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Seeing is Believing!

I recently staged a $3.1 million home across from the beach. The main living area was basically a large square room - with combo living room & dining room.

(See my other blog, http://activerain.com/blogsview/379139/They-have-to-see)

One of the homeowners, who is a licensed agent, but not the listing agent, lives near the home and hosted Open Houses almost every weekend for over a year. She would try to explain to potential buyers all the furniture layout possibilities - and once they decided where they wanted the "dining room" to be, they would hang the appropriate light fixture. Buyers did not believe there was enough room for a decent size living area and a good size dining room.

Here is the before photo:

And, here is the after photo:

Not only, can buyers now visualize how their furniture will fit - but that it will fit!

For this home, it took the homeowners (a group of investors) about 2.5 months to finally decide to stage this home. The budget was less than $3500 (the homeowner had done the kitchen and bathrooms). A small investment to make on this $3.1 million home... I'll keep you posted on the results!

Posted by Bevin Googer ~ www.StagingAndRedesign.com on 02/18/2008 07:57 PM

Comments (15)

15 Comments on Seeing is Believing!

Bevin

Very nice job, the home looks great.

Good Luck

02/18/2008 08:13 PM

by Chris Frantz (Exit Success)

Bevin: Wonderful job! What a beautiful home!

02/18/2008 08:38 PM

by Teresa Meyer-Home Staging Cincinnati, OH Stage a Star: Home Stager Cincinnati (Stage a Star Staging & Consulting Services)

Chris - Thanks!

Teresa - Thank you too, and yes the home is gorgeous!

02/18/2008 08:42 PM

by Bevin Googer ~ www.StagingAndRedesign.com (First Impressions Home Staging and Interior Redesign)

Looks very clean and crisp.Will look forward to hearing if it sells quickly!

02/19/2008 12:46 AM

by Janis Gaines • The Notably Well-Dressed Home•Eugene OR (The Notably Well-Dressed Home)

The home looks great. The furniture and accessories are so in tune to the surroundings

02/19/2008 04:52 AM

by Isabel Gomes, ISP Home Stager, Decorator - London, Ont (Gomes Design)

Janis - Thanks, we are having an Agent Open House this week, so we will see!

Isabel - Thank you, that is exactly what I was hoping to hear! This home is a true South Carolina Beach Home and it's location is everything, so I wanted to make sure that that was highlighted in the staging.

02/19/2008 05:42 PM

by Bevin Googer ~ www.StagingAndRedesign.com (First Impressions Home Staging and Interior Redesign)

Looks fantastic - Lucky you - first for being close to a beach and second, having the opportunity to work on such a fabulous home! I wanna live there.

02/19/2008 07:45 PM

by Kimberley Hawley, Hawley Interiors & Staging (Hawley Interiors & Staging)

Thanks Kimberly! It is an awesome place! I am lucky to have grown up on the beach, and be able to still live and work here too. Come on and move!

02/19/2008 08:07 PM

by Bevin Googer ~ www.StagingAndRedesign.com (First Impressions Home Staging and Interior Redesign)

I'm on my way :)

02/20/2008 05:38 PM

by Kimberley Hawley, Hawley Interiors & Staging (Hawley Interiors & Staging)

I could definetely picture myself on that patio, in the evenings! Nicely done!

02/20/2008 11:34 PM

by Cindy Bryant~Houston's Home Staging & Home Stagers By Redesign Etc.~RESA~ASHSR (Redesign Etc., Inc.-Texas)

Kimberley - come on down any time :)

Cindy - Thanks for reading, and I would love to have that patio w/ that view and the pool! Especially in the hot summer that's coming up on us!

02/25/2008 08:13 AM

by Bevin Googer ~ www.StagingAndRedesign.com (First Impressions Home Staging and Interior Redesign)

Bevin: Beautiful job, what a gorgeous home! Now that they see it furnished, how can the buyers resist?

02/25/2008 11:00 AM

by Sharon Tara New Hampshire Home Stager (Sharon Tara Transformations)

Thanks for reading Sharon! We have received fabulous feedback from agents so far on the home - I would move in if I could... Ha ha!

02/25/2008 01:07 PM

by Bevin Googer ~ www.StagingAndRedesign.com (First Impressions Home Staging and Interior Redesign)

Great job of bring the outdoors inside with your accessories, Bevin! Very calm & inviting.

Kathy

02/25/2008 07:18 PM

by Kathy Riggle Houston Home Staging-STAGING SMART NSOLD (STAGING SMART N SOLD)

Kathy - Thank you! That was definitely what I was going for - bringing the outdoors inside and really highlighting those amazing views!

02/27/2008 09:15 AM

by Bevin Googer ~ www.StagingAndRedesign.com (First Impressions Home Staging and Interior Redesign)

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