All I did was...change the dining room from a purple palace to a calm oasis

Hi Michele,  the room was stuck waaaaay back in time but now it is up to date and ready for any family to move in.

Hi Magaret, It is incredible how distracting valances can be isn't it? I think the problem with valances is that there is never anything else in the room to tie it all together for a cohesive look. The valances just sit there yelling ..... hey look at me!

Hi Michelle, Where I live, purple seems to be a very popular choice for living. For staging, it just seems such a distraction to the room. This house has been on the market for 7 months with no offers. Not even a low ball offer. I will update this post when it does sell.

The Realtor was ecstatic with the results. The homeowner walked through the house when it was finished and was near to tears with happiness. And that was the husband! He couldn't believe how much bigger his house looked and how all the rooms flowed together now instead of being disjointed by the changes in colour from room to room.

Thank you to everyone for stopping in to read my post.

Hi Cheryl, you took the words right out of my mouth. I can't understand why sellers don't have at least a consultation done.Even on a modest budget, sellers can achieve much to make their property appeal to more people and get more equity out of the sale of their house. And who wouldn't like that? :)

Hi Wendy and Kathy, simple changes really do make a difference to the bottom line for the seller. I will post the results of sale here when it closes. There was an open house on the weekend and a showing today. Lots of interest generated since the new photos have been posted on the MLS listing. Marketing at it's best!

HI Donna, exactly! Why aren't Stagers swamped with work. I believe another blog here is asking that very question to the Realtors very shortly. We all look forward to the responses that are gathered at that meeting.

Hi Teresa, Purple stops people in their tracks almost every time. I Staged a home three weeks ago. Same thing. Purple everywhere. It was painted a neutral colour and sold in 9 days! Yeah!!!!!

Hi Kathy N.  Great title for me to use on the next purple house. :)

Hi Teresa and Cindy,  the artwork was purchased at a chain store here in Canada called Bouclair.

It may be available at Linen's & Things but I do not have one near me to be able to say for sure.

I love the colour purple  in clothing, but I do think it is a problem when it is a wall colour and you are trying to sell.

If anyone has a picture of a house done well with purple please post it here. It would be interesting to find out if purple has worked and been a selling feature when selling a property.

Hi Barbara, it really was like night and day. It was hard to believe it was the same room

Hi Sandra, couldn't have said it better myself. Hi Cathy, i

Hi Cathy, it is so important to update the look of a property. Buyers are looking in magazines and they aspire to the look in their favourite magazine.

Hi Wanda, the light fixture really determined the room. The seller was not willing to replace it so I had to figure out a way to make it the feature of the room without dominating the small space. The artwork was chosen to compliment the shape and texture of the chandelier.

P.S. The artwork is now available in Costco although it is done in a different format. The one in this picture is on canvas.

HI Melissa, The husband thought when he decorated this room that it would be popular with the ladies. I would have had trouble eating in the room as well with the colours chosen in the before photo.

Hi Annie, clean and simple that's my style. That is why I chose the daisy as my logo. It represents how I stage. Or as Jackson West would say 60-30-10.

Hi Robyn, when living to each their own. When staging, it must appeal to the widest range of buyers to achieve less days on market. I am sure at some point, someone might come along who loves purple and pink dining room. How long that would take......that's another question.