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Diary of A Home Stager - Home Staging in New Brighton, MN

By Shar Sitter

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September 28, 2011 01:08 AM

Diary of a Home Stager - Home Staging in New Brighton, MN

Day 1: Receive email for a vacant staging job. Home has been on the market 191 Days. Complete bid and email it.

Day 2: Receive email accepting bid, email contract. Receive contract and payment, book truck and movers.

Day 3: Pack for job.

Day 4: Stage the home.

Day 10: Six Days after Staging - Receive an offer.

Day 12: Offer is final.

Let's take a look at the Buyer's Thoughts "Before" and How Home Staging may have helped.

"First room.....kind of boring, nothing special. I hope it gets better".

Living Room

"Eat-In Area is a Great Bonus but will it really fit a table?"

Eat-In Area

"Hmmm....not crazy about that wallpaper. Can I live with it short-term?"

Dining Room

"Wow! That fireplace is just like a northwood's cabin. How will I decorate it and make it look modern?"

Family Room

"This is such a big area how will I arrange the furniture to make it work?"

Family Room

191 Days on the Market Before Home Staging....An Offer Just Over a Week After Staging.

If your house isn't selling stop and ask yourself what thoughts the buyer may be having.

Then call a professional Home Stager.

Originally Posted at: Rooms With Style Blog, "Diary of a Home Stager".

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Brian Schulte

Allison James Estates & Homes - Sierra Vista, AZ

SFR, Sierra Vista, AZ

Huzzah!

Sep 28, 2011 06:31 AM

Janice Ankrett

Burlington, ON

Staging Professional

Super job as usual Shar! I love the pieces you chose that enhance the wallpaper and fireplace.

Sep 28, 2011 07:37 AM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Awesome job! Love the "what would the buyer think if it were not staged" thought process here!

Sep 28, 2011 07:49 AM

Anna Dovger

Add Value Home Staging LLC, 281-704-6607 - The Woodlands, TX

Home Staging -The Woodlands, TX

Shar, another confirmation that Professional Stager can work with any decor challenges. Love how that ugly from the fist impression wall paper compliments dining area now. Such a difference between "before" and "after" no wonder it sold in no time.

Sep 28, 2011 07:49 AM

Tatyana Makarov

Century 21 All Points Realty - South Windsor, CT

Your Greater Hartford Area Realtor

Hello Shar,

I enjoy looking at your pictures a lot! You are true professional. Your work is amazing!

Thanks.

Sep 28, 2011 07:55 AM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Thank you Denise. I wish I lived in your area too. It's warmer in January!

Thanks Joan. The home owner was thrilled and the Realtor's emails said "I am still singing your praises".

I work on a lot of little houses Michael, let me at it! LOL

Absolutely it pays to hire me Will! :)

Huzzah? I haven't heard that one before Brian but thank you I hope. ha

The wallpaper was a toughie Janice. I had to show it modern and okay in the short term for the potential buyers. I think the black helped.

Thanks Sharon. I figured if I thought it as a buyer they would too!

It really toned down that wallpaper didn't it Anna? I was kind of surprised myself by how much. Thank you.

Thanks so much Tatyana. I really appreciate that very much.

Sep 28, 2011 11:46 AM

Wendy Tomm

Beyond the Walls - East St Paul, MB

CCSP, RESA-PRO, BBB - Wpg Realtors

Beautiful work. Who couldn't be a fan of home staging after seeing your photos! Congratulations.

Sep 28, 2011 12:11 PM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Shar ~ What a fun post to see your brilliant transformations as well as what the potential buyers were "thinking!" Angling the two loveseats in the first room is a clever way to create interest there, since there's nothing else to look at.

( BTW, what is the white "thing" in the wallpapered shelving area, near the dining room? For the life of me I can't figure out what that is!)

Sep 28, 2011 01:25 PM

Peg Barcelo

Fluff My House! Home Staging Inc. 250.486.6369 - Summerland, BC

The FlufftasticStager from Summerland, BC

Shar, awesome job! As Usual! I love these great examples of before staging 'time on market' and after! Woo hoo!

Sep 28, 2011 03:19 PM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Shar - You've made the place look so great, that I have an incredible urge to run out and purchase some tartan wallpaper! Ok, well maybe not, but this is a great dialogue on how home buyers will view a non-staged home versus a staged home. Nice!

Sep 28, 2011 05:46 PM

Kathy Nielsen

http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA

Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

You leave no question as to how valuable home staging can be on a vacant home. Magic? No. It's your home staging expertise as witness in these home staging before and after pictures.

Congratulations. Your home staging is being featured in the group Staging Before and After Pictures.

Kathy

Sep 29, 2011 01:31 AM

Michelle Drewry

Signature Real Estate Group - Henderson, NV

Realtor - Signature Real Estate Group

Shar - you really transformed what was dated in wallpaper to show buyers how they could modernize and live until they're ready for a project. Great job!

Sep 29, 2011 08:50 AM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

That's so sweet Wendy, thank you.

Ha, Maureen. It's a heater. Gas I think. What I am thinking is that this huge room was an addition put on in the 70's as it sits behind the garage, you have to walk through the kitchen to get there, and the house is a 50's rambler. It must get chilly in there, I don't know!! With that huge of a fireplace you wouldn't think so but the fireplace is wood so not easy to light every day.

This was definitely a home staging success story Peg....no doubt about it!

Do you think you could find that wallpaper Sally?? Hmm.... Thanks so much. Staging definitely helped take the attention away from the wallpaper which may have turned many buyers away.

Thank you Kathy....those are such nice words and much appreciated. Thank you for the feature.

Sometimes that is what you gotta do Michelle when the house cannot be made perfect. Show the buyer how it can look until they are ready or have the funds to make the change.

Sep 29, 2011 10:39 AM

Laura S. Baker

First Weber Inc - Lake Mills, WI

Realtor (920) 728-4118, First Weber Inc

Shar, I am so sorry I didn't comment on this one up till now. I read it when you first posted it but had to read and run! Anyhow, I absolutely love the way you worked with the wallpaper and the fixtures. It looks as though the furniture was made specifically for this home! It is wondderful!

Sep 29, 2011 12:11 PM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Thank you Laura, that is so sweet. Oh, I carved and whittled the furniture in my warehouse the day before, then upholstered those few pieces that morning. ;-)

Sep 29, 2011 03:46 PM

Janet Jones

Just Your Style Interiors, LLC - Kihei, HI

Home Staging, Interior Redesign Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

Hi Shar--Gold stars for that magnificent transformation. No wonder that house didn't sell. All you saw before were cavernous spaces and yucky wallpaper. Your staging made that home come alive. Congratulations. I am sure you have very happy clients.

Sep 29, 2011 05:29 PM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

The clients are VERY happy Janet as is the Realtor. Thanks so much.

Sep 30, 2011 01:40 AM

Julia Maher

Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT

Connecticut Home Stager

That big star is for you, Star Shar! As Anna noted, a great Stager can make anything work. You certainly demonstrated that here!

Oct 01, 2011 07:11 AM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Oh thank you Julie, that's very kind.

Oct 01, 2011 08:27 AM

Michelle Finnamore

Toronto GTA, Alliston, Newmarket - Vaughan, ON

Preparing your property for sale

HI Shar, my thoughts exactly! Great post. Love the way you tell a story. Great furniture selections, the wallpaper hardly seems too awkward now.

Oct 02, 2011 10:50 AM

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