I was really pumped to watch The Stagers third episode last night, even though I was disappointed in episode two.
The property chosen was an 1,100 square foot bungalow that had been sitting on the market for 3 months with no bites. The listing price was $765,000, $720,000, $699,000 (yes, 2 previous price reductions). Too bad the homeowners hadn't called in a Stager sooner.
This episode featured a mother and daughter staging team. They were very polite and tactful with the homeowners which I was really glad to see. Some of the shows on TV portray us as being rude and insulting to homeowners, which couldn't be further from the truth. That's only done on TV for the entertainment factor.
The focus of this episode was staging (YES!!!) not decorating/design. A few snags came up along the way with the furniture that they selected. This made it much more realistic by showing some of the real life things that can occur on the job. It wasn't sugar coated to make it look easy and as though just anyone can do it.
My favourite line in the show was when the daughter remarked "I need a glass of wine, a REALLY BIG glass of wine." I'm sure MANY of us can relate to that at the end of a day of staging!
This episode was much better than episode two by far. It was more realistic and the property chosen wasn't a million dollar home. I'm still hoping though that they'll choose one at an even lower asking price next time to transform, because we all know that they definitely benefit from staging as well.
Since all of you in the U.S. will be watching The Stagers for yourselves starting this Sunday, this will be my last review. You be the judge of the show for yourself now. I'll be curious to hear everyone else's thoughts on it.
End Results: Listing Price: $699,000 / Selling Price: $685,000 / Staging Costs: $5,370. This house sold in 8 days after sitting on the market for 3 months. Proof again that staging does work!
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