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Windows and Extra Sinks are actually Assets: Staging to Sell vs. Living in a Home.

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Vizzitopia

 

Most staging projects wind up with dramatic differences.  It's why we all take, and love to look at other people's, Before and After pictures.  Here's a project this week - one of 5 homes that had to suddenly be rushed to market this week and next. (mainly for job relos) - where the day I had to photograph was dark... so the staged photos don't look as dramatic as the transformation really was.

A simple house, with a lovely porch, huge deck and nice backyard, this 5 BR is split into 3 floors as a 3 and 2.  Narrow, but with lovely high ceilings and period detail. One of those awkward diagonal fireplaces though in the Living Room. How I do hate those!

Home Staged in Maplewood, NJ

Fireplace home staged Maplewood

 

The real fun for me with these pix is that the homeowners understandably had nowhere else to put a large piece of furniture and so they blocked the window.  This had the added benefit of then not needing curtains.  But when you go to sell, your windows are one of each room's assets; they need to be shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dining Room home Staging Maplewood NJ

Kitchen

Same with the sink in the Master Bedroom. It may not be terribly useful as is, but it's still an asset. And the more I think about it, the more I realize I should have used it to create a morning kitchen!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Bedroom - home staging Maplewood, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments(7)

Gabe Libutti
McLean Mortgage Corporation - Cornelius, NC

great points!

Sep 18, 2009 01:50 AM
Anthony Stokes-Pereira
Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty - Nanuet, NY
Realtor

Hi Juliet;

Great post with super information for home owners, thank you for sharing.

Sep 18, 2009 01:54 AM
Juliet Johnson
Vizzitopia - St Johns, FL
Jacksonville Photography & Digital Marketing

Cheers, Gents.  Now if I could only get the layout to work correctly!!

Sep 18, 2009 01:56 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

This is only the second time I've seen a sink in the bedroom...it's so hotel!  You did  a wonderful job throughout. 

Sep 18, 2009 03:03 AM
Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

I've never seen a sink in the master bedroom.  I think that I wold be tempted to take it out.

 

Sep 18, 2009 12:56 PM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Your work is beautiful!!  I have staged so many homes and never had a sink right in the master bedroom-a bar, but not a sink. Love the room transformations.

Sep 19, 2009 01:16 PM
Michele Hess
Simply Staged Inc. - Rockford, IL
Home Stager Rockford - Simply Staged Inc

Great staging Juliet!  I especially like the look the new living room rug and furnishings provided. I have seen a sink in the Guest room with Hollywood lights and all.  :)

Sep 19, 2009 11:20 PM