Essential DIY Guide to Home Décor and Home Staging “…a must-read when selling your home. This book is a beautiful tutorial that will help you sell your home faster.”  ― Cassandra Aarssen , professional organizer and author of The Clutter Connection #1 Best Seller in House Plans Are you overwhelmed by the idea of home staging? Don’t know what to do or where to start? In  Secrets of Home Staging , award-winning home stager, Karen Prince, guides you through the home staging process with easy home décor ideas, design tips, and advice on how to stage your home to sell. Home staging made simple.   Secrets of Home Staging  isn’t just an indispensable guide for the everyday homeowner, it’s also geared to realtors and those committed to real estate investing and flipping houses. With potential home buyers pre-shopping homes online and dismissing many of them in as little as three seconds, it is essential your home is staged to look its best.  Secrets of Home Staging  helps you navigate the home staging process with an easy-to-follow guide. For fans of Joanna Gaines and the real estate world.  No matter what your house plan,  Secrets of Home Staging  offers home interior design advice and tools you need to make your home look great online and in-person. Featuring over 150 color photos, and many practical house interior design tips, Karen gives home sellers everything they need to receive more offers, faster sales, and higher selling prices. Inside you’ll find before-and-after photos and information on easy DIY home improvements that buyers love, project management tips, and: The 6 steps to successful home staging - Decluttering and decorating ideas that sell - How to determine your “key” rooms If you enjoy real estate books, interior design books, or home decor books─like  Elements of Style ,  Home Body ,  Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up ,  Habitat ,  Inspire Your Home , or  The Book on Flipping Houses ─you’ll love  Secrets of Home Staging . “I had the privilege of mentoring Karen when she entered into the home staging industry many years ago through my certification training at the Home Staging Resource. Having trained thousands of home stagers over the last fifteen years, I knew right away that Karen would be highly successful in this field. Karen has an innate ability to read a home as well as the home seller and communicate very clearly the ‘whys’ of home staging. Details matter when it comes to staging, so understanding the ‘why’ of decluttering, depersonalizing, and, most importantly, the ‘styling’ are the first steps in getting the best price for your most valuable commodity. This book is your how-to manual for breaking down the selling and staging process, so it feels less overwhelming and more doable…you got this.” ― Audra Slinkey , president of the Home Staging Resource and the American Society of Home Stagers and Redesigners “Karen Prince’s Secrets of Home Staging is a must-read when selling your home. This book is a beautiful tutorial that will help you sell your home faster and for more money. If you follow Karen’s advice, you will transform your space into every buyer’s dream home.” ― Cassandra Aarssen , professional organizer and author of Real Life Organizing , Cluttered Mess to Organized Success Workbook , The Clutter Connection , and The Declutter Challenge Realtor Endorsements “I love working with Karen! She really knows how to make a house appeal to buyers. Sellers are often skeptical of staging in general, but her professional and friendly manner puts them at ease. After the home is staged, they are often astounded by the transformation. Most importantly, they feel that the money spent on staging was well spent. Her staged homes show better and add value in the eyes of the buyer, buyer’s agent, and the appraiser. I recommend her to all of my clients!” ― Gina Cipriani LaPlaca , licensed real estate salesperson “I have worked with Karen Prince of Rivertowns Staging for many years. She is professional, a pleasure to work with, and has an eye for style, detail, and color that is unsurpassed.” ― Pamela Shufer Eskind , real estate associate broker “When I first met Karen, she wasn’t a home stager―she was selling her home and I was her agent. Initially, I was very impressed with how her home looked and how she staged it herself. Then, when her house went on the market, the buyer response was phenomenal! Her home got offers well beyond my expectations. From then on, she started staging for my clients and developed her business. Karen’s advice to my clients is invaluable. They love her, but more importantly, they love how their homes sell.” ― William Ford-Sussman , licensed real estate salesperson Home Staging Client Endorsements “Although skeptical, I hired Karen at the urging of my broker. When she completed the staging, I barely recognized my house―it was gorgeous! Most importantly, I received multiple offers and it sold for more than I expected. Karen did a