Real estate blog entries tagged with before and after

Blog entries tagged with "before and after":

before and after: b & a's in b & w? -- think newspaper print! - 07/21/08 06:04 PM

I was asked today to submit some before and after photos of an occupied home for a press release. The press release is being done by a local community school that is offering a home staging course I will be teaching. The class participants are to bring a photo of a room they … (10 comments)

before and after: Being Sensitive to Teenagers and their Rooms - 07/20/08 11:32 PM

A teenager's room with lots of personality and clutter...not a perfect scenario for market. How do you keep the essences of the room, but prepare it for market? Hire a Professional Stager, of course!

Before Staged to Sell

After Staged to Sell
Still full of personality, but open, airy … (6 comments)

before and after: Eclectic Design: Making it work - 07/17/08 05:53 PM

Eclectic Design: Making it work
Often times Stagers and Re-designers are faced with a miss matched selection of furniture and accessories. Making it work for your client is what staging and redesign is all about.

Before

After
With this redesign we basically were combining mid century modern and Pan-Asian pieces. Color becomes … (13 comments)

before and after: Sometimes when we are done and look back at the befores EVEN WE ARE AMAZED! - 07/16/08 12:41 AM

A lovely client who is going on to marry the man of her dreams and meshing their two families which are full of teenagers. They needed to sell and move in together. They are getting married this weekend and are looking forward to moving on. We hope we helped them do … (29 comments)

before and after: A complete transformation of a truly unique property - 06/26/08 12:29 AM

The homeowners spent six weeks working on this property day and night to prepare it for market. They did all the work themselves and really took pride in their task. They were beaming when we were done with the enhancement staging of this vacant house and it's a large part of … (10 comments)

before and after: On the market cold and empty with no interest, now it's Staged and GORGEOUS! - 06/18/08 11:31 PM

COLD, COLD, COLD...

This condo has been on the market empty and cold and unappealing for a while now. The wonderful Realtor found us on Active Rain and had us come over to see what we could do. Given the opportunity we worked our magic and everyone seems very happy … (8 comments)

before and after: Our Client's often have some wonderful furnishings - we just add the final touches to help it SELL - 06/02/08 12:00 AM

BEFORE WWW.STAGED-TO-SELL.COM

AFTER WWW.STAGED-TO-SELL.COM

BEFORE WWW.STAGED-TO-SELL.COM

AFTER WWW.STAGED-TO-SELL.COM

At www.Staged-to-Sell.com we love staging both vacant and occupied homes. This gorgeous home in Berkeley, California was occupied by a lovely couple who had some beautiful furnishings. The property had hardwood floors, large windows, a beautiful garden and so … (10 comments)

before and after: I've Just Been "TAGGED"! - 05/29/08 03:53 AM

I've been TAGGED--Memorial Day 2008 Supermeme
Oh my GOSH...I have just been tagged by my friend, Kathy De Long . Well, I'm game too..so HERE goes:
Who is your favorite musical artist? I love Tony Bennett, I'm a sucker for the old crooner!
2. Who is your favorite artist? I have alot … (10 comments)

before and after: RED ALERT: New Flooring For Bachelor Bob! - 05/14/08 10:56 PM

Last year, Justine and I staged a bachelors pad that just so happened to have flooring
that screamed out ...
RED ALERT!
The real estate agent warned us about what to expect upon arrival,
but.........YIKETY-YIKES!
Kitchen- BEFORE
What do you do with this!
This kitchen flooring sends out a RED ALERT...
"Don't Buy This … (14 comments)

before and after: Make sure your MLS photos are the best they can be - 05/05/08 08:06 PM

A1A Home Staging recently staged and took new photos of an adorable condo for sale. The MLS photos did not begin to show what a nice place this is. A1A Home Staging can stage and take great photos of your home in Flagler or St. Johns counties and provide the photos to you … (5 comments)

before and after: Rule of Thumb: Less is Best or is it? - 04/27/08 12:11 PM

These homeowners are avid fans of HGTV. Heck with 87 million viewers who isn't a fan of HGTV? They knew the property was going up for sale and they knew a stager was coming to over to take a look. They decided to prepare it just like they were told to … (4 comments)

before and after: FROM: Cluttered and dated TO: Fresh, Clean and Spacious - 04/24/08 12:37 AM

We staged a property today for a very nice couple. Like most of our jobs we started the project a little over a month ago. Fresh paint, list of items to be removed, cleaners, window washers and carpet cleaners hired. There were still a few things to do before the open … (12 comments)

before and after: Dramatic Before and After and Check out the Headboard! - 04/17/08 08:11 AM

Hi everyone..... well, I just wanted to share these pictures and I think in this case a picture definitely IS worth a thousand words. As for the headboard.... we couldn't locate the headboard that we were searching for at our storage unit and so I grabbed two of these "on sale … (33 comments)

before and after: Look for the Treasures in Your Home to Set the Stage for Selling Your Property - 04/09/08 12:14 PM

This is a lovely home. The client had put everything, and I mean everything, away prior to Staged to Sell coming and doing our preview/consultation at the request of Julie Long of J. Rockcliff Realtor in Danville, CA. She had listened to her friends and thought it was best to get … (18 comments)

before and after: Out of date and moldy carpet Moraga, California - 04/06/08 06:30 PM

I can FLAT OUT tell you without a doubt that a listing with a bad smell, awful carpet and out of date kitchens, light fixtures and chipped paint will not sell at a good price. Hands down I can also tell you that a little investment goes a long way. We replaced … (30 comments)

before and after: Nobody Cares…. Who’s Going to See It Anyway? - 03/09/08 09:55 PM

