I got an email about a month ago with no subject line and the message was "HELP"! The owner of this home found me online and wanted help getting her property SOLD. The house is in a great location in Fort Worth near the Rivercrest Country Club. Houses in this established neighborhood sell in a range of $100. to $200. per square foot depending on condition and upgrades.
On our initial consultation, we walked through the home and we talked about eliminating clutter as well as any of the furniture she wouldn't need in her new home.
A few weeks later, after an estate sale and following up on some of my suggestions, my client called me back.
She had an Open House scheduled on Sunday and wanted me to come over and stage the home.
We spent four hours moving furniture and re-purposing what she already had. I brought in a few pillows and accessories to show her how it could change the look and we even found similar pieces in her home to use.
I took the before photos from MLS to show how it looked online to potential buyers before we staged it.
One of the first things we did was pick up the rugs on the wood floors. Although the rugs were really nice and colorful the house seemed much more open and spacious after we pulled them up.
We pulled these two ottomans in (one from the living room and one from upstairs) to make a casual cocktail "table" in the family room. The large rug was replaced by this smaller one from under the dining room table. I think it helps hold the seating group together and ties in the leather couch and striped ottomans as does the black pattern pillows I found in another room. The candle came from the downstairs bath.
I was really pleased with what we were able to accomplish without having to purchase any additional accessories.
This is a very unique property with almost 3,000 square feet in a very sought after neighborhood. The outside of the home does not give any indication of how spacious it is inside. It's an ideal layout for a family with a large master suite downstairs and two very large sunny bedrooms upstairs that overlook the trees and pretty backyard.
4724 Lafayette Ave., Fort Worth TX 76107 $369,000
I think you have done an awesome job. I love working with the client's belongings. There are always treasures that have been put away because the homeowner did not see the potential. I had so much fun doing re-designs on homes in the Sonoma and Oakland, CA I completely forgot to use my camera for before shots! I was too anxious to get started - duh, or what!!
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