Leslie Olson Interiors, Home Staging Marin

As my first posting on Active Rain, I thought it was appropriate to open the door to this community with comments about home staging entry doors! 

This condo project by Leslie Olson Interiors was targeted to the progressive home-buyer interested in a small home surrounded by trees in a quiet residential neighborhood.  Unfortunately the front entry is tucked along the side of the woods-facing condo, and isn't visible from the street.  The condo hadn't been modified since it was built almost 25 years ago, and the cracked and faded Victorian-style front door and tired light fixtures just weren't doing the job.

 Condo Before and After Entry Door

The front door was replaced with a standard design 4-panel glass entry door that allows natural light into the home.  Privacy and style were both addressed by having the interior side of the glass windows sand-blasted, leaving a 3/4" clear border to suggest beveled glass.  New door hardware was installed (it looks and feels more substantial in the hands of a potential buyer), and new lighting and doorbell were affordable upgrades.

The new entry happily piques the interest of potential buyers, and sets the stage for a gently contemporary, updated home inside.  It instantly brings a positive reaction -- and we all know how important emotional connection is to staging!

Thank you for reading my first post -- I look forward to getting acquainted with you though the Active Rain community! 

 

For more photographs of Staging by Leslie Olson Interiors, please visit:

 

Historic Wooded Hideaway - Staging Before and After Photos

Contemporary Oasis in the Redwoods - Staging Before and After Photos

Staging a Storybook Cottage - Before and After Photos

Mill Valley Film Festival - Outdoor Art Club - Before and After Photos

Modern Architecture Staging Photos

Staging for Traditional Home Architecture and Style

Staging Success - Downplaying Tween's Green Wall Paint

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...Or Not - Staging Small Spaces

Marin Home Staging - What a Difference a Door Makes

 

 

Leslie Olson, ASID - Leslie Olson Interiors

Leslie Olson, ASID

Leslie Olson Interiors  Marin County, CA   leslie@leslieolsoninteriors.com     www.leslieolsoninteriors.com    415.233.2633

 
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APR
28
2007
150,628 Points Localism Sponsor
oh good ... because if I was looking to buy that house, I'd already been picking out all the good books I could enjoy while swinging on my porch swing !  thank you thank you thank you ... i love chocolate brown
2:12pm • #13

Sandi -- just to make it all the more appealing, I should have said that the porch swing is currently being dipped in dark chocolate!  - Leslie
2:36pm • #14
APR
30
2007
187,423 Points
Great vchange. I love the new door. Great job!!!
9:41am • #15
129,269 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Love the door! Etching the glass was brilliant. I am so looking forward to your posts.
9:58am • #16

Thanks Sheron and Anthea! 

By the way, I stumbled across some interior pictures of the same door before and...welll.. almost after!  I love the way the new door makes beautiful light and shadow patterns in the condo throughout the day.  These pictures also show what subtle paint colors can do as well. 

 

Thanks for your interest!
11:19am • #17
301,314 Points 19 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master
The door really updates the place. It is very evident from the interior pics. Welcome to AR!
12:54pm • #18
MAY
14
2007

Thanks for the welcome, Michelle!

By the way, my "new and improved" web site with lots of Before and After pictures is expected to launch by the end of this week.  I'll keep you posted!

Leslie Olson    Leslie Olson Interiors - Austin, Texas   www.leslieolsoninteriors.com
1:21pm • #19
112,296 Points

Wow Nice pics Leslie. How did I miss your great ist blog? Keep up the good blogging

 
7:15pm • #20
MAY
15
2007
 Hi Leslie - Very nice!!! I always say it's stuff like the front door and windows that draw me in.  If the outside doesn't look good, who wants to enter????????????
9:15am • #21
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Fantastic job! Did you end up leaving the wooden beam on the ceiling as is in the second set of pic's?
12:52pm • #22

Thanks, Leslie and Maureen!  I agree with you on the exterior Maureen -- so much has already been decided by the potential buyer before they've even opened the door!  Can't miss any opportunities to make a good impression...

Julia: After much deliberation, we decided to keep the beam stained as it was, since it seemed to go with the architecture (rustic limestone fireplace, etc.), and draw the eye up.  In retrospect I'm glad we did -- everything else that was originally stained -- baseboards, trim and cabinets - were happily painted.  The beam just added some nice contrast by leaving it as-is.  Thanks for your comments! 

Leslie Olson   Leslie Olson Interiors - Austin, Texas   lolson11@yahoo.com (to be updated later this week!)
1:35pm • #23
MAY
17
2007
2 Featured Posts

Leslie.  Welcome to Actve Rain!  What a difference simple changes can make in curb appeal. Thanks for sharing..

 

-Meg
9:32pm • #24
142,087 Points 15 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Wow Leslie - that door and light fixture really made a dramatic difference.  The original one is similar to the door on my own home.  Up until now I like it - now I think it's got to go!!!!!  Keep the pictures coming. 
9:50pm • #25
256,826 Points 1 Featured Post Outside Blog
Looks like there are several of us with doors on the minds this week.!!! We will have to come up with weekly blog themes more often!
9:55pm • #26
MAY
18
2007
6 Featured Posts

Leslie, beautiful front entryway, the condo owners must have been very happy with these results.

I linked to your blog today, here.
10:44pm • #27
JUN
11
2007

Thanks Meg, Maureen, Kathleen and Sue -- I very much appreciate your comments!

Forgive me for being inaccessible on Active Rain recently -- thanks to the wonderful leads I've gotten recently from this site I've been VERY BUSY Staging!  I've just posted a couple of blogs showing a couple of new vacant listings I just Staged in the Austin area (one very limited Staging, the other much larger scale).  I will soon be blogging with more Before and After photos.  And yes, my expanded web site is STILL almost ready -- my busy Staging schedule has delayed that launch as well.  I'll keep you posted...

Leslie Olson     Leslie Olson Interiors - Austin, Texas  leslie@leslieolsoninteriors.com
6:19pm • #28
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I love the colour of the door, very close to what I want for mine.  Nicely done.
6:44pm • #29

What a beautiful door in a fab color.  The new door really is a fitting introduction to the contemporary interior.  Great job!
8:55pm • #30
JUN
29
2007

Thanks Tina, Nora, Susan and Lanita!  Actually the color has been used on several doors I've seen on recent Active Rain blogs -- Benjamin Moore's aptly named "Classic Burgundy." 

Nora and Susan: I've got a couple of other before and after pictures from this condo on my newly-revised web site, www.leslieolsoninteriors.com.  You're welcome to come visit Austin anytime!

Leslie Olson    Leslie Olson Interiors - Austin, Texas   www.leslieolsoninteriors.com   leslie@leslieolsoninteriors.com 

12:50pm • #31
JAN
07
2010

Love that door! What is the brand? thanks
jenny
5:59pm • #32

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