Sell This House

A home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio (near Lake Lucerne), is prepared for sale.

A home in New Orleans is prepared for sale and given some warmth through rich-color paints.

A home in Gretna, La., is prepared for sale.

A three-bedroom home in Arizona is prepared for sale. Included: adding some feminine touches to the bachelor-pad decor.

A staging expert is brought in to help the owners of a three-bedroom house near Niagara Falls that has hardwood floors, a fireplace and a beautiful porch, but hasn't sold after being on the market for six months.

A bride-to-be hopes to sell her home in Salt Lake City in order to have money to pay for her wedding.

A tri-level home with dark wood paneling and dim lighting is brightened up and prepared for sale.

A Georgetown home near Seattle with hardwood floors is prepared for sale.

A home in Key West, Fla., is prepared for sale.

This classic colonial needed some major decluttering; removal of outdated wallpaper and frilly curtains; lots of fresh paint; replacement of the artificial foliage with fresh fruit accents; and a new slipcover to attract buyer interest.

Roger's recuperation from knee surgery keeps him from tackling the stairs in this brownstone condo, so from a comfortable perch on the couch, he supervises Tanya and Megan Szczecko, his design assistant, as they carry out his plans for finding a buyer for this house by painting, eliminating musty odors, removing and rearranging furniture, turning a door that goes nowhere into an architectural focal point, adding new window treatments, and deemphasizing the narrowness of the house.

Lots of paint; new window treatments; covering up an unsightly heating duct; removing some furniture and rearranging the rest; and new flowerbeds was all it took to sell this house.

Removing the carpeting and sanding the hardwood floors underneath, painting in updated colors, new window treatments and lighting fixtures, and some decluttering was all it took to sell this brick bungalow.

This large, historic, four bedroom Craftsman home with fireplaces in almost every room just needed lots of paint, major decluttering, some shelving, and the addition of some furniture to attract buyer interest.

This four bedroom house quickly found a buyer after it was made brighter and more spacious by lots of paint, including covering up some dark paneling; new window treatments; rearranging and removing shelving and bulky furniture; and a good cleaning.

This three bedroom house with a large yard just needed lots of repainting in bright, bold colors to cover up dark paneling and pink walls, some new light fixtures and window treatments, removal of worn carpeting to expose pristine hardwood floors, rearranging the furniture, and removal of the kitchen cabinet doors to attract a buyer and close the sale.

A thorough cleaning and decluttering, painting, rearranging furniture, patching holes, removing wallpaper, and replacing the window treatments was all it took to sell this townhouse.

This three bedroom, one bath home needed lots of paint in the sunroom, dining room, and bath; a new tin ceiling, wood molding, and lighting fixture, as well as replacing the glass shower doors with a fresh, white curtain in the bathroom; decluttering the sunroom; rearranging furniture in the living room and sunroom; and new window treatments in the sunroom to get an offer.

This house built in 1968 looked every minute of its age, so Roger brought it into the present with some paint; updated window treatments, lighting fixtures and covers for the futon and chairs; a bamboo runner to cover up outdated counter-tops; removing excess furniture; clearing out the clutter; and getting rid of the bedroom rug to expose the beautiful hardwood floors.

This A-frame home features a large wooded lot, a pool, large rooms in an open floor plan, a finished basement, a high-ceilinged living room with a beautiful fireplace and a spiral staircase leading to a office loft. Removing excess furniture, photographs and knick-knacks, a little painting, repairing a hole in the kitchen linoleum, and repositioning the furniture gave this 1970s house a whole new look for a mere $140.00.

Steam cleaning the carpets to remove the eau de dog and cigarette smoke, repainting the living room, dining room, hallways and master bedroom to lighten and brighten, and removing the clutter gave this rambler a breath of fresh air and a great new look, even though one of the homeowners was extremely unhappy with Roger's color choices.

Removing wallpaper, decluttering, rearranging all the furniture, transforming the indoor pool room from a funky bachelor's tiki bar to a relaxing spa area, and painting (with a little help from Tanya's mom!) was all it took to spark interest in this house.

This brick home with a big backyard, three bedrooms, two baths, and a two car garage just needed some spackle, paint, stereo wire and wallpaper removal, new lighting fixtures, furniture rearrangement, decluttering and a good cleaning to get an offer in less than a week.

Removing the clutter, surplus furniture, pet and stale cigarette odors, dark window treatments and wallpaper, and the aviary/office from the dining room, in addition to painting and rearranging the remaining furniture, made this custom built home overlooking a lovely pond seem bigger and brighter.

After over four months on the market with no interest, all it took to find a buyer for this cozy home was painting the living room; removing and rearranging furniture; decluttering; removing a bedroom canopy, living room ceiling fan, and pictures from the walls in several rooms; removing the screens and cleaning the windows in the sun room; and adding some lamps to brighten the interior.

This 3,600 square foot home built in 1949 needed lots of paint; major decluttering; new window treatments; removal of a wall of books and bookshelves; and removing and repositioning furniture to expose beautiful garden and bay views and attract buyer interest.

Steam cleaning and stretching the living room carpeting; painting the living room fireplace and bookshelves; rearranging the furniture; painting the dining room, kitchen cabinet fronts and hardware; and decluttering and rearranging the bookshelves and kitchen counters was all it took to get an offer above asking price for this ranch style country charmer.

Rearranging the furniture, highlighting the fireplace with some paint, clearing the kitchen counters, creating a gravel path to the pool, creating an accent wall in the master bedroom with paint, clearing off the lanai to eliminate any distraction from the outstanding ocean view, and turning a mishap with the dining room table into an advantage was all it took to get make this house look like more than a million dollars, and, in just a few days, get an offer to match.

This spacious five bedroom house with a four car garage and a pool on an acre of land, with spectacular views of a mountain in the Arizona desert, needed just a little paint, a lot of furniture rearrangement, and the addition of a few accent pieces to find a buyer.

This thirty-three year-old, four bedroom ranch only needed decluttering, including the removal of countless pieces of artwork on the walls, spackling, repainting, rearranging furniture, removal of area rugs, and some new drapes to get an offer for nearly one million dollars.

After over four months with no offers in one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, this fairly new four bedroom, three bath home with hardwood floors, high ceilings, custom colors and windows needed some repainting in neutral colors, decluttering, furniture rearrangement, and new shelving to get sold at its asking price just a few weeks after being restaged.

This 2,400 square foot house with three bedrooms and two baths needed a good cleaning and decluttering, furniture removal and repositioning, some paint, new window treatments and cabinet pulls, and redefining an extra dining area into a sitting room to attract buyer interest.

This 2,400 square foot house with three bedrooms and two baths needed a good cleaning and decluttering, furniture removal and repositioning, some paint, new window treatments and cabinet pulls, and redefining an extra dining area into a sitting room to attract buyer interest.

Some minor landscaping to add curb appeal; lots of paint to brighten up the interior; decluttering; removing and repositioning furniture; and a new slipcover, window treatment, grass rug, and some lamps transformed a dark and drab home into a bright, beachy retreat that sparked buyer interest.

All this three bedroom split level country home needed to get an offer was extensive wallpaper removal; lots of spackle, primer, and paint; major cleaning and decluttering; recovering the dining room chairs and sofa; removing and rearranging furniture; and new window treatments and shelving.