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Staging Services in Lake Forest, Illinois

About Lake Forest, Illinois

Situated along the shore of Lake Michigan, Lake Forest is a stunning community — offering a pristine beach and quaint downtown, with plenty of restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques. You’ll find manicured estates as well as charming smaller homes in this North Shore community, one of the wealthiest in Illinois. Known for its country clubs, scenic prairies, and walking trails, Lake Forest has a highly rated school system and homes designed by such distinguished architects as David Adler and Frank Lloyd Wright.

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CMFTO’s Approach to Staging Services

Founded in 1999 by interior designer Claudia McLaughlin, CMFTO specializes in preparing homes for market — creating inviting spaces that appeal to a wide variety of potential buyers. 

Whether your Lake Forest home is a historic mansion or modern high-rise, our approach focuses on the following white-glove staging services:

  • Editing & Decluttering: This initial, twofold step in staging your Lake Forest home includes:
    • Organizing and identifying furniture and accessories to be moved or stored
    • Removing personal items, including valuable artwork and antiques, to set the stage for a calming, neutral space 
    • Decluttering all rooms in your home, to further eliminate distractions for potential buyers. (We understand how daunting clutter can be and will help you efficiently sort through years’ worth of your belongings, as needed.)
    • Clearing out your basement and/or attic
  • Organizing: We address your remaining household items with the following services:
    • Tagging items for loved ones, packing and mailing packages 
    • Working with auction houses and other vendors to sell unwanted valuables, such as china, silver, art, or antiques
    • Dropping off any donations and securing receipts for tax purposes
    • Repurposing larger items, such as furniture, that will be used to stage your Lake Forest home for sale 
  • Updating & Repairing: While the CMFTO team focuses on editing, decluttering, and organizing your Lake Forest home, we simultaneously work with our trusted roster of carefully vetted resources — who specialize in historic spaces — to update, repair, and refresh your space. This can include:
    • Painting
    • Flooring
    • Finishes (for example, updating kitchen cabinets)
    • Millwork
    • Plumbing
    • Electricity

CMFTO’s end-to-end approach to staging your home for sale ensures that your Lake Forest property will be fully optimized and ready for market. Our staging services not only help your home sell faster, they also pay dividends — as our thorough editing and organizing process results in fewer unwanted items to move to your new residence.

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Schedule a Complimentary Call

Fill out our contact form and we’ll schedule a complimentary, 45-minute call to discuss your project goals, timeline, design intent, and answer any questions you may have. We’ll walk you through the CMFTO process and set up an in-person follow-up meeting, as needed.