Tailored Home Opens in Greenville, Enhancing Local Retail

News Summary

Greenville welcomes Tailored Home, a new retail store launched by home staging expert Starr Osborne. Offering home design and staging services, Tailored Home fills the space left by the Enchanted Owl. With a focus on making homes aesthetically pleasing and functional, Tailored Home aims to enrich the community’s housing market. The store provides a wide selection of upscale products and a bridal registry, emphasizing the use of fine dinnerware, ensuring beautiful and practical homes for its patrons.

Greenville, a city known for its rich cultural history and vibrant community, is welcoming a new retail neighbor that promises to enhance its residential charm. Starr Osborne, a seasoned home stager and founder of Tailored Transitions, has officially launched Tailored Home, a retail outlet focused on home design and staging. This new store fills the spot left by the Enchanted Owl, a beloved fine china and home goods store that recently retired.

Osborne’s Tailored Transitions, established in 2004, has made a name for itself in the Philadelphia area by specializing in home staging. This essential practice involves arranging furnishings to enhance a property’s appeal to potential buyers. The objective is straightforward: help homebuyers visualize themselves in a space regardless of whether it is empty or filled with personal belongings that may distract from the home’s features. Statistics from the National Association of Realtors underline the effectiveness of staging; approximately 30% of real estate agents observed price increases of 1% to 10% for homes that were staged, while half agreed that such staging significantly sped up the selling process.

With a median cost of $1,500 for professional staging services, home sellers can benefit from this investment, particularly when utilizing their agents’ staging services, typically priced around $500. Tailored Home will continue the tradition of providing expert design services, offering everything from personalized staging recommendations to fully furnishing homes with carefully selected items from its extensive warehouse.

Osborne’s expertise not only comes from her extensive experience but also from her published work, “Home Staging That Works: Sell Your Home in Less Time for More Money.” She approaches staging with a belief that the primary goal is to design homes to appeal to the broadest probable target market instead of catering to specific individual tastes. Effective staging involves a series of strategic decisions, such as deep cleaning, applying fresh coats of paint, and making garden adjustments tailored to the home’s unique features.

Furthermore, successful home staging practices often require the removal of personal items, antiques, or specific decor styles that may not resonate with potential buyers. Innovative staging solutions can even reimagine empty spaces, such as transforming a basement into a functional workout room. These strategies are crucial, especially given the competitive nature of the real estate market.

The addition of Tailored Home also enhances Greeneville’s retail landscape by offering access to design services that cater not just to local patrons but also to residents from neighboring areas, such as Delaware, who may visit the store. The new location’s bridal registry is particularly noteworthy, combining traditional brands like Herend china with a modern commitment to encouraging the regular use of fine dinnerware. This emphasis on making beautiful homes accessible and practical further highlights Tailored Home’s mission.

The inventory at Tailored Home showcases an array of upscale bed and bath products from renowned brands, including Abyss & Habidecor, John Robshaw, and Pigeon and Poodle. Complementing this unique selection is Osborne’s educational background; she holds a bachelor’s degree in the history of art from Yale University, paired with her previous experience at Historic Deerfield. This blend of art history and practical application in home staging informs her philosophy that homes should be both beautiful and comfortable, creating inviting environments that entice potential buyers.

As Greenville embraces Tailored Home, the community can anticipate a heightened focus on home aesthetics, functionality, and the importance of creating spaces designed not just for living but also for life. Tailored Home is poised to make a lasting impact in the area’s housing market and design landscape.

Deeper Dive: News & Info About This Topic

HERE Resources

Additional Resources

• Delaware Today: Tailored Home in Greenville
• Google Search: home staging
• Inquirer: Is Home Staging Worth the Cost?
• Wikipedia: Home Staging
• Chestnut Hill Local: Home Goods in Chestnut Hill
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Home Design