 Karen Hest, |  ContactKaren Hest Areas Served:Province of Ontario: Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Guelph, Grimsby, St. Catherines, Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and surrounding areas. |
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About Engaging Staging
Karen Hest is the owner and lead design consultant of Engaging Staging. With many years of retail experience in supervisory positions she has developed great organizational and leadership skills. It was her work as a community Personal Support Worker, however, where she honed her terrific interpersonal skills. She developed a keen ability to really listen, observe and to nurture a strong rapport with people – to truly understand and respect their needs.
Karen has staged over $15 million worth of homes for sale, and has prepared and sold 6 of her own properties in Hamilton, Windsor, London, Guelph and Fort Erie with her many years of home renovation and design experience. She is a graduate of the Staging Diva® Home Staging Program.
Any change – whether you’re relocating completely or just redesigning one room can be emotional and stressful – her understanding of client’s needs, attention to detail, and cost effectiveness will ensure a carefully planned and executed staging job that fits your budget.
The way you live in your home, and the way you sell your house, are two different things. It’s beneficial to get an objective, knowledgeable opinion on how to professionally stage your home for resale.
Home staging is a proven lucrative real estate strategy, used by successful home sellers and Realtors, that ensures homes sell more quickly and often for more money. It would be cost effective to consider Engaging Staging an investment on your most valuable asset.
Homes staged by Engaging Staging provide a huge edge over the competition in a competitive real estate market. Dressing your home to appeal to a wide range of people, yet still creating a memorable and emotional connection. Allowing buyers to walk in and have that “This is it, this is home” feeling.
Your staged home will:
- Be showcased by highlighting its best features and downplaying its flaws.
- Allow potential buyers to imagine themselves living there.
- Ensure realtors show it more often, because it shows so well.
- Maximize its appeal to the largest potential buyer population.
- Minimize your stress by allowing you to move on from having to keep your home “viewer ready” at all times – to literally allowing you to move.
Services provided by Engaging Staging
- Consultations
- Full or Partial Staging (de-cluttering, organizing, paint colour recommendations, furniture & art rearranging and/or rental accommodations)
- Redesign Services (gift certificates)
- Senior Moving Transitions
- Colour Consultations
- Personal Home Décor Shopping
- Vacant Properties (furniture & accessory rentals)
- Trade Referrals
What Clients say about Engaging Staging
“Karen made the staging process as easy as 1-2-3!!! I have never been happier with a service then I was with Engaging Staging. Karen made every little detail come to life and the final product was amazing. Every person who came into our home thought it looked gorgeous. Karen is a real pro and I know anyone who uses her services would be perfectly pleased.”
Rebecca Ryder, Broker / Area Sales Manager, Royal LePage, Burloak Real Estate Services
“By the end of the weekend… our home looked like something out of a magazine! Our house sold only seven days after Karen staged it for us. I am not exaggerating when I say that it was due to Karen’s staging. My husband and I would highly recommend Engaging Staging to anyone.”
Kelli Gross, Grimsby, Ontario
“I have used Karen for empty house staging, de-cluttering and vendor consultation. I am very impressed with Engaging Staging and will not hesitate to use Karen on every one of my listings.”
Corinne Nezic, Sales Representative, Royal LePage, Burlington, Ontario
Karen’s staging solutions are appropriate to each target market. Let her Expertise, Enthusiasm and Empathy make your Experience an Engagingly Easy One!
Engaging Staging Home Staging Photo Gallery
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After
Before, outdated, unusable & just plain awful. After, new counter top, paint & hardware transformed this old 2nd floor kitchen into a functional & beautiful home office for under $170.00 (for materials).
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Before, a blah & boring bedroom fit for nobody. After, a coat of paint and furnishings & accessories supplied by Engaging Staging freshen and enliven this new master bedroom.
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Before, this house sat on the market for over 3 months looking forlorn & sparse. Even though the walls were newly painted, the old wood panel shingles were left as is - too ugly to ignore. After, by painting the paneling & trim, the update was "instant, with architectural detail". Furnishings supplied by Engaging Staging & Aaron's Sales & Leasing, Stoney Creek.
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