Recently a friend/client asked Ready 2 Stage Home Staging & Redesign to transform an 80's bedroom.
The walls were papered with Calico Country Cats!
She had chosen a new quilt and wanted to build the room around it, saving a few of the "Cats" along the way. Keeping in mind that the client loves color and art glass, we chose a color that would not compete with the quilt or her beautiful pieces. The color is a soft green that we pulled from one of the squares in the quilt and gave the room a soft relaxing look.
Keeping the antique furniture that needed to be included in the room, we knew that modern accessories would not work. She had much to work with, so being in "Redesign" mode, we scoped out her entire house and pulled from each room. The larger antique dresser near the doorway was too big for the space. We chose a smaller side table and pared down the fluff at the entrance to the room, so that your eye would immediately go to the bed, and of course the beautiful stained glass "Cat" hanging in the window. We took out a "lovely"(sarcasm...) massage chair that totally took up what little floor space there was and replaced it with a simple stool to sit at the corner desk.
Trying not to over-clutter the room we kept our accessories simple and compact. Our friend/client likes the room and says that "I am constantly amazed at how you girls see things differently than me!" It just goes to show you that after you have lived in a house for a while, you get stuck in having everything look the same way. Even Stager/Redesigners have this problem in their own homes. We need "fresh eyes" to come in and freshen up and try things a new way.
Redesign is a an inexpensive way to bring your rooms back to life. Don't throw out the old, just have a Redesigner rearrange and freshen your look for a fraction of the cost of a complete re-do.
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