you’ll know you’ve found something special here, sheep graze in the Two level and paddocks while the hens run free range with their chicks, where total privacy is ensured. The charming home was built more than 40 years ago by its current owner (registered Builder) and was held to impeccable standards. Matai wood floors polished, timber lacquered joinery.

Sarked ceilings and sleek décor establish truly elegant country charm. Embrace the original kitchen or rebuild to your taste, the original Rayburn oven is in excellent working order sitting in the beautiful brickwork, all ideally positioned for simple indoor/outdoor flow to various entertaining outdoor spaces, the pool and the flat lawn where the children can run free.

Dads will be pleased with the variety of garages and sheds on offer, the house has a double garage attached, while there is a wide three-bay shed PLUS a barn providing an office / storage space with temporary lunch room / bathroom facilities at the rear. If you want to run your business from home, this will be great

Located just minutes from Swanson Village where the children will attend the local school and you can easily get to the CBD via the rail network, here you will have the best of both worlds, full country living and convenience for commuters.

If you would like to talk to us about providing our home staging services to your West Auckland property, call today. We provide free consultations and would love help you achieve a great outcome on the sale of your house.

Home Staging a Grey Lynn Townhouse

Home staging helps showcase spaces and helps people visualize themselves living in a home. Without home staging many buyers can be put off a home as they are unable to mentally or emotionally connect with a space. Indeed we enjoyed transforming this newly refurbished Grey Lynn townhouse into a buyer’s future home and it resulted quick sale..

Some more info about the property: “Unpack, unwind, uncork your favourite drink, then pull up a chair overlooking the pool on your balcony, or better yet, how about a swim? This may sound like an advertisement for your next vacation destination but what if it could be your new city Grey Lynn fringe, your regular vacation home? Recently renovated, this delightful 3 level townhouse is a fantastic lock up and leave choice for busy lifestyles with its crisp white interior and wooden detailing. Superbly placed, optimising its corner location with plenty of natural light and all-day sunshine as well as completely new double glazing that will ensure you're comfortable throughout the year.

Remarkably spacious with 2 double bedrooms plus a decent upstairs bathroom, while the open plan living room and balcony over looks the pool and mature palm trees below. There is a second bathroom downstairs plus a great flexi-space that opens onto a sleek and clean courtyard. As an office, second living room or dedicated media space this might be perfect. The internal access garage is a definite bonus with Auckland's frequently changeable weather. Conveniently located in the heart of Grey Lynn, an assortment of cafes are all within walking distance, as well as some great retail therapy in the village.”

Home Staging an Apartment at The Vulcan

We love staging homes with an x factor and The Vulcan certainly has that. Our role in home staging an apartment was to showcase its potential and bring it to life.

Borrowing from the best bits of the classic New York apartment scene, the brand new architecturally built Vulcan apartments deliver luxury elegance and a sought after lifestyle.

At The Vulcan, one bedroom plus a glass-flanked flexi-room and a sumptuous palette of colours come together to offer a home that’s anything but ordinary.

Perfectly situated above Victoria Park’s natural surroundings, The Vulcan subtly points to its heritage as the original Millar Paterson Metals foundry using bronze marble and glass to create clean lasting lines.

Feeling more Big Apple than central urban homes, floor-to-ceiling joinery as well as the contrasts between the opulent and modern pair to offer a perfect residence for investors, Air BnB, students, retirees and those with an eye for detail.

In the master suite, soft carpet and natural sunshine create a cosy city sanctuary, while smokey tones and gold tapware make that little bit more glamorous in front of the large bathroom mirror.

The flexi-room offers additional accommodation, an additional living room or a clever workroom, while a new heat pump, top-of – the-range Miele appliances (including washing machine and dryer), a samsung refrigerator and a covered balcony sweeten the deal with modern comforts.

Designed by the award-winning Leuschke Group, The Vulcan apartments occupies an enviable central location, where cafes, restaurants and entertainment in all directions are contrasted by safe paths and park-side amenities to offer the ultimate urban lifestyle.

Walking distance to the waterfront, Sky Tower, CBD and Ponsonby, our experienced owners have included in the sale a new electric scooter to help you see more of the area.

If buying for an investment, lucrative, rental returns make it an excellent investment in this property.

Home Staging - Mt Eden

Providing home staging for this 1930s bungalow was a real treat and resulted in sale price well above expectations when it went to auction.

The impressive combination of the sophisticated modernisation with the elegance of the 1930s and the intact character, the effortless indoor / outdoor flow from the spacious open plan and the exceptional location make this home important.

The design of this Mt Eden bungalow offers a sleek and simple for day-to-day living with spacious bedrooms and bathrooms, separate laundry and second toilet, all enhanced by the relaxed colour scheme.

Located in the Mt Albert Grammar School zone, with easy walking distance to Balmoral School just around the corner, and nearby both Gribblehirst and Potters Parks take the pressure out of busy everyday life. Enjoy the lifestyle advantages of cafes and restaurants on Dominion and Sandringham highways, and quick access to the city by transportation connexions. Complete with the beautiful level lawn and playground garden bathed in afternoon sun and for a growing family you have a truly wonderful place.

