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 Dolly DeWald, | ContactDolly DeWald Areas Served:State of Nebraska & Iowa: Omaha Metro Area, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Ashland, Bennington, Elkhorn, Papillion, LaVista, Dundee and Old Market |
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Welcome to D3 Dolly DeWald Designs
D3 is a full-service home staging and redesign firm that helps homeowners, real estate professionals, and new homebuilders sell their properties more quickly and for top dollar.
With a father in real estate and a mother who rearranged the family home on a weekly basis, you could say company president Dolly DeWald was raised to become a home stager. “We spent Sunday afternoons visiting open houses my whole childhood,” says Dolly, “that was our entertainment discussing what homes would sell quickly and for how much, depending on what they looked like.”
Later, Dolly took her passion for decorating and real estate and bought, decorated and sold six of her own properties. She also managed several rental properties, always staging them to rent quickly.
Time to Sell — It’s a Beauty Contest
Irresistible charm? A “beauty” that stands out from the rest? Just as appealing on the inside as it is on the outside? These are important questions every homeowner needs to ask. Dolly DeWald knows how to package a seller’s home into a very marketable product that will sell faster and for more money.
How D3 Dolly DeWald Designs Works
It starts with a two hour minimum consultation covering these topics:
- Outer beauty. If a home isn’t enticing from the outside, most buyers will assume the same is true of the inside, and drive right by. D3 advises on how to improve these areas:
- Landscaping
- Lighting
- Exterior home condition (i.e. paint, sidewalks, driveway)
- General clean-up and beautification
- Inner beauty. D3 works with clients to bring out the best in every room and addresses the following issues:
- Clutter-Control: Buyers want room. Chances are that they are moving from a crowded space. Suggestions will be made for removal or storage of clutter.
- Room Flow and Arrangement: Most of the time there is too much furniture or not enough. D3 arranges furniture and accessories to improve traffic flow and bring out a room’s best assets.
- Lighting: D3 creates an ambiance that’s suited to each individual room.
- Interior Paint Color: D3 recommends colors that will enhance a room’s beauty, size and appeal to attract buyers.
- Décor and more: A home that’s tastefully decorated sells quicker than one that isn’t. Maybe it’s a new shower curtain and towels for the guest bathroom, a new comforter to replace a worn or outdated one, or art for that bare wall in the entryway. Service includes shopping, decorating and placement.
- Cleaning, Smells, and General Repairs: A clean, fresh-smelling home that’s in top-notch condition will sell faster. If the doorbell doesn’t work, a buyer will assume that there are bigger issues. D3 analyzes each room and makes recommendations to improve a home’s saleability.
- Entourage: The life of a home seller is hectic. D3 has a team of skilled professionals to help a home regain its tip-top condition including: plumbers, painters and electricians, landscapers, carpet cleaners and handymen.
- Empty Space: Often in beauty contests, there’s a contestant that’s gorgeous on the outside, but there’s just nothing on the “inside.” It’s the same with homes. Often, people have to move before their home sells but an empty house doesn’t sell as fast or for as much as a home that looks occupied. D3 can furnish a home top-to-bottom with furniture and accessories until the home sells.
- Redesign: D3 offers redesign for the homeowner, who is not moving, but wants to fall in love with their home again. All the benefits of “staging”, without the hassles of moving!
Home Staging Ideas Gallery
Before
After
Which room would you like to stay in as a guest? On the left, the "before" room's light gray walls, clutter and mismatched bedspreads made the room seem cold and very uninviting. The "after" room has been painted in a "warm" color. The clutter and family photos and small side table have been removed and replaced with matching comforters, decorative pillows and an antique trunk, a large mirror, bedside lamp and fresh flowers. Almost all of these items the seller already owned. Only the comforters and pillows were new.
Before
After
A boring master bedroom becomes alive with color and depth. The striped comforter is topped with an embroidered quilt and accessorized with pillows. The tiny picture above the bed is replaced with an original artwork that's more appropriate in size. The clutter on the side dressers is removed and replaced with matching lamps. The bulky chair in the "before" picture is replaced with a decorative table, flowers and smaller chair. Now the owner has room to walk around the bed. The finishing touch is the addition of a tweedy-linen window panel which adds warmth and depth to this room.
Before
After
Where's the focus in the "before" room on the left? The fireplace is lost, as is the television-armoire in the corner. Look at all those lamps and clutter on the coffee table! One's eyes doesn't know where to rest in this room. Now look at the "after" room on the right. The sectional sofa has been put together and faces the fireplace. The tv-armoire has been pulled from the wall and now faces the sofa. The large piece of artwork over the fireplace serves as a focal point. The fireplace has been appropriately decorated with a screen, candles and a dried arrangement. The clutter and multitude of lamps have been removed. Again, the cost was minimal. It was more a matter of furniture rearrangement and de-cluttering. The artwork was found on "clearance" in a catalog and the fireplace decor was purchased at a local discount retailer.
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