Making a bedroom feel like a Master Suite

This is the tale of a little home we just finished staging.  I was hired by the listing agent to evaluate this home and then hired by the owners to help prepare it for market.  One of the biggest issues in this home was the lack of a master bedroom.... oh sure, there was one but I didn't know it when I walked into it!

In this particular floorplan the master bedroom is the only room directly up the flight of stairs.  This was what I saw upon entering....

I thought, wow, what a weird place for a bed & it's directly on the floor, no rails... we'll make a note to change that.  I turned the corner and saw the master bathroom & closet.... OH, wait.  THIS IS THE MASTER SUITE?  Uh oh.....  This was the next thing I saw....

Uh oh.  This guy is a tech guy.... will he let go of the computer?  We can't keep it here.  Maybe he'll let us move it into the guest room.  This just can't be in the master suite! 

Sitting and talking to the owner after my consultation we came to one conclusion - he wanted to sell his house!  No, he really meant it.... seriously!  He let me do anything I felt was necessary (within a given budget), including moving the computer completely out of the house.  We didn't even have to give up the guest room for it!  So, here is what we came up with....

    

Now, this is a master suite!  The owner came home when we were finishing up today and couldn't stop saying, "WOW!"  He told us that he felt like he was staying in a resort on Kiawah Island (an upscale resort community nearby). 

He also commented that when he walked into his home (downstairs) that he thought he walked into the wrong house... lol... but that's another blog. 

 
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31 Comments on Making a bedroom feel like a Master Suite

Nice job! I'm taking it the bed is in one end of the room and the chair's are on the other.  Very nice, just curious, what were the dimensions of the room?

04/03/2008 08:10 PM by Karen Monsour,REALTOR® Broward,Palm Beach,Miami/Dade! 954-464-4194 anytime! (EXIT Team Realty)


thx for putting the story with the photo's!  Very entertaining and completed the pictures!

04/03/2008 08:11 PM by Karen Dembsky, Atlanta Home Staging (Peachtree Home Staging LLC, Home Staging in Atlanta, GA)


Much better!  Isn't it a no no to mix business (computer) and pleasure (sleeping and whatever else your thinking about).  The master bedroom should be a retreat, not a reminder of the work that needs to be done.  Nice work Melissa.

04/03/2008 08:15 PM by Ashley Berg *Seattle's Green Real Estate Agent* (Brio Realty)


Awesome!  I'll have to use this as an example of "why stage your property".  Thank you much.

04/03/2008 08:19 PM by Margaret Woda, Maryland REALTOR (RE/MAX VISION)


Great job, there is a huge difference between the before and after story.  

04/03/2008 08:20 PM by Ryan Vivo, Realtor Solano County Gateway Realty (Gateway Realty)


Love, Love, Love the new Master Suite!  Where did you end up putting the computer?  Would love to see pictures of the rest of the house.

04/03/2008 08:22 PM by Home Staging and Design Raleigh -Michele Kurelich (Lasting Impressions Staging & Design)


Great Job! I love walking in to a staged home. It feels and looks great and it really does make a difference with buyers. Keep up the great work!

04/03/2008 08:37 PM by Charles Tharp ~ Inland Empire Real Estate & Short Sale Specialist (Prudential California Realty)


Melissa - When clients see how the room could have been they can't believe they lived the way they did for so long.  What a great transformation. 

04/03/2008 08:38 PM by Maureen Henry - Rockland Home Staging (www.rocklandhomestaging.com)


Such a wonderful transformation.  It was also good to hear that the seller was on board with what his true objective was ~ to sell the place!

Thanks!  :)

04/03/2008 09:04 PM by Susan Cunningham* REvision~Home Staging, Suwanee,GA (REvision)


Ba Da Bing, Ba Da BOOM!

Now that is one inviting, restful space. Fantastic, purposed transformation Melissa. I want those bedside lamps! 

04/03/2008 10:34 PM by Jackson West (Reveal Estate Home Staging - Vancouver)


Nice work as always.  Lamps, me too, on the list for the lamps please. 

04/04/2008 01:08 AM by Terrylynn Fisher StagersLIST.com Buy Stage Sell (Diablo Realty)


Melissa,

I agree with the home owner . It's hard to believe it's the same house.

04/04/2008 02:15 AM by Susan Peters - Seattle Realtor/Staging Specialist (Re/Max Mutual Realty)


Hi Melissa,  Beautiful job on that master suite!  It's never a good thing when the potential buyers have to figure out by process of elimination which room is the master.  Your staging leaves no question that this is it!

