What's the deal with decluttering?

You hear it from real estate agents, you see it on tv shows..."Declutter". Someone listing their home is always told to 'declutter', but why? What's the big deal?

Prepping a Home for Sale - Part 2

This is part two in the series about prepping your home for sale and will outline what things you should consider doing that may require a professional...

Prepping a Home for Sale - Part 1

This post outlines the things you could (and should!) do to prep your home for sale. It is part one in a series of two posts.

Jacksonville-area housing market may be sizzling, but 'home staging' can add thousands to sale price

Jacksonville-area housing market may be sizzling, but 'home staging' can add thousands to sale price

Why Showhomes Gives Franchisees Creative Freedom

By offering a strong corporate system and an array of resources, Showhomes gives its franchisees more time to focus on doing what they love — home staging and restyling.

Showhomes Named The Best Home Overall Home Staging Company of 2021

3 Reasons Why Now Is the Time To Invest in a Showhomes Franchise

With strong market availability, 35 years of experience, high franchisee satisfaction and a wide variety of offerings, the interior design and staging services franchise presents a rare and lucrative opportunity for entrepreneurs.

Showhomes Signs First Franchise in Atlanta

Showhomes, the home services franchise with 35 years in the business, has moved into Atlanta as it expands its footprint nationwide.

Is Spring a Good Time to Sell a Home?

Listing in early spring gives you time to prepare, and have the flexibility for a long closing date. Having a deal in hand but not having to rush to pack up is reassuring.

How Showhomes Franchisees Jim and Kaye Biby Helped Tim Tebow Score With Jacksonville Property Sale

Once Tebow was ready to sell, he enlisted the help of Showhomes to close the deal on a sprawling Jacksonville home.

Showhomes Closes Out 2020 With Strong Revenue, 5 New Signings and Momentum For Future Market Domination

Showhomes, the home staging franchise with 35 years in the business, played its part in a challenging 2020 to keep a red-hot real estate market moving.

Budding Showhomes Franchisees Breathe New Life into an Existing Asheville, North Carolina Location

Don and Kathi O'Rock signed on to franchise with the home staging brand after seeing the success of their friends in the same business.

Why Realtors Love Working with Showhomes

The real estate market is red-hot right now with historically low mortgage rates and a global pandemic driving wealthy workers from cities, and, thanks to Showhomes, Realtors are seeing bigger offers coming in faster than ever before.

COVID-19 Inspires Career Change for New Showhomes Franchisees

After gaining new perspectives during the pandemic, two Nashville, Tennessee-based attorneys decided to buy into the home staging franchise to fulfill their dreams of business ownership.

New Franchisee Yasmin Buale Signs on to Bring Showhomes to the Central Denver Market

After deciding to look into a new opportunity that showcased her expertise in business and passion for home design, the former Nordstrom stylist was attracted to the home staging brand because of its business model and strong corporate support.

Mary Fallon (San Francisco CA)

Catherine helped me out when I was in a last minute pinch, and was so personable and helpful through the whole process. We were already living in another city, but she helped us find a top notch painter to complete her vision of what our home could look like. Our home sold days after putting it on the market!

Tammi Van Volkinburgh (Hixson TN)

Catherine was thorough, professional, and collaborative.

Sonny Gomez (Gambrills MD)

Catherine was so friendly and communicated well! Home looked great.

Matt Crile (TN)

Showhomes adheres to the highest standards of professional care and delivers with an unmatched personal touch.

Paul Markworth (Hillsboro OR)

Increased home sale price and reduced time on the market. Spot on direct feedback on what needs to be changed in order to optimize home marketability. Anyone who saw the improvements that were recommended raved about how amazing they looked. The actual staging results went above and beyond my expectations. I definitely recommend choosing an option that stages as many rooms as possible...it really keeps the “wow!” factor going throughout a showing/open house. My home was sale-pending at full asking price in seven days, something that would not have happened without the help of Showhomes.

Alexis Halmy (OR)

Catherine and crew accommodated our tight timeline and our budget and did a gorgeous job..The condo we listed went pending in 6 days and had over 20 visits. Fantastic job, thank you!

Joe & Melissa Mankiewicz (Beaverton OR)

Catherine and her team were a joy to work with. They were very professional helped get our home looking show ready in no time. We highly recommend them for your next home sale. Great job!

Connie Farrah (West Linn OR)

I appreciated the Team's honest evaluation of what they felt would work. Catherine and Team were great to work with. Potential buyers could walk through and see ideas on how each room could be used End result: our home went on the market on Thursday and we had three solid offers on Monday. This was due to a great presentation. Thank you!

Ellen Shaw (Beaverton OR)

Catherine and her team have exceeded my expectations by far. First, they were highly organized and respectful of my home. They even monitored the movers to make sure they remove the shoes before entering. The ladies have created such a wonderful atmosphere in my home that I sold my house right after the first day of showing. The buyers, my friends and family love the design they created. It's breezy, neutral, very pretty and inviting. All I can say is Thank You from all my heart.

Arun Garg (Portland OR)

They did an excellent job and our house sold within a day of its opening at a price higher than we asked. Good taste in decoration, professional experience. Mindful of covid needs. Swept the garage even though they did not have to. Catherine was pleasant and easy to deal with. We went with their most expensive plan and it was worth it due to quick sale.

Christy MacColl (OR)

Catherine was wonderful to partner with and so accommodating when we received Buyer feedback and needed to make a few tweaks based on the Buyers our listing was attracting. She was also a great communicator and I very much enjoyed working with her.

Susan Larson (Portland OR)

Very professional and personable employees. Very nice furniture and decor. Thank you!

