Barnett, owner of Indiana’s largest home staging and training company, was awarded this honor during the F.C. Tucker annual Indiana service awards celebration. This was the second consecutive year that Home Matters received this honor.
The award was presented to Barnett by Elaine Sholty, President of the F. C. Tucker Home-Link division. The Best in Class award is presented to service providers who offer services in 29 different categories. This honor is given to service providers based on feedback from agents and clients utilizing the services of these companies. Home Matters was awarded best in Class in the Home Staging & Design category. “This is such a special honor for us because it comes from feedback of those many agents and home owners that have used our services” Barnett stated. Barnett went on to say “It’s always very rewarding for any business owner to hear that your clients find value in the services you have provided them.”
Barnett—A Staging professional, interior decorator, former realtor and Certified Home Staging Trainer—founded Home Matters in 2004, and has since worked with more than 900 homeowners, realtors, builders and investors throughout the Indianapolis metropolitan area, helping them sell homes for an average 97% of the list price and in an average of 48 days on the market after staging. Barnett and Home Matters have been featured in numerous media, including The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis House & Home Magazine, Indianapolis Business Journal, REAL ESTATE Lifestyle Magazine, FOX 59 News, and WISH-TV/Angies List segments. Barnetts Company, Home Matters Home Staging & Training is the highest rated Home Staging Company in Indiana according to Angies List consumer reports. Barnett served as Technical Editor for the Home Staging for Dummies book, which was released by Wiley Publishing, Inc. in May of 2008. Also in 2008, Barnett and her husband Gary became Co-Presidents of the Indiana State Chapter of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA).
F.C. Tucker Co. Established in 1918. With 47 offices, over 1,500 agents statewide and over $2.1 billion in sales, The F.C. Tucker Company is the largest independent real estate firm in Indiana, and is ranked among the largest independent real estate firms in the nation.
HOME-LINK is F.C. Tuckers personalized customer service system that allows each homeowner a single point of contact, a Personal Service Coordinator, to call for all home needs.
For further details about Home Matters, Home Staging and Training Programs, please visit our website: www.homemattersllc.com. To schedule an appointment with a Home Matters consultant, please call (317) 209-9801 or email linda ( @ ) homemattersllc dot com



