{"id":12471,"date":"2018-07-03T07:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T07:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qcdesignschool.com\/?p=12471"},"modified":"2018-07-03T07:00:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T07:00:55","slug":"how-to-become-a-home-stager-in-cottage-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/how-to-become-a-home-stager-in-cottage-country","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Home Stager in Cottage Country"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”250″][vc_column_text]So you want to start staging cottages. There are lots of reasons why potential clients are looking to sell their home away from home. Perhaps they just inherited the property and don\u2019t want to keep it. Maybe they\u2019re moving to another city. Or they just don\u2019t like maintaining two homes. Whatever the reason, it\u2019s time for you to become a home stager in cottage country!\n\nKeep reading to learn about the steps for breaking into the cottage market…[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”250″][vc_column_text]\n

Get serious<\/h3>\nIs this really what you want to do? Make sure this is something you\u2019re committed to and motivated to keep at because it isn\u2019t necessarily going to be smooth sailing. It can be especially difficult to succeed if you chose a niche (like cottages) and there isn\u2019t much demand for what you do. Depending on where you live, the climate might prevent you from having any staging jobs at all in the winter. Many people will seal off their vacation homes for the coldest months of the year. And since it\u2019s not usually high season for the cottage market in winter, there aren\u2019t many showings in the blustery, cold weather.\n\nYou don\u2019t need to have your career plan completely figured out, but you should be realistic with yourself. Don\u2019t set yourself up to fail by jumping into a career change too quickly, which leads us to our next point…[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50″][image_with_animation image_url=”12481″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”250″][vc_column_text]\n

Get to researching<\/h3>\nResearch the housing market where you live. If you live in a landlocked area where the closest cottage area is a 6-hour drive away, you\u2019ll have to weigh the pros and cons of this career choice. Are you going to move closer to cottage country? When you factor in your travel costs, will you still be charging a competitive rate? Are you okay with traveling a long distance every time you secure a new client? Again, this is about being realistic about your thriving potential as a cottage stager.\n\nYou also need to think about your cost of living. How much do stagers in your community make? Are there many established staging companies that you\u2019ll be competing with? Are there any real estate companies looking to hire\/partner with stagers? Is there a way you can differentiate yourself from others? At this point, you might be thinking this article is just a list of questions with no answers. But, you need to ask yourself some tough questions to evaluate the market.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”2%” bottom_padding=”2%” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”250″][vc_column_text]\n

Get certified<\/h3>\nBefore you stage a cottage, you obviously need to know how <\/em>to do it. Although we doubt you\u2019ll find a home staging certification specific to cottages, a vacation home is essentially a second home. So an accredited home staging course<\/a> is going to set you in the right direction to be successful. At a good school, you\u2019ll learn everything from the basics of color theory to small details that will elevate your staging jobs.\n\nHere are just some ways a certification will teach you:\n