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Sold in 17 Days! Woo Hoo!! Home Staging Minnetonka MN

By Shar Sitter

Home Stager with Rooms With Style

December 02, 2011 12:03 AM

Sold in 17 Days! Woo Hoo!! Home Staging Minnetonka MN

Now that's what I'm talking about. Love to get those emails saying a property I staged sold so quickly.

I was hired to stage this vacant home because it had a really tough living room layout. I even stood and scratched my head when I was in the home taking measurements. I normally know immediately the layout I will use or at least have a pretty good idea. This one. Nothing.

If I was struggling and I do this for a living what do you think the potential buyer thought??

Long narrow room, fireplace on one end, traffic pattern down one entire side, patio doors to get access on the other. Yikes!

LR before

A sofa was too long to put crosswise facing the fireplace, and if I put it perpendicual to the fireplace you couldn't walk behind it to get out the patio door or into the dining room.

LR before

So here is what I came up with:

LR after

Just a few colorful things on the counter-tops helped the white kitchen.

kitchen before and after

The small dining room with a strangely placed light fixture were also enhanced with home staging.

DR before and after

before and after lr dr

The Master Bedroom was not only a little blah, it looked very small. I think this helped:

bedroom before and after

Don't leave the buyer standing in the middle of a room baffled and wondering what they would do with their furniture.....show them!

Call a Professional Home Stager and let your house be the one the buyer wants!

POE kitchen

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Janice Ankrett

Burlington, ON

Staging Professional

Shar, don't you just love those awkward rooms LOL! You did a super job as usual!

Dec 02, 2011 03:07 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Shar - That living room would be a challenge to most. You really did create the optimum layout for such a challenging room. This is the beauty of home staging - being able to actually show potential home buyers how a room can be layed out. The whole house looks gorgeous - well done!

Dec 02, 2011 03:59 AM

Lisa Von Domek

Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX

....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Another great staging - and 17 days, one happy seller! Have a lovely weekend.

Dec 02, 2011 09:52 AM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Man some of the rooms can be tough Janice!

Thank you Sally. Using the love seat was key, then the armless chairs kept things open.

And one happy Realtor Lisa. LOL

Dec 02, 2011 02:41 PM

Ellen Caruso

Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty - Glen Head, NY

Shar, there is no denying, you made a house a HOME! Now if I can only finish that "Whale Tale" you'll see what else I have to say about you. I've been busy with Christmas Decorations and designing Christmas cards.

Dec 02, 2011 04:10 PM

Janet Jones

Just Your Style Interiors, LLC - Kihei, HI

Home Staging, Interior Redesign Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

Hi Shar--that really was a tough layout and the living room ceiling is very distracting. You did an amazing job of making the home feel welcoming. That's also obvious by the fact that it sold so quickly. Congratulations--another great job.

Dec 02, 2011 04:54 PM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Woo Hoo is right!!! Staging saved this one from a very long shelf life!

Dec 02, 2011 11:46 PM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

"Designing" Christmas cards....see Ellen, most of us just go out and buy them. How cool! Other than that.....I cannot see why anything else is more important than the Whale Tale. :)

Thank you so much Janet, that ceiling is in the kitchen too! Love your new profile picture!!

I think so too Sharon. Thank you.

Dec 03, 2011 02:40 AM

Kathy Nielsen

http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA

Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

I'm not surprised, Shar. You're a fantastic stager who understands what it takes.

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

Kathy

Dec 03, 2011 11:05 PM

Tammy Pearce

Haute Realty 214-994-6474 - Dallas, TX

Tammy Pearce

Beautiful job Shar! I'm still waiting for the announcement for your show on HGTV...!!

Dec 04, 2011 11:00 AM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Thank you Kathy for your kind words and the feature.

Me too Tammy! What is up with that network?? ;)

Dec 04, 2011 02:40 PM

Patsy Overton

Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Very nice, Shar! I love the armless chairs. The furniture placement looks perfect! No wonder the home sold so quickly. Congrats!

Dec 05, 2011 11:31 AM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

This fireplace was so close to the wall Valerie it was almost worse! Thanks!

It was a tough one Patsy. The armless chairs were a great option for that space to keep it open. Thank you!

Dec 05, 2011 12:26 PM

EC, JF, Double R and Zoey the Cool Cat

Russel Ray Photos - San Diego, CA

I love what you did. You basically turned it into a model home, and we all love model homes! congratulations!

Dec 06, 2011 03:00 PM

Dorie Dillard Austin TX

Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX

NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Shar,

Now that was a tough one and you did show how it could be decorated and removed the objections of the awkward floor plan! I came over from Roger's post..congratulations the gold star above your head is becoming :).

Dec 06, 2011 11:29 PM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Thank you Eric. Model homes always look marvelous no matter what price level so I'm with you!

Thank you Dorie...I love getting that gold star above my head!

Dec 07, 2011 12:50 AM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Shar ~ Your furniture placement made perfect sense of that challenging space! No wonder this home sold so quickly!! The loveseat and two armless chairs created the perfect seating arrangement. Congrats on another successful staging!

Dec 07, 2011 04:39 PM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

Picked up this house of furniture yesterday Maureen. It closes tomorrow! Cash deal so it closed within 11 days of them receiving the offer. Good thing I was in town! LOL. Thanks for your kind words.

Dec 08, 2011 02:52 AM

Debbie Walsh

SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY

Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Congrats Shar you did a fantastic job with this house! Definitely a tough one! (The book Tiger's Curse-I think you will really like it)

Dec 13, 2011 04:25 AM

Roger D. Mucci

Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH

Lets shake things up at your home today!

This was re-blogged today, but I'm not sure how I missed it in December.............love what you did Shar, those rooms weren't easy.

Apr 14, 2012 07:29 PM