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Occupied Home Staging- How to Brighten & Bring Light into a Family Room...without a Lamp!

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Home Stager with Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA

How to Brighten & Bring Light a Family Room without a Lamp?

During these sometimes dreary days of Winter it's important to have a Family Room show as light, bright and big as possible.  Even in the San Francisco Bay Area we have our share of dark and/or rainy days at this time of year!  

While working with sellers I try to find ways to brighten....lighten....and show rooms as large as possible.  At times that I can do that without adding any "lamps"!  

This Family Room in Danville was transformed into this shinning example:

family room-before home staging  Before 

family room - after home staging  AFTER

 

All it took was:

  • Changing the Drapery Panels from Brown to Bright White
  • Painting the Fireplace same as wall Color
  • Painting the bookcase white
  • Packing the books, movies etc
  • Moving the chair to NOT block the doorway
  • Removing all the dark speakers....all 5 of them
  • Adding Bright art and bookshelf accessories
  • And.....VISION
Call a local home stager to add the VISION to lighten and brighten your home prior to going on the market!

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Comments(18)

Janice Ankrett
Burlington, ON
Staging Professional

Super job Kathy! The paint etc really did brighten up the room.

Mar 01, 2011 07:34 AM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Janice....thanks and YES it all came together and on a budget too!  

Mar 01, 2011 07:44 AM
Diane M. Phillips Realtor 443-286-4365
Frankly Real Estate Inc. - Manchester, MD
Specializing in Carroll Co., MD

Kathy ~ I admire your skills, your vision, beautiful transformation!

Mar 01, 2011 09:33 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Kathy - Painting the fireplace and bookcase was major in adding lightness and brightness to the space.  Also, the bright, yellow, happy art really adds to the light feel.  And hey, you're right, there's no extra lamp!

Mar 01, 2011 10:05 AM
Janet Jones
Just Your Style Interiors, LLC - Kihei, HI
Home Staging, Interior Redesign Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

Kathy--I didn't even notice the fireplace in the "before" picture.  What a great transformation.  I love seeing your posts and your work. 

Mar 01, 2011 10:27 AM
Marianne Cherico
Interiors by Marianne Cherico - Foxboro, MA
Home Stager -Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Kathy-The after pictures look so much lighter and brighter and really show the space beautifully!

Mar 01, 2011 10:35 AM
Valerie Sagheddu
Apostle Art Home Staging & Design - Stroudsburg, PA
~Home Staging Professional, Poconos, PA

Great tips Kathy! I love when you get your clients to paint the fireplaces....makes such a HUGE difference!

Mar 01, 2011 11:36 AM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Kathy -- what great ideas for making a room lighter, brighter, and updated!  Many homeowners could use these tips to help improve their home, whether they're selling or not.  The fireplace "before" was so gloomy .. now it's a proper focal point.

Mar 01, 2011 11:40 AM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Barb....THANK you!  It just felt like it needed something lighter and brighter

Diane...Thanks!  The "vision" is the fun part of the transformation...the rest seems like work LOL!

Sally....HI!!!  Yes that fireplace was so "unfinished" before!

Janet...That's so sweet....THANKS!!

 

Mar 01, 2011 12:37 PM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Miss Marianne:  Hope your well and busy!!  Thanks for taking a "peek"!  Call me!

Val:  Saw you were back blogging too....coming out of a "rut"....ata girl!!  And YES...I'm painting fireplaces all over the Bay Area!!!

Maureen:  THANK YOU!!!  Funny thing was...usually I find the objection to paint out a fireplace comes from men.  They like it rough and natural I guess.  In this case.....he was fine....she was having an anxiety attack until it was all done and then all was GREAT with both of them!!   

Mar 01, 2011 12:42 PM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Funny-I have a man right now who is fine with painting the fireplace and his wife is saying "no way". I am going to have them see your post! Looks so great Kathy!!! 

Mar 01, 2011 05:56 PM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Cathy.....good luck!  I'm a HUGH fan of painting out most brick/concrete block fireplaces.....makes for updated and brighter room!

Mar 02, 2011 02:30 AM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

That does make a huge difference.  What a great way to compensate for dreary dark days!

Mar 02, 2011 10:52 AM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Hi Cindy....thanks!  Sometimes it's a few little things that can make a big difference.  

Mar 02, 2011 11:56 AM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

What a bright idea! ;) Great transformation!  I suggest painting brick fireplaces all the time when they seem too dark &  "heavy" for the space!

I am bookmarking this post so I can include it with my proposal the next time I get an objection!  Thanks for sharing!

Mar 03, 2011 08:52 AM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Kathy - I love the way you painted the fireplace a much lighter color and added white curtains - it brightened up the whole space and makes such a difference. Once again, great job!

Mar 03, 2011 01:47 PM
Beth Lester
Beth Lester Designs - Torrance, CA
Home Staging & Interior Decorating

Beautiful way to lighten & brighten - and catchy title, too.

Mar 03, 2011 03:09 PM