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With the most competitive home-selling season of the year underway, many homeowners are leaning on home-staging experts to ensure their property stands out among the rest.

<a href="https://www.showhomes.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-trends-in-home-staging-during-peak-selling-season-2706672" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Showhomes</a> franchise system has helped realtors and homeowners sell more than 30,000 residential properties worth more than $10 billion in total by transforming high-end vacant houses into fully-furnished, inviting homes.

Shelly and Pratt Barndollar, owners at the Houston Showhomes, were recently recognized with the &ldquo;Best Makeover Design&rdquo; award at the brand&rsquo;s annual conference for a home they staged in their territory. Feeding off of this momentum, the Barndollars are gearing up for the busy home-selling season in the next coming months.

&ldquo;The summer months are a competitive time for homes on the market, and it&rsquo;s our job as the home staging experts to help expedite this process by taking a vacant house and transforming it into a liveable, comforting home,&rdquo; said Shelly.

While interior design trends are ever-changing, Pratt and Shelly have noticed several develop in the past several months that have continued to stick, including changes in flooring and outdoor spaces.

&ldquo;Hardwood floors will always be a staple, but we&rsquo;ve noticed a lot more grey and porcelain tile flooring throughout homes,&rdquo; said Shelly. &ldquo;Tile floors match well with a lot of different wallpaper and paints and can be a lot easier to maintain than hardwood.&rdquo;

Aside from flooring, Shelly and Pratt have also noticed a lot of innovation with outdoor spaces. Rather than using decks and patios for gatherings and cookouts, Shelly said many homeowners are turning outdoor amenities multi-seasonal rooms that families are able to regularly enjoy.

&ldquo;In a market like Houston where the weather is mild year-round, we&rsquo;ve seen homeowners putting kitchen units and nice furniture in their outdoor porches and patios, turing these spaces into year-round family rooms rather than areas used mainly for entertainment,&rdquo; said Shelly.

Another entertainment-focused piece of the home that the Barndollars have seen become more of a staple is the bar or wet bar area. Shelly and Pratt said the open bar layout is very popular and often showcased in the dining or family room.

&ldquo;Many bars now have added shelving so that if they&rsquo;re apart of a bigger room like the family or living area, they can store additional items and add back lighting that can highlight certain art or design pieces,&rdquo; said Shelly.

Home-staging continues to grow more popular in the United States, as staging a house can increase its sale price <a href="http://styledstagedsold.blogs.realtor.org/2017/12/25/the-forecast-2018-trends-in-staging/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-trends-in-home-staging-during-peak-selling-season-2706672" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">by up to 15 percent</a>. To accommodate for more homeowners looking to utilize home-staging services, Showhomes is looking to expand into areas of the country where its franchise units would be most helpful, with a specific interest in the Bay Area and the Washington DC-Northern Virginia market.

&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve noticed a more prominent need for our services in territories with growing real estate markets, and many regions on both the East and West Coast fall under this category,&rdquo; said Showhomes COO Matt Kelton.

To read more on the services offered by Showhomes or view open franchising territories, visit <a href="https://showhomesfranchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=top-trends-in-home-staging-during-peak-selling-season-2706672" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://showhomesfranchise.com/</a>

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