I always say make the room fit the label not the life style .. if it is a dinning room .. make it look like a dinning room.. not the family study hall ..

Phyllis ~ This looks so much better! Great job.

I guess it all depends on the lifestyle and purpose of the house-hold. Certainly if the property is being shown to prospective buyers; it should be neat, clean and presentable. I, personally like seeing properties completely empty of everything. I can see the value of a professional stager too. The before and after is just amazing!!!

What a difference.  Yeap....it's a living space.

Linda

What a big change!  Great job.

What an amazing difference a little change made. Great Job!

That's great - but if the seller works from home, it could be a problem....I know that I work from home and although I could make my office space look more presentable, apart from taking  a prolonged vacation, there is no way that office is being dismantled.  My place is too small for any other solution.

This is funny, I have a small home office, over-flowing. Yesterday, I thought I just need to turn my big family room into my office, no one uses it much. So this post tickled me.

You did a wonderful job, Phyllis.  Great transformation and one that buyers can now envision living in.

Congratulations.  Your post is being featured in the group Staging Before & After Pictures.

Kathy

Phyllis ~ What a great job you did. The space shows so much better.

Phyllis - it is surprizing how many people put the catch all room right as you enter the home.  Great job converting it back in to a living room.  

Phyllis,

Today, with so many people working out of their homes, this is becoming more and more common.  I have found so many homeowners using their living and dining rooms as an office.  It is understandable if they do not have the extra space, but I always wonder what they do when they are entertaining.  Do guests come over and sit at the desk? This transformation that you made for your clients looks FANTASTIC!

Phyllis, You are sooo right about this. Can you have a chat with some of my clients? I just finished a lovely 2500'home, very formal layout - living room of to the right of entrance, dining room to the left. First thing you see walking in is the HUGE desk/wall unit in the living room. Anyway, client refused to move it so I worked around it but there is only so much we can do. Great job!

Phyllis: What a major difference....now the buyer will know just what to do with the space....You did an excellent job. Love the before and afer photos

Beautiful job as always, Phyllis. I also work from home and would love a larger room. Right now I am in a bedroom minus the bed of course. If I was selling this house I would return it to a bedroom right away. But then I know the ground rules, thats why the public NEED us!!

With so many homeowners redefining the use of rooms in their home we are going to be dealing with this more and more often.  You were so lucky to find exactly what you needed in the sunroom and you did a wonderful job.