I have a new listing in Darnestown, Maryland, that was the family home and we have been getting it ready to put on the market. I was found as a direct result of Active Rain - I will post about that later. I have never met the "owner" of this house.
As I have gone through the house with the Seller's sons, we have worked removing a lifetime worth of memories and personality from the house to get it ready for today's market. Most items have been removed, but it is interesting as I have moved and gone through the house, I feel like I know the owner.
I would like to tell you about her just from the things I have discovered in her home. First off she was a style maven for sure. Baker, Henderdon, and custom draperies throughout. Most items have now been removed, but it was top quality through out.
She was a girlie girl to be sure. In a box, while looking for staging items, my stager and I found gloves, clutch purses of every color to match the shoes with the belts that all went together in her day. Table lines, china, aprons. They are fabulous.
Beautiful suits hang in her closet that we will probably donate to women going on job interviews that cannot afford the suits. I found an old mink coat in the hall closet (right next to the shot gun), it was THE fashion accessory back in the day.
While staging I bought some of the small lamp shades to go on the chandeliers and dress up the sconces in the bathrooms. For the powder room I got the kind with the crystals on the edge. I showed them to her son and daughter in law. The daughter in law said she would love all of the things that the stager and I have done to the house, which made us happy.
I had put a big basket on the hearth of the fireplace and thought I would go into the garage to find some books to put in the basket. I was moving a box when I discovered the photo you see here. Instantly I fell in love with her. It looks like a ballet or dance costume. If you can't tell, she has a crown with a star on the front with her wand with it's star to match. Then to round out the outfit her tulle outfit has wings and stars all over it. I just fell in love with her all over again. She is my kind of girl, I can't say it enough.
Real Estate, for me, is all about my clients and I am glad in a way I got to know this homeowner. I will be taking photos of the home today and putting it on the market. I have worked hard to live up to her standards as I can tell, her's was the gold standard.
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