Successful home stagers know that scale and proportion are crucial factors to consider when merchandising property.
Being located in downtown Vancouver has provided Reveal Estate with the opportunity to stage several small properties. That is if you consider less than 700 square feet small. These listings often have challenging floor plans, adding to the difficulty of effective presentation.
When selling a property perhaps the smallest rooms benefit the most from correctly scaled furnishings. Please consider the room pictured below. Counting the 12 inch floor tiles will put the size of this room into perspective.
According to the floor plan and listing description, this space is a “home office”. Most potential buyers would not be able to imagine the functionality of such limited space if it were left vacant. Can you?
Scroll down to see the transformation...
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Still not convinced? These savvy home stagers provide excellent visual examples of small rooms and the necessity for proportion. View this kitchen staged by Kathy Neilsen, and this space staged by Lisa Kauffman Tharp
For more on the principles of scale check out this informative article by Dane Caldwell of 2 hounds design
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