Recently I had a homeowner call me for a consultation. She is trying to get her home ready for the market and wanted me to come in and give her my ideas of what I thought she should do.
Surprisingly her home was beautiful, I mean it was neat, not cluttered and … (27 comments)

before and after: A LOT of Paint, A Little Redesign, and Voila! Before and Afters - 02/07/08 07:34 PM

The Redefining LUXE Team just finished a Paint Consult and Redesign on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina!
We were pleased to know this home owner found us via AR!!!
She asked us to come over for a Paint Consultation. She explained her goal was to have the main level painted, possibly … (10 comments)

before and after: Before and After of a Coastal Home - 01/28/08 09:40 PM

After Staging a vacant home recently, my partner and I posted Real Estate Shows on the "Afters" including up close details, all with positive responses! I felt I needed to share the "Befores" so everyone could realize the true visual impact and understand why we staged the home in the way we … (9 comments)

before and after: No focal point - No problem! - 01/27/08 05:41 PM

This home was on the market for several weeks with NO offers...
This family room had absolutely no focal point - no great features...
So I created one...We purchased an electric fireplace and worked around it...
The very next showing lead to an offer ... SOLD
By the way - the fireplace was included in … (45 comments)

before and after: It was difficult making a "before" room... - 01/20/08 08:00 PM

Renewed Rooms exhibited at the 2008 Low Country Living Home & Garden Show this weekend...January 18-20.
It was the Savannah division of Renewed Rooms first real exposure to the Savannah and surrounding area market to show the value of staging. With a 20' x 40' booth, the task seemed overwhelming even with an ol' exhibit … (26 comments)

before and after: Pull it together! A new look for a client's bedroom - 12/14/07 12:08 PM

This is the bedroom before. Using a mixture of the homeowner's items and Design by Marla inventory, the room was transformed!
The homeowners loved the new look.
Another view of the room:

… (14 comments)

before and after: On The market for a year - staged then sold during the Open House! - 10/08/07 10:58 PM

Here is my latest project-complete with a happy ending. After buying the property, renovating, waiitng a year and THEN staging, the owner accepted an offer right at the Open House. Some even asked if the home came furnished!
One little tip. If you stage with your inventory, make sure the sofa fits through … (13 comments)

before and after: Combine Your Initials to Create a Logo - 09/30/07 01:34 PM

Have you ever wanted to create a personal logo? The first option you considered may have been to create some artsy version of your initials, unless you have a name that just begs for something else (like Block, or House or Valentine).
A google image search of my initials provided many examples of using MW to create … (55 comments)

before and after: What tastes good to you? (Spam newsletters are so yucky) - 07/24/07 09:44 AM

Staged Makeovers is currently in the process of revamping its old fashioned and neglected newsletter to make it oh-so-delicious! What we want to know is what kind of info REALTORS/agents crave. We've added a newlsetter sign-up form and hope to launch the new and improved newsletter soon. Spam is just yucky and we … (5 comments)

before and after: First Impressions Count - 07/17/07 06:09 PM

A beautiful home, views of the water, a glorious kitchen, spacious master suite, and this was how the seller was using the living room. You know, the very first room you see when you walk in the front door. Talk about a mixed first impression! It would have made a buyer … (7 comments)

before and after: Hats Off! - 07/09/07 07:37 PM

One often hears - anything can be art.
As I was tidying up a Jazz musician's condo not so long ago, I realized I was gathering a stack of hats with nowhere to put them. The condo's bedroom was so white, a display of hats might be kinda fun. You be the … (2 comments)

before and after: Kent, Washington: Home Staged Home - "Before and After" Staging Slide Show - 06/24/07 02:44 PM

As promised, here are the before and afters that correspond with my post "Home Staged Home" It's So Sweet! Posted on Kathy's Staging Before and Afters Forum! Kathy, thanks for inspiring me to put this together. It takes a little work but the final outcoming is rewarding and a good way to … (14 comments)

before and after: Staging on a Tiny Budget - 05/25/07 09:58 AM

Here we are - further to Jackson's blog, here are a few more examples of working on a tiny budget - of $500 to be exact. No huge changes, but the feel of each room is that there finally is a theme..Check this and see if you agree. Sometimes the challenge … (17 comments)

before and after: Sub Prime lending before and after, now what? - 04/13/07 08:33 PM

Before we knew what Sub Prime lending meant, it was already here. And who was making those loans? We use to call the financial institutions Loan companies. Remember the small offices on just about every main street in every town in the Country had, two or more of them. They would real … (9 comments)

before and after: Are you earning your commissions? - 04/09/07 09:38 PM

It seems that these days, in the Triangle area anyway, most Realtors are offering almost the same listing package, but at varying rates. I have found that between the major real estate companies in this area like Coldwell Banker, RE/Max, Prudential, Keller Williams, Fonville Morrisey and York Simpson Underwood, the average … (4 comments)

before and after: Just Because I'm Beautiful Doesn't Mean I Should Be Ignored... - 04/07/07 01:13 AM

Yes I am well dressed, have great features and a sparkling personality, some people might think I'm just a little too precious...but take a closer look... I'm not quite pulled together! My flaws are an opportunity, my potential is exponential. All I need is a little attention, find my assets, and … (17 comments)

before and after: Myth #6 Busted - Home staging just means removing the clutter. - 11/14/06 07:38 AM

Home staging is more than just decluttering. Anyone can take everything off the kitchen counter or strip a bathroom so there is nothing in it - so why should people hire someone to do it for them? Professional home stagers are trained to; first get rid of the clutter, then add … (21 comments)