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Trending Interior Paint Colors for 2023

By Lauren Matthews

Looking for an affordable way to switch things up in your home? Perhaps you want a quick refresh before listing for sale? A fresh coat of paint holds the power to totally transform any room in your house. Stay tuned as we reveal this year’s top trending interior paint colors.

Serena Williams’ House Re-Imagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Tennis legend Serena Williams’ house is for sale, according to Variety. That’s right, the new mom and 23-time Grand Slam winner, has listed her Bel Air residence for sale. This isn’t the first time that Williams has tried to sell her over-6,000 square foot home.  In fact, last year the home was priced at $11.995 … Continued

How To Start A Bidding War

By Lauren Matthews

As a seller or a real estate agent you probably wonder how to start a bidding war? After all, the goal with a home sale is to quickly and easily maximize profit. It’s a question you should be asking. So how can you start a bidding war? How can you sell your home for over-asking price? … Continued

Demi Lovato’s House Re-Imagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Demi Lovato’s home is for sale. Yep, the singer, songwriter and actress, Demi Lovato, is ready for a fresh start and recently listed her Los Angeles home. This luxurious contemporary home has 4 bedrooms and 6 baths spread out over more than 5,000 square feet. The home is s currently listed at 9.495 million dollars. Lovato’s … Continued

Meet The Home Staging Team: Trish Sidebotham

By Lauren Matthews

We’re taking you behind the scenes here at White Orchid Interiors house staging company to learn more about how professional house staging works, and about the people who make each home look so appealing and effortlessly put together.   Role On White Orchid Interiors House Staging Team Trish Sidebotham is the newest addition to theWhite Orchid Interiors … Continued

Why Home Staging Is Important For Every Price Point

By Lauren Matthews

Is home staging important? There was a time, not so long ago, when people thought home staging was only for wealthy sellers. Those who hoped to attract wealthy buyers. In today’s real estate world, home staging has gone from luxury to necessity. In fact, home staging is important for every price point, according to a … Continued

Cher’s Beverly Hills House Reimagined with Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Cher’s Beverly Hills house is for sale. Not that she needs an introduction, but singer, songwriter, fashion icon, and Mamma Mia 2 star, is moving on from her Beverly Hills property. Cher’s Beverly Hills house is currently listed for sale at $2.5 million and is 3,089 square feet. It features four bedrooms, three bathrooms with … Continued

Eva Longoria’s French Villa Re-Imagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Actress Eva Longoria has placed her home on the market, according to Page Six. The Desperate Housewives star is selling her Los Angeles area estate. Yep, Eva Longoria’s home is for sale at $11,000,000. The gated property sits on nearly three acres and boasts sweeping city views. Inside, the French-inspired villa features herringbone wood ceilings … Continued

Selena Gomez’s LA Estate Reimagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Singer, song writer, and house-flipper, Selena Gomez recently listed her Studio City, California home for sale. According to Variety, Gomez’s 3,188 square foot house – which was built in 1951 – sits behind tall, privacy hedges. Gomez’s home includes three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a detached guest house, and amazing pool. The Los Angeles area home … Continued

Anna Faris’ House Re-imagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Anna Faris’ house is for sale. The actress, podcaster, and all around funny lady, recently listed her Hollywood Hills home for sale – again. According to Curbed LA the home has been on and off the market a number of times this year. Hard to believe Anna Faris’ house, the below mid century modern gem … Continued

Oprah’s Illinois House Reimagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

  Oprah Winfrey’s home is for sale. According to Architectural Digest Oprah recently listed this Illinois home for just $393,875. Oprah first purchased the house in 2001. It has four bedrooms and two bathrooms and features two wood-burning fireplaces. The traditional style home boats some lovely details yet is currently empty save for a few window treatments. As a result, through an analysis of Oprah’s home and … Continued

Harry Styles’ Hollywood Hills Home Reimagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Harry Styles home is for sale. According to Curbed LA, Harry Styles recently listed his Hollywood Hills house for $8.5 million. The house is 4,400-square-foot, and three-bedrooms. Harry Styles’ house features a pool, a home theater, a gym, and views of both downtown Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean. The modern style abode, though well appointed, currently features … Continued

Try These Secrets To A Perfect Summer Home Sale

By Lauren Matthews

This summer home staging is an essential tool when it comes to getting a leg up on the home-selling competition. Whether you live in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Orlando, or elsewhere, house staging can ensure a quick an profitable home sale. Summer is fast approaching and so is the hot summer real estate market. Home staging is so crucial for … Continued

Jared Leto’s Hollywood Hills Home Reimagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Jordan Catalano Jared Leto’s house is for sale. The actor-musician famous for his roles in TV’s “My So-Called Life,”  and films like “Requiem for a Dream,” and “Suicide Squad” has listed his four-bedroom, three-bathroom mid-century home. Furthermore, Jared Leto’s Hollywood Hills house is listed for $2 million, according to Zillow. With the vine-covered exterior, recording studio, and … Continued

4 Reasons House Staging Is Essential This Spring

By Lauren Matthews

Not sure is=f staging a house is the right move this spring? See why house staging this spring is essential to making an easy and profitable home sale. House staging is a key factor in getting your home sold faster and for top dollar. Home staging is designed to help market and display your home … Continued

Styling Tips For Staging These 4 Architectural Types

By Lauren Matthews

Selling an architectural home? Get home staging tips, like the dos and don’ts of styling an architectural home before hiring your professional home stager. Learn what to spot in a top home staging expert. First, a key to successful home staging is enhancing your home’s best features. Home staging design options can vary depending on time of … Continued

