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Home Staging Tip: Target The Second Bedroom

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Home Stager with Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes

Home Staging Tip:  Target The Second Bedroom

The Fairfield County, CT, condo that Nestings recently Staged has two bedrooms, each with a large walk-in closet.  This complex is not age-restricted, but does attract folks who are downsizing as well as young newly-weds.  Many residents appear to be single (perhaps divorced?) women with a teen-aged child.  So when it came to Staging the second bedroom in this unit, we kept this demographic in mind.

Bedroom Before

Before:  Twin antique beds fit nicely, but it's a little crowded.  The "Laura Ashley" look had to go.

Bedroom Before

The padded valance, miniblinds, and floor-to-ceiling wall-mounted mirror all had to go...as well as the pink carpet.

Nestings Home Staging Connecticut

New paint, carpet, and re-oriented bed that faces you as you enter the room.  One antique bed and small dresser were brought back in.  Nestings added fun bedding, artwork, lighting, fur pillows, and accessories to appeal to a teen or visiting college student.

There was no need for a home office, because there already was one.  It could have been a more generic guest bedroom, but we wanted a youthful feel.  The green/blue/brown color scheme coordinates with the adjacent bath.

Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Great information, thanks for sharing.  Items like this that will benefit a seller are tremendous.

Jul 18, 2011 11:13 AM
Betty Knowles
Southwest Missouri Realty - Springfield, MO
Ready to sell? Call Betty!

Nice job on the makeover Julia. It looks very nice. 

Jul 18, 2011 11:22 AM
Judy Klem
Transition Stage LLC - Shelton, CT
Home Staging, Senior Move Management, Fairfield/New Haven counties

Hi Julie - What a difference! The room definitely looked way too crowded and dated before. Nice work, as always!

Jul 18, 2011 11:33 AM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

Thank you, Richard, Betty & John!

Judy - you are too kind!

Jul 19, 2011 02:19 AM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Julie.....Big dividends for a minimal investment!!  It looks so completely updated!!

Jul 19, 2011 03:41 AM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Julia, what a great job-it's incredible that some people would have thought that the room was okay the way it was because it was clean-2nd bedrooms are often an afterthought-you made it into a really inviting and updated space.

Jul 20, 2011 04:43 AM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

Thank you Kathy - we needed to work with the existing furniture.

Joanna - And hopefully captured the target buyer!

Jul 21, 2011 12:48 AM
Wendy Tomm
Beyond the Walls - East St Paul, MB
CCSP, RESA-PRO, BBB - Wpg Realtors
Nice job Julia. Learning the demographics of the property you are staging is so important.
Aug 10, 2011 03:28 AM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

Wendy:  Hitting that target is what I strive to do!

Aug 10, 2011 03:41 AM
Charles Ross - eXp Realty LLC
eXp Realty LLC Salina Group - Salina, KS
Love To Help People

Excellent  Information. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful day and a blessed weekend.

Mar 05, 2023 01:24 AM