Matt Crile (TN)

Pure professionalism and amazing results! Working with Catherine Chandler and Portland Showhomes is always a great experience - Highly Recommended!

Geoff Spalding (Sherwood OR)

Quality job and flexible on setup and takedown dates.

Candace Tepper (Portland OR)

Practical flexible options, affordable, creative ideas & quick solutions!

Matt Crile (OR)

Catherine Chandler and Showhomes Portland West make for an exceptional customer experience. Catherine knows the work like the back of her hand, handles the tasks in a highly efficient fashion, is always on-time and makes the process highly enjoyable!

Libby Benz (OR)

Excellent staging, and stagers to work with! Prices are competitive. Libby Benz Premier Director/Principal Broker Windermere Real Estate

Melaney Dittler (OR)

Great product, easy to work with, and good pricing. I'll use them again!

Mehmet Berk (Lake Oswego OR)

Professional service with attention to detail They respect your time and provide value to your property Highly recommended

Matt Crile (TN)

I just love working with Catherine Chandler - She is insightful, value-minded, creative and customer-centered in all of her thinking!

John Masterman (Milwaukie OR)

Includes everything to make a home look ready to live in. Presentation is excellent and brings out the potential in the space. I don’t have the ability to dream up how to make it look awesome, but you sure do!

Drew Coleman (OR)

Catherine is amazing, responsive, and wonderful for both prep and staging services.

Jason Leiner (OR)

Catherine is VERY easy to work with, accessible, and professional. The staging was top-notch. The open houses were WAY above and beyond fantastic! And finally, the home manager really could not have been a better fit for our needs. THANK YOU!!

Shaunte Cruse (Keizer OR)

Showhomes Portland West is professional, timely, and motivated to help all of their business partners succeed. They bring properties to life and help them shine above all other competition. I love their team and will continue to refer them to others! Shaunte Cruse OR Real Estate Broker & Interior Designer Legacy Real Estate Cruse Interiors

Nicole & Darren Trtek (Portland OR)

Very professional and so easy to work with! They had amazing tips that totally took our house up a notch! Their expertise and experience is invaluable!

Paul Yang (Portland OR)

Professional and efficient!

Drew Coleman (OR)

Catherine with Showhomes is an absolute rockstar! She is responsive, accurate, and SUPER talented at staging. I would highly recommend Catherine and her team. She is also speedy & efficient. I couldn't ask for a better staging partner.

Kris Smole (Portland OR)

Very professional. Creatively utilized client home furnishings and filled in needed items on a tight budget with great flair.

Drew Coleman (OR)

Showhomes is professional, exceptional at what they do, and reasonably priced. We would highly recommend! We have had nothing but fun and success working with Catherine and her team.

Ted Tanner (OR)

Catherine Chandler and Showhomes Portland West did a great job staging my seller's home! They listened to him and transformed his home into something that stood out from the competition! Highly recommended!

Joe Munoz (OR)

Great people that had great ideas. I would recommend Catherine and her staff to anyone. Very professional and has gone that extra mile to showcase my home.

Joseph Isitt (OR)

Prompt, flexible, professional, and great value.

Mary Coletti (Hillsboro OR)

Prompt, informative, friendly, efficient. Thank you!

Kay Jennings (OR)

When we first decided to stage the lower level of our home for sale to better reflect a neutral view of how it could be used, we invited three companies to estimate the project. The difference in bids was dramatic, but even more important was the difference in how they listened, and in their flexibility. Catherine not only listened to what our requirements were since we plan to live in our home until it sells, she was extremely creative in her approach to working around our limitations. She used a dual approach, bringing in some of her warehouse items, and using our existing pieces to new effect. Catherine was the only one to suggest neutral slipcovers for two of our existing sofas, and that turned out to be brilliantly successful in creating a new family room in my former fashion showroom space. She also turned our existing media room/gym back into the home's true 4th bedroom that it is, all while not sacrificing our workout space. The day after her company's new photos were added to our listing, we had two showings, and traffic continues to be strong. I would never consider selling a home in the future without first hiring Catherine, and neither should you!

Cristi Millington (OR)

Catherine was an absolute pleasure to work with while preparing our home for listing on the real estate market. She contacted me the same day that we inquired about her services, and was very informative about her process, terms and timeline. We were on a very tight timeline, and she was able to pull off a miracle to have our house staged in time for the realtor’s photo shoot (a day early!). She is extremely personable, and had an amazing vision for pulling all of the furniture and accents together to make our home look beautiful. We have received multiple compliments on her design work, and are confident that we’ll receive an offer on our home in no time! If you’re in the market for a stager, be sure to contact Catherine – you’ll be thrilled with the outcome!

Andrew Finkle (OR)

Catherine and her team did a phenomenal job taking care of my clients. I compared her bid with another company, and it wasn’t even close. Her communication throughout the process was great and she was very easy to work with. I will be using her and her service again with my clients.

Matt Crile (OR)

Catherine and her team are consummate professionals. Dynamic, creative, responsive and charismatic, they bridge the gap beautifully between Brokers & Sellers by communicating the essentials while keeping things simple. To call the service cost-effective would be an understatement, as the costs are returned several-fold in the form of higher sales prices and shorter market times. Highly Recommended!

Mary Coletti (Hillsboro OR)

Kept me informed of what to expect from your service. Followed through on installation of carpet and decorating condo for sale. Very efficient!

Matt Crile (OR)

Showhomes Portland West was wonderful to work with and delivered great value. Catherine Chandler is highly creative and finds innumerable ways to make the most of every dollar spent on her service. She brings a joyfulness to her work and understands exactly how to see the world through "Buyers' Eyes". I enjoyed every part of the process and am happy to recommend SPW to others!