Home Staging vs Not Staging

This property is an example of the benefits of the impact of good presentation and house staging when selling your home. The vendors of this small home (85sqm) put in the extra effort, renovated their home and called in Finer Home Staging to provide a full home staging service to provide the icing on the cake. When the home went to market it attracted a lot of interest, with 5 parties bidding at the Auction and the sale price exceeding the sale expectation at 725K - the owners were AMAZED hoping to reach the CV of 670K!

The neighboring owners (who owned more land and a bigger home (120sqm), and a CV of 700K decided to sell their home after just a small tidy up and only managed to get 695K and it took twice as long to sell in the same market, while causing them undue stress!

Neighbouring unstaged property

When we look at the research on home staging vs not home staging it makes sense, prospective home buyers find it hard to connect with homes that are filled with other people’s belongings (as they are looking for their home, not another person’s home). They also find it hard to connect with empty homes as they can be experienced as “soulless” (with most people also finding it hard to visualize themselves living in someone else’s home).

Finer Home Staging helps people over come these obstacles and make that strong first impression that makes your home the one that stands out to prospective home buyers.

Here is some more info on the listing staged by Finer Home Staging: “A young family moved on from their first home, much loved over the last 9 years. If you don't like D.I.Y. and you like "hip & chic," it'll be one for you. This is a reinvention of the 1960's bungalow in 2018, contemporary in design and renovated with style.

Set on a generous cross-lease section away from traffic, you have to see how much lawn there is for children to play-it's a wonderful set-up! This is a wonderful place to cook with a well-equipped laundry adjacent, boasting a lovely kitchen with stainless equipment and engineered stone bench tops. From the on-trend bathroom, every room in this house has been well used

The sun filters from the kitchen to the spacious lounge opening onto a well landscaped, fenced garden through new bifold doors to a big deck area. Fruit trees dotted along the property and plenty of room for swings, slides and trampoline will be appreciated by families. The new white walls complement the golden polished floors and this house performs year round with the added advantage of complete insulation.

The time has come for the owners to settle down in their dream home. You can move in and create your own happy memories after having accomplished so much work on the home! Call for a viewing now, you're going to love it!”

Do you have an older home and you would like Finer Home Staging to provide full or partial staging services to you? We provide a range of home styling services throughout the Auckland region and would love to you have have a chat any time.

Home Staging in Titirangi

So many vendors have been reluctant to use cookie-cutter Auckland home staging services because they consider the look fake and off-putting. Like them (and most home buyers), we don’t like that type of fake home staging either. We use a contemporary style that is on-trend and in demand by Auckland home buyers.

We use contemporary home staging - its what Auckland Buyers want

Here are some details of home in Titirangi we provided home staging for recently - another home sold quickly!: Stroll up to the Titirangi village to grab your favourite coffee, have lunch and let the kids walk to and from Kaurilands Primary just 200 m away, this extremely desirable property provides you superior lifestyle without the high price tag that is usually attached. A rare opportunity, be sure to be the first to the open homes it will be HOT! As perfect as the day it was constructed this brick and tile 1950s bungalow is guaranteed to stand the test of time offering you many years of comfortable and low maintenance living.

The open plan living room provides for those seeking contemporary open plan living with amazing polished floors. A fresh kitchen generates the home hub that connects back to the dining and living areas that embrace the atmosphere and warmth thanks to the gas heater. Seamlessly spilling out on decks facing west you'll have endless summer BBQ's and the children and animals can roam freely in the fully fenced front yard.

Off the main hall the 3 bedrooms are all light and bright with the master being a big double and all serviced by a modern bathroom. For those looking for good garaging, you have the big single garage at the back of the property, normally very difficult to find.

First home buyers, those looking for easy modern living or maybe looking to upgrade to Titirangi, then this is what you've been waiting for. Vacant, with vendors willing to settle immediately, this is going to SELL - be quick!

If you have home that you want to look its best for sale, contact Finer today. We would love to meet you in person, for a free onsite consultation and talk to you about our full home staging and partial home staging services provided throughout West Auckland.

Home Staging in Glen Eden - Auction Brought Forward

We see the benefits of home staging Auckland homes all the time. A recent sale of a West Auckland Home is but one example of how our professional and Finer home staging can help vendors.

This Glen Eden, West Auckland property had been listed un-staged on the market earlier this year for a number of months and had not attracted any good offers. The vendors then decided to relist it but this time with home staging. Subsequently, the home received a makeover from Finer Home Staging so as to show prospective buyers the potential of the property. Although the auction for the home had been booked 3 weeks out, the Auction was brought forward and sold just after 1 week on the market.

Research indicates that staged homes sell more quickly than unstaged homes. Homes that don't look their best can sit around, cost money, and lead to missed opportunities, ultimately stopping vendors in their lives from moving forward. Our Auckland based home staging service aims to reduce the amount of time that he home is on the market time and work with vendors and agents to achieve a quick sale. We stage homes throughout the wider Auckland region to create a strong first impression for prospective buyers.

