Showhomes Raleigh and Greater Raleigh

Leanne Gemma

Studio Principal

(919) 444-2911

lgemma@showhomes.com

Raleigh & Greater Raleigh

STRATEGIC HOME STAGING IN THE TRIANGLE

At Showhomes Greater Raleigh, we believe successful home staging starts with more than beautiful furniture. It takes vision, strategy, and an understanding of what makes a property appealing to today's buyers.

We are a professional home staging company serving Raleigh and the surrounding Triangle area, helping homeowners and Realtors prepare properties to make their best impression on the market. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate, we understand that preparing a home for sale is about making smart decisions that showcase its potential and make the most of your investment.

Every home deserves a strategy. We look beyond the furniture to consider the home's unique features, its likely buyer, and its position in the market. We identify opportunities to highlight the property's strengths, transform awkward or underutilized spaces into functional, inviting areas, and determine which rooms and improvements deserve the most attention. Our recommendations are tailored to each property, helping you invest in the right staging and updates without spending more than necessary.

Our comprehensive services go beyond traditional home staging. We offer vacant home staging, occupied home staging, cosmetic updates, and interior design services. Whether a home needs a complete transformation, a refresh of existing furnishings, or a few strategic improvements, we develop flexible solutions to meet its unique needs.

We combine thoughtful design, carefully selected furnishings, and attentive customer service to make the process of preparing your home for sale as seamless as possible.

Whether you're a homeowner preparing to sell or a Realtor looking for a reliable staging partner, Showhomes Greater Raleigh is here to help you bring out the best in every property.

Beautiful design is just the beginning. We help you prepare your property with purpose. Contact us to schedule a consultation and discover what's possible for your home.

Areas we serve

Staged Bedroom in Raleigh
Staged Model Home in Durham
Staged Luxury Listing in Wendell
Staged Luxury Listing in Raleigh
Staged Living Room in Cary

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FAQ

Vacant Home Staging
Bring an empty home to life — An empty home can make it difficult for buyers to understand the scale, function, and potential of each space. Our vacant home staging services use thoughtfully selected furnishings, artwork, and accessories to highlight a property's best features, define each room's purpose, and create a welcoming atmosphere. Every staging plan is tailored to the home, its likely buyer, and its position in the market—with a focus on making the most impactful investment.
Occupied Home Staging
Make the most of the home you already have — Preparing to sell doesn't always mean starting over. We work with your existing furnishings and décor, providing expert recommendations and strategic enhancements to create a fresh, inviting look that appeals to today's buyers. From rearranging furniture and editing accessories to incorporating supplemental furnishings, we'll help you make the most of what you already have while highlighting your home's best features.
Home Updates
Small changes. A stronger first impression — Sometimes a home needs more than staging to make its best impression. Dated finishes, worn details, or outdated fixtures can distract buyers from a property's true potential. We help identify the updates that will make the biggest impact, from fresh paint and updated lighting to flooring and window treatments. Our recommendations are tailored to your home, with an emphasis on making smart improvements without overinvesting.
Interior Design
Beautiful spaces. Designed around you — Whether you're settling into a new home, refreshing a space you've lived in for years, or furnishing a vacation rental, we bring creativity, expertise, and a thoughtful approach to every project. We offer flexible design services to fit your needs, from e-design plans that give you the guidance to bring a vision to life yourself, to full-service design where we manage the details from product selection and sourcing through installation. Our goal is to create spaces that feel cohesive, functional, and uniquely yours.

Home staging involves preparing a home for sale by expertly arranging the right furnishings, accessories, and artwork that result in a warm, inviting space that appeals to a broad range of home buyers. Decluttering and depersonalizing is another crucial element of the home staging process. By highlighting a home's key features and fostering a sense of flow and scale, home staging showcases your property's full potential. Making the property feel spacious, comfortable, and inviting invariably leads to a quicker sale at a higher price.

Establishing an emotional connection between a buyer and a property is the most cost-effective way to impact a property's value. Numerous studies (including statistics compiled by the National Association of Realtors) indicate that staged homes spend fewer days on market and sell for higher prices than their unstaged counterparts. Sellers who invest in home staging invariably receive higher, more competitive offers for their homes, resulting in an ROI of 6 to 10 times the cost of the service.

Yes, we offer a full suite of staging services, including staging occupied homes on the market as well as providing updates to those sellers who want their property to reflect current trends.

Home staging is both an art and a science – requiring knowledge of design, color, furniture placement, architectural flow, and the latest lifestyle trends. Showhomes has the expertise and the track record to create inviting and appealing environments that help sell homes quickly and for higher prices. We have carefully curated a wide array of furnishings, art, and accessories to enhance the look of your home. We would be glad to provide objective feedback on what must be done to make your home most attractive to potential buyers.

Yes, even if your home is already furnished, it can still benefit from staging. Home staging involves creating a neutral, welcoming, and appealing environment that showcases your home's best features and allows potential buyers to envision themselves living there. While you may love your current decor and furniture, it may not appeal to everyone and may not be the best way to showcase your home's features. Showhomes often works with existing furnishings and decor to create a more cohesive and attractive look that can help sell your home more quickly and for a higher price.

The most important rooms in a home that must be staged are the living room, the kitchen, the dining room, the primary bedroom, and the bathrooms. In addition to these critical areas, you should also consider staging any other areas of your home with unique or particularly valuable features, such as a home office, a family room, or a backyard patio, summer kitchen, or a pool deck.

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