Home Staging: Before and After Series~Week 3

Welcome to week three of my Home Staging: 

Before and After Series!  

I hope you have enjoyed tagging along with me 

as I stage these homes for sale.  

If you have missed any of it you can visit 

Week 1 Here, 

and 

Week 2 Here.  

Let's recap what we have learned thus far...

1. Decluttering is Imperative! 

Another example:

2. Light and Bright Sells Homes!

And Another Example:

In this weeks home 

I would like to talk about how 

to properly Accessorize 

your home when you list it for sale. 

This was a fairly new home, 

5-7 years old.  

It was one of the easiest 

home staging jobs that I have had.  

The home was in great shape 

with a great updated color palette 

that would be appealing to potential buyers.  

One of the main concerns 

was that the homeowners were relocating 

and trying to take as many of their belongings 

with them without making the home look abandoned.  

This is a very smart move!  

Empty homes are much harder to sell! 

When you enter the home 

you see that it is what we call a "Split Level" 

or "Reverse Story and a Half".  

The main floor holds the Dining Room, 

Great Room, Kitchen and Master Bedroom and Bath 

and in the basement 

you find the other three bedrooms 

and Entertainment area. 

The dining room to the right of the entry 

didn't have a true dining room set. 

All of the elements for a great space are in place: 

Great windows 

with nice architectural details, 

nice gray/blue color on the walls 

and perfect white drapes.  

Let's get a proper table and chairs 

in here and see what happens.

What a difference!  

I happened to have this table 

and chairs in storage.  

I try not to keep a lot of furniture for staging.  

I usually direct my clients to 

a furniture rental place if it is needed.  

It is just too hard to move it in and out and store it.  

I relocated the print from the stairway 

and found this great basket that I filled with ferns.  

The key here was to use bigger accessories 

to stage the home.  

My rule of thumb is to never use an item 

that is smaller than a football in staging. 

 You saw the Great Room from the entry shot.  

The problem with the current arrangement 

is that is cuts off the traffic flow 

and closes off the room. 

By rearranging the furniture 

it really opens up the space. 

I threw in a few pillows 

from my stash 

that matched the color palette 

and again I kept the accessories 

to a minimum and used larger pieces.

I really love when my job is this easy!  

Beautiful kitchen with great features.  

Not much to do here.

Just a little tweaking 

here and there.

Highlighting with greenery 

is a trick that I always use.  

It is easy on the eyes 

and makes dark corners come alive.

Back entry with great shelving space.

I loved her mason jars and stars!  

We just needed to maximize 

the look of the storage by 

removing some of her things.  

This is a case where less is more!

Master Bedroom.  

They had the cutest baby boy! 

Luckily, 

all the baby stuff was going with them.

I flipped the comforter cover 

to the lighter side 

and folded a quilt on the end of the bed.  

I hung some metal prints on the wall 

because I thought the space was a little bare.

I switched the tall dresser 

to this side of the room 

and again used a large accessory on the top.

I usually grab a few plastic bins 

that I keep all of my florals and greens in whenever 

I go to a staging job.  

I always end up using them somewhere.

The dresser got moved here 

and the black and white print 

was actually in the kitchen eating area. 

I didn't have to really do anything in the master bath 

but I wanted to show you 

how the homeowners left the master closet. 

How sweet is this?  

Wooden hangers, my favorite!  

Nice baskets and storage bins... 

Someone did a little research on home staging!  

This totally makes my day! 

The rest of the master bath.

 And again, our theme today, 

use large accessories 

and keep them to a minimum.  

The last room I am going to show you 

is a secondary bedroom in the basement.  

They had this desk in the room 

and the bed was positioned longways 

as you entered the room.  

The problem that I have talked about before 

is when you have dual purposes for one room 

it is confusing for buyers.  

Your home office/guest room 

may work out perfectly for you, 

but if you plan on selling your home 

please choose one or the other.  

They removed the desk 

and we re-positioned the bed 

for a more pleasing look.  

The photographer Wayne usually arrives right 

as I am finishing up my work.  

These are his photos for the MLS.

Remember folks, 85-90% of new home searches begin ONLINE!!!  

This is why Staging your home is so important.  

If you are considering putting your home up for sale 

this spring, start now!  

• De-Clutter
• Lighten and Brighten
• Accessorize using fewer and larger accessories 

Thanks for stopping by!

Until Next Week,

Beaux R'eves,

Sweet Dreams,

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