Some details of the listing: “Oozing with character this two-level family home is a very highly sought after street. You will enjoy the large kitchen dining area with its heat pump and a generously sized separate lounge with a wonderful layout. The home an excellent outdoor-indoor flow to decks on either side of the home perfect for entertainers. You'll enjoy this secluded area on the back where you feel like you're in your own private retreat on vacation. The ground floor has an additional guest toilet. Upstairs is the Master bedroom's family bathroom and bedrooms with wide views.

This makes it perfect for kids and pets on a 477 Freehold section with fencing.

Sitting on the edge of the Titirangi Foothills, you have a private outlook with many NZ native trees in the area. A few minutes walk along the street to the popular Sozos Cafe and the bus route outside the shops of Glengarry Rd”

Zoned for the popular primary schools of Konini, Glen Eden Intermediate and Green Bay.

Home Staging in Te Atatu Peninsula

A key role of home stagers is helping prospective buyer's visualise themselves living in someone else's home. The classic Te Atatu Peninsula home that we provided home staging here had been the home of a family for many years, our role was to help a new family feel welcome and see themselves living here.

Home staging professional services need to create an ‘experience' for prospective buyers as soon as they walk through the front door. We all know what walking into a room with the x-factor is like - we feel good and we want to stay. That's also what buyers are looking for. Whether it's someone in search of a home in which they (and their family) will be happy, or an investor in search of a space in which their tenants want to stay -home staging to create positive experience is the key ingredient.

The vendors were happy with the outcome of the sale and the home staging services and I’m sure this lovely home will be enjoyed for years to come.

Some further details of the home: “Looking mellow, newly painted outside, and after comprehensive interior renovations, the character home of this 1950's sparkles in a premium location on the Te Atatu Peninsula.

Fresh carpets and vinyl floor coverings, a tastefully decorated interior, fresh cables, plus extra insulation to move in, unpack and relax. A fireplace and a contemporary heat pump aid in making this house comfortable in the summer and warm during winter months.

A spacious kitchen with built-in dining facilities which includes a range of contemporary appliances, including a fridge and dishwasher and flows to the outdoor terrace through a big lounge with patio doors”.

Call Gaby at Finer Home Staging & Interiors today if you have an family home in Auckland and are thinking of selling, we can help present the home its best possible light through our specialist home staging service so that future families can see themselves living there.

Home Staging in Massey, West Auckland - complete renovation project

When staging Auckland homes, we believe the finer details make all the difference. It makes sense that with certain things we want to impress others: We put on our finest clothes and pay attention to the finer details when we go for a job interview or a date. We go the extra mile because we want to' dress for success;' we understand that appearances matter a lot. At Finer Home Staging & Interiors, we have embraced the same philosophy. We use quality furniture and luxurious products when staging homes, and go the extra mile to impress prospective to stand out and be the best choice on the market for home buyers.

This owner was an experienced property investor, that we had worked with on numerous occasions. She was also a member of property investment group called myproperties that has been recommended to us by a number of active property investors. She surely knows her stuff and turned this once run-down house (broken windows and cold) into a delightful family home. It was fun providing home staging for this client as she always focuses on going the extra distance to make her homes stand out.

“This lovely house is now accessible for a family to enjoy after a significant refurbishment both inside and outside. Where else you can discover a beautiful character timber weatherboard home, nestled on a beautiful 809m2 flat site in this position. Perfect outside playing areas for the children.

The house has 3 bedrooms with two living spaces as well as an enormous rumpus area downstairs to the garage side. An excellent place for kids to play indoors while maintaining a clean upstairs. With the new kitchen, bathroom, painting, carpet and blinds, everything has been completed for you to appreciate.

Located in an excellent location, within simple access to Westgate, the shopping complex Northwest and the SH16 motorway. Properties like this don't last long, so be sure to add this to your viewing list as quickly as possible.”

If you are a property investor or property trader, we would love to talk. We provide home staging to many experienced investors throughout the Auckland region and appreciate developing ongoing relationships and being part of the transformations they bring to properties.

Home Staging Absolute Waterfront Property Described as "Rare as Hens Teeth"

This first thing the agent said to me was this property is as “rare as hens teeth”. With steps down to the water, this absolute waterfront Auckland property was an honor to stage. Home staging this unique Auckland property was really just the icing on the cake. The hard work had been undertaken by the owner -an experienced investor - who had completed an extensive 2 month renovation on the property. Consequently, this home looked fantastic and it was a joy to provide South Auckland home staging for our client on this “rare as hens teeth” absolute waterfront property.

The property included: 3 bedrooms, open plan kitchen, dining and lounge with a fire place. Doors from the lounge to two decks leading to the grassy backyard and the views of the water. From the front of the section there was street parking and a private courtyard from the hall entrance way. The property was well placed to benefit from home staging and perfect for families as it was situated off the road which and was perfect for those who have kids or pets.

If you have a coastal property with see views, we would love to talk to you. You will find that we will work with your individual needs and that our Finer Auckland home staging will give your unique home a competitive edge in today’s real estate market.