It’s such a pleasure when the homeowner’s are so cooperative and willing to follow through with all my home staging suggestions. The hardest part of my job is to gain the homeowners trust in a just a few minutes and before I make suggestions that require a lot of work. This is a great house with a great layout and all it needed was a few rental accessories from Styled & Staged.
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Adding a shag area rug was the best thing for this family room with vaulted ceilings. It instantly creates a cozy room and reduces the echo. Switching the placement of the TV and the chair made a lot of sense. The TV no longer blocks the window and hiding it in the corner makes it less the focal point.
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Bringing in new artwork with more colours made it easy to add complimentary accessories. The over-sized artwork and tall candles and vase enhances the high ceilings. Painting the brass trim around the fireplace instantly updates the look. It’s always better to have a few large items on display than a bunch of little things when staging your house. Little things don’t show well in pictures and just look like clutter.
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Adding a larger ivory area rug is an instant boost of elegance. It also compliments the rental artwork. The previous drapes were too short for the window. Adding long drapes gives the room more height and drama. Bringing in lamps and accessories completes the look. Removing both corner units allows in more light. Never block your windows with furniture when selling. Showing buyers what they are buying.
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Once again, adding longer drapes makes the room more formal.
The biggest difference in this room was removing the hutch from the buffet. This is much more contemporary look and it opened up the room. It also gives you a surface for decorative accessories. Notice how the same colours have been carried through all the rooms with accessories and artwork on the main floor for a cohesive look.
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Adding matching lamps on either side of the bed is nice symmetry in a restful room. The previous artwork with wild life is not the most appropriate for a bedroom. The canvas abstract artwork has more colours to work with and it blended with the en-suite colours. Removing the cedar chest at the end of the bed also expands the room.
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We changed the previous drapes from the living room since they are long enough for this window and they are brighter for the room since the walls are fairly dark. Removing one of the dressers and accessorizing the one dresser simplified the room. Before the second dresser really blocked the window since it was so tall and had the TV on top
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I was so relived that the homeowner agree to paint this bedroom. Although his daughter loved her pink room they realized that some sacrifices have to be made when selling your house. Now this large bedroom is suitable for any age or gender and is ready to move into. The buyers can put any colour accessories in this neutral room. Removing the upper bunk bed that was not being used helped open up the space as well.
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I had my carpet repairman come in to fix this stain. Fortunately the homeowner had an extra piece of carpet so the nail polish stain was actually cut out and he fused a new piece of carpet in the same area. In a couple days the pile will settle and blend together and the seams will be invisible. He also stretched the carpet in some of the high traffic areas so the carpet looked brand new.
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There was nothing wrong with the room before. We just added bolder linens (that they already had) to give the pale yellow walls a boost and edited the toys.
These are only a few rooms in this stunning house. Every single room had a major transformation. It’s so satisfying when everything comes together nicely and the homeowners are happy. I love my job 🙂