04/04/2008 10:58 AM by Diana Young (Staging North King & South Snohomish Counties)


We all know your "power of persuasion" in convincing the seller how to market his house to sell, Melissa! Another great illustration of the investment of staging.

Kathy

04/04/2008 11:46 AM by Kathy Riggle Houston Home Staging-STAGING SMART NSOLD (STAGING SMART N SOLD)


Melissa - the master looks like a fabulous master bedroom.  I recently did a consult for a homeowner of a condo and they have a desk in the bedroom and a child in the second room and no where else to move it so I have not persuaded them to move the desk out of the bedroom an into storage.  He works from home and insists he needs his "office".  I am hoping after I stage it they will see the value in my advice..

04/06/2008 07:57 AM by Sandra Hughes-Redesigned Spaces-Virginia Redesigned Spaces - Fairfax County, VA (Redesigned Spaces - Northern Virginia)


This is awesome, Melissa!

We are working up a bid as I type (Mark is doing it) for a home that has two master suites- one upstairs and one downstairs- each master bath has a garden tub, stand-in shower and his/her sinks (& a potty, of course). This is a challenge for us, too.

I think I feel a blog coming........ HELP :o)

~Leslie

PS. When I grow up, I wanna live in Chas and stage like you do! 

04/06/2008 02:54 PM by Mark and Leslie Hoyt ~ Hello Home! (Hello Home!)


Melissa, a great transformation. That Master suite sure is narrow isn't it for a room? Maybe a smaller width bed might make it look bigger? I don't know, you're the expert on these things.

04/06/2008 04:16 PM by Gary Woltal - REALTOR® Dallas Ft. Worth (Keller Williams Realty)


Melissa- Fabulous job, as always! I am writing a proposal today that includes a very large master with the only wall for a bed at one end, and a fireplace at the other. I like the effect of the high-back chairs. Very cozy! Thanks for sharing!

04/06/2008 04:20 PM by Elaine Manes IRIS~Colorado Stager ~ A Wonderful Space, LLC (A Wonderful Space, LLC)


Melissa, Very nice, as usual. I love the cozy sitting area. Must have been quite a task getting a techy to give up the computer! Great job.

04/06/2008 04:27 PM by Kimberley Hawley, Hawley Interiors & Staging (Hawley Interiors & Staging)


Hi Melissa...Love befoe and afters.  With these wonderful posts who needs to look at shelter magazines.  Thank you for sharing these with us.

I have a completely empty house that I would love to see staged.  I'm sure we would be able to get it sold so much faster.

Kathleen

05/05/2008 08:08 PM by Kathleen "Kate" Elim, LAKE ANNA, VA Real Estate (RE/MAX Lake & Country)


Melissa, as usual it looks great. I love that brown in the master, it looks cozy and comfy.

05/07/2008 10:20 PM by Tanya Venable, Anderson, SC/Spartanburg/ Greenville, SC/ Home Staging (Fresh Eye Designs)


As always I love your before and afters, nice work. You've been busy with those two(wicker?) chairs girl

05/08/2008 06:07 PM by Ronelle Schroeder-Hill ~Oomph! Home Staging & Redesign~ (Oomph! Home Staging & Redesign)


I always love your posts!  Great pictures and info!

Take Care & Have a Great '08!

05/17/2008 12:45 AM by Sylvie Dolley, ePRO Realtor (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage)


Don't you just LOVE when that happens.  Rewarding work we do and job security...he'll tell all his friends.

05/17/2008 01:54 AM by Terrylynn Fisher StagersLIST.com Buy Stage Sell (Diablo Realty)


Looks awesome!  Great job; glad they let you work your magic.

05/18/2008 04:59 PM by Tori Lynn Ross - Omaha's Premier Home Stager (Ross Designs, LLC)


Melissa: WOW, what a difference, you sure have the KNACK...I can always expect to learn a thing or two when I read one of your blogs, thanks!! I'm sure the homeowner wonders why he is moving now.

05/20/2008 10:11 AM by Lori H. (Hope Designs)


Thanks everyone!  This home actually closes in just a few days... under contract in less than 30 days.  There actually was an offer 4 days after staging, but it was not ratified.  I don't know the amount but the owner said that he felt the staging was directly related to the offer and that he was very pleased! 

05/20/2008 07:20 PM by Melissa Marro www.StagingAndRedesign.com www.RedesigningCharleston.com (First Impressions)


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