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Oh No Faux!!! Boy was I WRONG!!!

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Home Stager with 1st Stage Property Transformations

 

Honestly I am not a huge fan of faux painting.  As a Murrieta/Temecula Professional Home Stager it is my job to help prepare real estate properties for the market and Faux Painting is a bit too personal.  Yes sometimes it can be tastefully done, however in many cases it can be overdone......incorrectly done and often times obnoxiously done!

 

OK so you see where I am coming from......that is why when a RE Client/investor mentioned to me that he was going to have the white kitchen cabinets fauxed I was a little surprised.  Don't get me wrong, I love Faux Applications in the right setting....Heck I even have my office fauxed.  But I feel fauxing is very personal and should not be used when selling your property!  END OF STORY or so I thought!

So this is what I was thinking.....................

     

 

Yikes!  So you can see why I was concerned!!

 

So lets continue...

He mentioned having them done like his own personal home kitchen cabinets. OH UH!!  RED FLAG!! Sounds TOO PERSONAL!!!  He said the Faux painter would be coming next week to leave samples and asked me if I could help him make a final decision. 

Well, since the Temecula Real Estate Investor had his PERSONAL kitchen cabinets done, and he was so happy how they turned out I decided to agree to look at the samples and help him make a decision.  The whole time I was really trying to figure out how I could softly break it to him that I thought it would be a BAD DECISION to FAUX PAINT the cabinets.

So I met with the Investor and his partner and was shown 2 sample boards.  One was glazed antique white and one was fauxed a rich dark brown.

OMG....I was so pleasantly surprised......I liked them both and thought the painter was very talented!!  I thought both would work fine however the antique white was too personal (maybe a bit dated) and may not appeal to everyone....which is the GOAL!

OK the moment you've been waiting for...I hope you enjoy these Temecula Before and After Faux Painting & Home Staging pictures as much as I do!!!

 

Temecula Kitchen Before Faux Painting & Home Staging

 

Temecula Kitchen After Faux Painting & Home Staging

 

Temecula Kitchen Before Faux Painting & Home Staging

 

Temecula Kitchen After Faux Painting & Home Staging

 

Temecula Kitchen Before Faux Painting & Home Staging

 

Temecula Kitchen After Faux Painting & Home Staging

 

I was sooooooooooo glad I was WRONG about Faux painting the kitchen cabinets!  :)  Faux painting has come a long way from the bad old sponge painting days!!!  Fauxing these white Kitchen cabinets really updated the property!  I was so thrilled with the finally results I have decided to use the painter for my property! 

I am no long "Oh No Faux"!! :)

The happy ending..............we reached our goal.......this Temecula Real Estate Property received multiple offers and is currently in Escrow!!

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John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate

The cabinet color really makes a lot of impact. I also like switching out the solid-surface table for glass; that really opens the space.

May 19, 2010 02:48 PM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

John - I agree!  The new paint on the cabinets looks rich and updated.  Thanks for noticing the table change.  This was a vacant property and the RE Agent brought the table in to use for his listing info.  I was so happy to replace it! :)

May 19, 2010 02:54 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

What an amazing transformation!  And I thought the cabinets looked fine before!  I'm now a believer!

May 19, 2010 03:54 PM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Ah, to faux or not to faux...  these cabinets look great.  Those first few photos are pretty scary.  I remember getting two tones of colours on some sponges in the '80's and "going for it"!  Good thing times have changed!  I love the "new" faux bois.

May 19, 2010 06:22 PM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Sharon - I'm a believer too!  Yes the cabinets did look fine, however updating always helps when selling your property!

Sally - Haha I agree!  The first few photos are a nightmare to me!  I did a lot of rag rolling in the early 90's...it was the new thing to do!  Times change for the better!  :)

May 20, 2010 06:17 AM
Charlottesville Solutions
Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

WOW, you are converting me too!

looks really good

your friend in Charlottesville Virginia!

May 20, 2010 09:13 AM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Charles - Thanks! Who would have thought...fauxing cabinets!  Glad you converted!

May 21, 2010 06:39 AM
Anna Dovger
Add Value Home Staging LLC, 281-704-6607 - The Woodlands, TX
Home Staging -The Woodlands, TX

Not only cabinets look great but whole staging project

May 22, 2010 04:23 PM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Anna - Thanks!  :)

May 27, 2010 10:58 AM
Michelle Finnamore
Toronto GTA, Alliston, Newmarket - Vaughan, ON
Preparing your property for sale

Beautiful work by the painter. Glad to hear it all turned out for the good.  I paint kitchen cabinets all the time in my area. It updates them immediately. My painter does the average subdivision kitchen for about $500. Can't go wrong with that to update a kitchen. In fact it is so well received that the seller often asks if I will arrange for the new house to be done as well.

May 30, 2010 11:06 AM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

That painter did a FAB job and it looks fantastic!!  Would not have guessed it was faux painting....looks very rich and expensive!  GREAT job!

May 31, 2010 06:00 AM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Michelle - Good for you!  Yes, I am so happy it all turned out well.  Totally updated the kitchen and stayed within the budget.  A win-win!

Kathy - Thanks!  I agree with you...I wouldn't guess it was faux!  :)

May 31, 2010 02:02 PM
Michael J. O'Connor
Diamond Ridge Realty - Corona, CA
Eastvale - 951-847-4883

One thing that strikes me about the photos are the before and after differences in the kitchen tile floor.  In the before the grout lines are quite noticeable but in the after the differences are more subtle.  Is this a trick of the lighting or did someone make some updates to the grout colors?

Jun 01, 2010 02:56 AM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Good observation Michael!  Actually it is the time of day and lighting that made the difference!  I usually like to take pictures early in the morning before the sun is too high or right before the sun sets (twilight) to capture the best pictures. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Jun 01, 2010 08:04 AM
Annie Pinsker-Brown
Stage to Sell - LA Home Staging - Los Angeles, CA
Stage to Sell, Los Angeles Home Stager

Janice, amazing. Does this guy do work in LA too??

Jun 02, 2010 01:59 AM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Annie - It is amazing....I was pleasantly suprised! :) Not sure if she works in LA. I will look into it!

Jun 02, 2010 06:27 PM
Leanne Zumbrunnen
Z Touch Design Services - Lenexa, KS

Soooo impressed!!  I haven't worked with her but I met a professional faux painter who could probably do this.  She showed me samples of countertops and tiles that she had done to look like different kinds of granite.  I had the same expectations as you when she told me she was going to bring samples.  I am going to see if she can do something like this!

Jun 03, 2010 07:34 AM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Leanne - I was too!! It is always great to have talented painters on your team!

Jun 03, 2010 05:02 PM
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The entire house looks so great! I love its simple but elegant color. The painters did a good job.

 

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Dec 01, 2010 12:29 AM
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Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Thanks MMRE! 

Dec 01, 2010 08:43 AM