As stagers a big part of our job is frequently working with what a homeowner has to keep the budgets low.  Frankly it isn't always economical to rent or purchase all new, nor is it even really necessary.  In this luxury home in Kiawah Island, the sellers used this home as their vacation home and had many great things available.  Still the befores weren't quite the best they could be for sale...

What did we do?  The first thing to happen was removing the large area rug to show off the floors.  In turn, this enhanced the windows.  We also painted the wall a subtle tan called, softer tan (Sherwin Williams) to warm the space.  Removing the Laura Ashley window treatments helped tone down the blue, allowing the warmer tones to shine through... Paring down the knick knacks and pulling some furniture from other rooms (headboard, nightstands and lamps) finished off the room....

in this room the first thing that needed to happen was to shed the green walls.  While the green outside the windows is fantastic, the bright green (cold) walls was not working against the warmer tones in the room.  Next we removed the large area rug, again to show the warmer tones of the floor and trimwork.  Then added a round table & lamp, bedskirts, artwork and some throw pillows from other rooms in the home.  The final touch was paring down the knick knacks.

The total cost was around $650 including painting both rooms.  What is the return on investment for the seller?  I suppose that can only be answered when an offer comes.  The real question might be will an offer come sooner?  Would the second set of photos help inspire buyers to come over the first set?  Does the second set feel more like a high end home than the first?  What about dated vs updated?

So far from the agents and seller, all reviews have been rave.... let's hope buyers feel the same way....