How Home Staging Works

By Lauren Matthews

Considering home staging but wondering exactly how home staging works? We’ll take you through the home staging process. Feel good about hiring a professional home stager and selling your home faster and more easily than before. Home staging has exponentially gained popularity. It is a home-sale must. Realtors and home-sellers, alike, swear by the ability of great … Continued

This Just-Listed Kardashian House Reimagined With Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Reality star Rob Kardashian (brother to Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney) recently listed his Calabasas, California home for sale, says Bankrate.com. The star of E Network’s reality series, “Rob & Chyna,” owns a two-story Colonial revival home. It sits in a cul-de-sac in the gated Oaks of Calabasas community, notes Realtor.com. Furthermore, Karshasian’s home boasts four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and … Continued

Green With Envy. Our Favorite Shades of Green For Spring

By Lauren Matthews

I’m sharing my favorite spring paint colors 2017. Repainting for an upcoming home staging? Maybe you’re just giving the house a refresher for spring. Either way, I’ve got the scoop the best green paint colors for spring. Wondering what the hottest spring paint colors 2017 are? Spring is a time of renewal; when the flora and fauna … Continued

These New Apps Will Make Your Next Open House A Cinch

By Lauren Matthews

Last week I covered the secrets to holding the perfect open house. White Orchid Interiors has also shown you unexpected ways technology can help you sell your house and apps every FSBO home-seller needs. That’s why we’re now introducing you to some helpful apps that will further support all your open house planning needs once your home staging is … Continued

10 Secrets To Holding The Perfect Open House

By Lauren Matthews

We’ve talked about how you can get a leg up when it comes to taking the For Sale By Owner, like how to stage a big house on a tiny budget and 6 secrets to successfully sell your home FSBO. Now I’m dishing on how to host the ideal open house your first time out.  When it comes to selling … Continued

How To Sell Your Home Fast With Farmhouse Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

Style trends may cycle in and out of fashion, but when you’re selling your home, sometimes capitalizing on the latest home design trends can also mean big bucks. Staging your home with the right design can excite buyers, entice multiple offers, and ultimately drive up your sale price. Farmhouse modern home styling is trending across the country … Continued

Happily Ever After: This Home Redesign Will Melt Your Heart

By Lauren Matthews

We’ve showed you how you can stage a million dollar home in just one week on DIY’s “Raise the Roof,” now White Orchid Interiors is honored to contribute to an emotional home redesign surprise on Freeform’s “Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?”  From Raising The Roof To Roses At White Orchid Interiors we get to participate … Continued

Lauren’s Top Decor Picks For Home Staging This Winter

By Lauren Matthews

You’ve battened down the hatches. You’re ready to snuggle up in front of the fireplace. Winter is nearly here. But before we watch the clock tick down on another calendar year, all across the country there are still tons of houses waiting to be sold. Check out these top picks for a successful winter home staging. Real Estate’s … Continued

The Secret To Home Staging At Any Budget

By Lauren Matthews

Regardless of whether you’re selling a budget-friendly home or a multi-million dollar property, home staging is an essential part of an easy and profitable home-sale.There are a number of critical to-dos when selling your home, but home staging is the one that can net you the biggest return on your real estate investment. Learn the secrets … Continued

3 Keys To Keep A Child’s Room Looking Staged

By Lauren Matthews

I’ve talked to you about “How To Live In A Staged Home.” But when you’re a family, particularly with young children to look after, living in a staged home presents its own set of unique challenges. So, with that in mind, I’m dishing out my home staging tips on how to keep your child’s room looking staged. … Continued

Why Fall Is The Best Time To Sell Your Home

By Lauren Matthews

Fall can actually be the most beneficial season to sell your home, despite popular belief. Many people think that spring is the best season to sell a home. Whether that idea persists because the weather is cheery, or because selling a home might be the ultimate form of “Spring cleaning,” this belief has greatly contributed … Continued

Behind The Scenes Of Our Second “Raise The Roof” Home Staging

By Lauren Matthews

This time we got to provide professional home staging for a once-small bungalow in Denver’s Wash Park neighborhood. It’s been truly amazing working alongside “Raise The Roof”contractor-host Keith Nylund to see how he pops the tops of these houses, in order to make them truly modern homes. These homes had so many fun historic elements. By bringing in great … Continued

How To Live In A Staged Home

By Lauren Matthews

Staging your home for sale is a valuable part of the home-selling process. But if you’re still living in the house how can you avoid messing up the staged home on a daily basis? I’m asked this question all the time. All. The. Time. Work, kids, pets — the prospect of cleaning up every last … Continued

Home Staging Tricks: 5 Ways To Create Visual Square Footage

By Lauren Matthews

Selling your house and looking to maximize its square footage with some home staging tricks? Try creating visual square footage. A home’s square footage can be one of the biggest factors in a buyer’s decision to purchase. That is why, as a home-seller, visual square footage should be one of your  top priorities. Visual square … Continued

Home Staging Costs – Pricing 101

By Lauren Matthews

Lauren Matthews – Design Director for White Orchid Interiors – discusses one of the hottest topics among home staging industry insiders. We have all asked this seemingly difficult and frustrating question, “How do I price a project to account for my time, my inventory and other expenses involved in running my home staging business?” Well, look no further and stay tuned to future posts for additional insights on how to price home staging projects.