The Other Side of Staging.....De-Staging... It Ain’t Pretty!

I just finished destaging a house that included enough furniture and questionsaccessories for 4 bedrooms, 2 dining areas, 2 living areas, 4 bathrooms and a kitchen.......and I’m pooped!

Just a few thoughts........

~why is it that the accessories, towels and linens you brought in never seem to fit in the plastic bins that they fit in when we staged the house?
 

~ How is it that I don’t even recognize some of the pillows that were on the sofa in the family room?
 

~ When will I learn..... I can always count on breaking at least 3 nails while destaging.... wait until after you destage to get a manicure!
 

~ How is it that 30 pillows (yes that many) can take up so much room!?!

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~ How in the heck are you supposed to get that fluffy comforter back in the plastic zippered  bag it came in?





I’m now off to see the inside of my eyelids (to go to sleep for those of you not tuned in!)  because tomorrow I’ll be repacking and organizing my inventory for the next vacant staging.



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Kathy,

It is amazing isn't it, that things do not want to go back into their containers.. it's like they grew !
5:33pm • #29
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Kathy-I don't think the avg person has a clue what your business entails. Sleep well
5:41pm • #30
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Kathy, the nice part about our job is we sell the house and someone else gets to pack it up and move away
6:40pm • #31
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We see some staging here but not quite an entire house of stuff! Go rest.
7:04pm • #32
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Funny post. I am glad that I am not the only that ditches the bag the comforter came in!
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I guess I need to invent a de-staging kit.  Patent pending already?  lol
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What?!  It doesn't all just go magically back in place lol :)!  I have a blog post to write about my move and your destaging post has inspired me a bit..not sure when I will get to write it, but soon lol :)!
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I had to laugh when I ready this... I often wonder how things don't fit any more.  Comforters, sleeping bags and many other things as well!  Good luck and get some rest.
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Very interesting! I never really thought about "de-staging"!  I too wonder why things never seem to pack back up the way they once were! LOL :)
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Kathy, wow!  Sounds like you could have used a moving van for this one. 
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Kathy, this title reminds me of going to beauty parlor once for getting ready and next time, for removing make-up! And you said it right - it is not pretty!
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Kathy - It never seems that things repack as well as they unpack ; )
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De-staging looks and sounds like as much fun as taking down Christmas decorations after the holidays and packing them away!
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Oh gosh, yes, this seem to me like unpacking - not the most fun.  Sorry about your nails.  Now, if the house has sold, this is prob. better vs. depressing when it hasn't.
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I'm exhausted just reading this :) 
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Hopefully the destaging work is compensated for by a great result from the intial staging. The end result hopefully justifies all the work afterwards.
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Kathy, as I read this, I can just imagine how stressful you were. Despite the broken nail, you were still able to blog a funny and interesting destaging story. 
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Kathy - Sometimes I feel as if I've been run over by a Mack truck after a destage.  Our job is very physical.  Carting bins in, packing, sorting, wrapping, squishing bedding into packaging, lugging artwork - it's exhausting.  Throw in some flights of stairs, and I'm beyond popped by the end of it all. 
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Oh my gosh. It must be a NIGHTMARE. We have lots of weekend homes that sellers sell vacant. I always doll them up a little and it wears me out just doing that. I can only imagine what YOU do!! I'm tired just thinking about it!
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Kathy, 

Hope you got a great's nice sleep:-)  It takes a lot of effort to MOVE, whether it's the sellers moving out or the stagers "destaging".  

All the best, Michelle
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