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Sellers, it's the first impression that count in selling your home.   My job as an Orchestrator is to point out that would be distracting to potential buyers of your home and remedy it.

My job is to see the home as the buyer would and take away the negative and accentuate the positive.

This is a picture of a vent in a home the owner wanted me to ready for sale.  He wanted the pretty furniture and art and wouldn't take care of the details.

What's the point?   It's like putting on a suit and have spaghetti sauce on your shirt.

bad paint on master bedroom vent heater

Stage-Show-Sell takes the time to make sure all the details are taken care of.

Many of the homes built in the 20s thru 40s have unusual vents that are hard to replace.   It's important to keep the character of the homes and it's interesting bring them back to original condition.

As the layers of paint are peeled away the history of colors become apparent.

My process is to wrap the vents in foil (not plastic) and pour citrus strip over the vent.   Let is steep for 24 hours.  Wash and scrape away the years of neglect and colors.

 

 

White -- green -- peach  -- blue.   I call this the reveal.

Another soak and it will be ready for priming.

 

This is from another home.   Same idea

bath vent before

AND AFTER

clean bath vent

 

OK  I CHEATED AND PAINTED THE CABINET TOO

 


Stage-Show-Sell, offers affordable home staging solutions in the Birmingham - Bloomfield and surrounding areas in getting your home ready for the market. We service both home sellers and realtors. We have the experience, our own rental furniture and accessories to stage many homes. We specialize in Estate work. The house can be put into our hands for the whole process of getting the house on the market

 

 
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14 Comments on First impressions count that's why we take it all off

JAN
21
2009

Hi Virginia, love the analogy, take it offffffffff is right.  I bet it's very pretty when you are finished.  It's the details that can make or break a deal.  Smart lady.

10:46pm • #1
JAN
22
2009
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Take it off, take it all off!!! Great analogy and post.  So glad you are back "staging hoot"   

1:26am • #2
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Hey, was that a reference to my spaghetti mishap at lunch yesterday????????

6:03am • #4
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Gee Marianne you always make it about you   :-)

I didn't think about that when I was stumbling thru this post.   It's been so long since I've been on AR that it's difficult.

I love writing about the not so usual.

7:49pm • #5
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Awesome post!  I love a good analogy.  I had the same problem once.  The client thought that rearranging the furniture and adding some pillows was enough.  The trim paint was smudged on the walls and the outlets were painted and scratched.  People notice these small details and see them as evidence of poor maintenance. 

7:50pm • #6
JAN
24
2009

Great post Virginia! It is amazing when the little things are put aside! They do tell a story...... I have missed you and your posts  :)

9:25am • #7
JAN
27
2009

That was alot of work, but so worth it.  Painted plug covers and nasty looking vents really
kill the picture of all the staging work done.
Great idea I will try it.

7:58am • #9
JAN
31
2009
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I love the details of getting a house ready.  I'm so glad that you all agree

7:35pm • #10
FEB
02
2009

Great title and good info on the stripping of the years and the neglect.

1:00pm • #11
FEB
06
2009
256,174 Points Outside Blog

Virginia - Wow!  That's pretty impressive.  I agree that the "finishing touches" should not be overlooked...  :)

9:44am • #12
FEB
08
2009
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i'm reposting, thanks for sharing...

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