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AM I WRONG, BUT AREN'T COMMODE COVERS A THING OF THE PAST ??

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Home Stager with HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC

Gotta say this....yes I do watch some of the "staging" shows on TV..the other night while flipping the channels I was taken aback when I stopped to view a show where someone had "flipped" a home and the Realtor was doing his final walk thru. The "flipper" was so pleased with himself, telling the Realtor and those of us in TVLand that he had done the "Staging" . I think that the Realtor right then and there should have said...WHOA there big guy, you may want to stick to flipping and leave the staging to the professionals... What got my attention was when he was so proudly showing off the master bath, right there before my eyes...burgundy, YES you read correctly, burgundy !!! A burgundy toilet seat cover, tank cover and matching toilet rug, you know the kind that has the cut out for the bottom of the bowl ? Oh and then he didn't stop there, there were burgundy and white striped towels, WAIT it gets better, yes you guessed it, fake greenery all over the place. Am I wrong, you don't do that, do you ??? Have I missed something ? The really scarey part is that this was a new showing, it was taped recently. I guess that someone somewhere thought that it looked good, but it was not staging...Me Bad ???? That is why people who see shows such as that one think that they can stage their own homes for sale.

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Comments (54)

Joanne Paquette
Image Home Staging - Ottawa, ON
Image Home Staging

Luckily here my homeowner clients agreed to replace their 'lovingly worn' blue plastic toilet seat...

before bathroom 

after bathroom

I have to admit though, we had those plastic seats growing up and they were darn comfortable - well, until they got a crack in them!  Ouch...

Feb 13, 2008 03:44 PM
Kathleen Lordbock
Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN
Keller Williams Realty Professionals
Joanne - Even the lovely oak toilet seats that separate just a tad will bite you in the.................
Feb 13, 2008 03:51 PM
Mary Lou Teague
HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN
Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN

Andrea: Yuk !! I don't even want to think about what caused the stains...

Joanne: Thanks goodness that the homeowner allowed you to change out the shower curtain also.

Feb 14, 2008 10:34 AM
Anonymous
ken
Oddly enough I was on line looking for toilet tank covers when I found this blog.
Mar 29, 2008 08:27 AM
#38
Mary Lou Teague
HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN
Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN
WOW what did you do, just google toilet tank covers and you got this ???
Mar 30, 2008 08:28 AM
Anonymous
Ken
Pretty much,But not for me my Mother wants a new one She is 93.Your blog was interesting,I never realized that people staged homes for sale,Do you have to keep a warehouse of furniture available or just rent it?
Apr 03, 2008 01:51 PM
#40
Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
REALTOR Associate® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i

Aloha Mary Lou,

You thought you were watching home improvement but what a horror show, yuck! Night of the living germ receptacles.

Peace,

Apr 03, 2008 04:11 PM
Renee Pratta
Renewed Rooms - North Myrtle Beach, SC
Renewed Rooms - SC
All I FEEL is GERMS!!!!!!!!!   YUK....
Apr 03, 2008 04:29 PM
Mary Lou Teague
HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN
Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN
Ken, Yes I stage homes that are for sale. I also do re-design work for homeowners who just want to update their homes. Were you able to find a cover for your mom ?
Apr 04, 2008 06:20 AM
Anonymous
ken
Not yet,My wife is going to try to use the old one as a pattern and make it
Apr 05, 2008 03:34 PM
#44
Tori Lynn Wallitsch
Prudential Ambassador / Ross Designs, LLC - Omaha, NE
Mary Lou -- that is an excellent reason WHY we are so necessary!  It floors me every time I am watching our local "home channel" and I see listings that belong to agents who advertise that they do their own staging and I see so many BAD decor choices.
Apr 06, 2008 10:13 AM
Kim Dillon
Creative Eye Home Staging - West Chester, PA

I am amazed at how often I still run across these while doing consults.  The worst part is that usually they have just purchased them!!  Our job of educating is far from over. . . .

Kim Dillon, Creative Eye Home Staging

Apr 06, 2008 03:03 PM
Mary Lou Teague
HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN
Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN
Kim and Tori...You are both correct...the general public needs to be educated and I don't think that these staging shows are doing such a good job...THEY NEED US !!!
Apr 08, 2008 03:52 AM
Anonymous
SUSIEHILL3@AOL.COM

PERSONALLY I LOVE THE TOILET COVERS.  A TOILET IS SO UGLY SITTING THERE STARK NAKED TO  ME.  I LOVE THE CLASSY LOOK OF THE TOILET BEING COVERED IN MATCING COLOR OF YOUR BATH MATS.  IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TRULY CARES ABOUT HOW THEIR BATHROOM LOOKS. JUST MY OPINION AND I AM STAYING WITH THE CLASSY COVERS.

 

Oct 05, 2008 05:58 AM
#48
Anonymous
JANET

PERSONALLY I DO NOT APPRECIATE BEING DICTATED TO WHAT IS WHAT.  I LIKE MY IDEAS ABOUT DECORATING.  I DO APPRECIATE SOME SUGGESTIONS NOW AND THEN, BUT LEAVE ME TO MY OWN IDEAS PLEASE.  I LOVE MY TOILET COVERS.

Oct 05, 2008 06:07 AM
#49
Anonymous
JANET

I GUESS INDIVIDUALISM IS GONE.  THIS HAS BECOME THE "DO AS I SAY" ERA.  WELL I BELIEVE IN MYSELF AND MY IDEAS.  JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SAYS THIS IS THE WAY TO GO, IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST WAY.  JUST MARCH TO THE DRUMMER, NO WAY, THAT KILLS GOOD IDEAS.  COM'ON SHEEP, THINK FOR YOURSELF.TOILET COVERS FOR ME, YEAH!

Oct 05, 2008 06:25 AM
#50
Anonymous
Anonymous

Well fellow stagers it looks as if the commode covers are back in the post again...what with the nasty remark about my hair and now the commode cover jabs..Please see the remarks that I have gotten over the past couple of days...

Oct 06, 2008 05:37 AM
#51
Anonymous
babeblue

WOW! i never knew these things were out of style until i started redecorating after a recent move.  there i was looking for my mathcing rug, toilet rug and toilet seat cover...only problem was, all the high end stuff didn't include all three, just the rug itself.

i did a little bit of internet research and what do you know! i've been "out of style" all this time.  i watch a bit of hgtv and flip this house, etc.,  but they never mentioned this.....who knew?!!

Oct 29, 2008 01:43 AM
#52
Anonymous
Denise

There are those of us who use the covers out of necessity. I happen to live in an appartment and the tank sweats. I  only use it because it was the least expensive rememdy. I wish they would come up with a classy looking one though.  

Feb 21, 2010 12:10 PM
#53
Anonymous
Alice

Well, well, unending surprises when one surfs the "net". I just found this site and all I can say is, "very interesting". Do I or do I not like commode covers?  Depends on the era I guess. Right now I do. Just a few years back I didn't. All depends on how I feel at the moment I guess. I also have real and artifical plants in my bathrooms. I like them. Whatever makes me happy on any given day is what I use. Whether it's out of style or not.  :-)

Sep 22, 2011 03:13 PM
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