About Wilmette, Illinois
A beautiful, family-friendly suburb on Chicago’s North Shore, Wilmette lies along the shore of Lake Michigan. Tree-lined streets, a quaint and historic downtown, and beautiful beaches distinguish the area. You’ll find luxury homes in quiet neighborhoods, along with stunning lakeside estates, in Wilmette. Top-rated schools include New Trier High School, known for its academic, fine arts, and athletic excellence.
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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 Wilmette 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 Wilmette 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 Wilmette home for sale
- Updating & Repairing: While the CMFTO team focuses on editing, decluttering, and organizing your Wilmette 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 Wilmette 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.
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.
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