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Is That the Before or After Shot? - Part II

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Home Stager with Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia

A couple of weeks ago I blogged Part I of "Is That the Before or After Shot?"  To refresh your memory, here it is again.  I'm now blogging Part II because many of you asked to see the "after" shot.  If you remember the text, just scroll on down to the photos.  Stage, Show & Sell continues to clobber the clutter, one room at a time.

In the summer of 2007 my friend, Sam, and I had just become accredited home stagers.  Through a friend of hers, we procured a "freebie" staging job and were ready to set the Atlanta home staging market on fire!  We went in to the home, staged all the rooms we could in the 3 hours we had that morning, took a few photos, and left.  Now we had our own pictures to start a staging portfolio!

Shortly after that, she was sitting down with another couple, anxious to flip through our portfolio to show them our beautiful work, when she turned to the first "after" picture and the husband asked, "Is that the before or after shot?"  She is no longer staging with me.  The last time I saw her she was selling boiled peanuts on the side of the road.

I was just blogging with a new friend from California when I was reminded of this story.  It seems she just completed a staging job where they have BEAUTIFUL sculptured blue carpet in the family room.  She posted the photo and asked, "Does this room look staged to you?"  What a hoot!

What about the shot below?  Is that the before or after picture?  And the next one???

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Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

Out with the clutter!  It's amazning how much different a room looks with just a little clearing up...

Mar 14, 2009 11:55 AM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Can you believe all that junk?  Thanks.

Mar 14, 2009 11:56 AM
Gina Zimmerman
North Eastern Group Realty - Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne Real Estate

Congrats.  Looks much better. You all did the absolute best you could with the space and THAT SHELVING!!

Mar 14, 2009 12:31 PM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Thanks, Gina.  One step at a time...

Mar 14, 2009 12:37 PM
Peg Prather
Vancouver, WA
Vancouver, WA

Instead of running from the room, your "After" makes me want to stop and enjoy!  Very nice staging! Amazing what can happen when you give the eye a place to rest.

Mar 14, 2009 01:22 PM
Pangaea Interior Design Kitchen & Bath Design, Remodeling
Portland Oregon - Portland, OR

Oh dear! That's a funny story. I hadn't seen your part 1 post. I hope the before & after photos weren't side by side when he said that. Ouch!

Well there's no question which photo is the before or after one here! Lovely job!

Mar 14, 2009 01:35 PM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Peg & Pangaea - Thank you for realizing which one was the "after" shot!  What a relief!

Mar 14, 2009 01:47 PM
Ginger Foust
Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA
Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Very nice Patsy.  Love the simplicity yet the room has a purpose! 

Mar 14, 2009 03:04 PM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Whew-that looks so much better!  Great job!!

Mar 14, 2009 04:57 PM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Ginger - All it lacks is some nice blue carpet like your homeowner had!  Did they pay extra for the "glow-in-the-dark" effect?

Cathy - Less is (still) more, huh?  Thanks!

Mar 15, 2009 04:37 AM
Melissa Marro
Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

The after certainly looks much better!!  GREAT job!  (I've actually seen many portfolios where I couldn't tell the difference... that's never a good sign)

Mar 15, 2009 05:33 AM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Melissa - I know what you mean.  Not on my watch!  Thanks.

Mar 15, 2009 06:04 AM
Liz Gallagher
LG Home Harmony - Home Stagers & Organizers - Montreal, QC
Montreal Quebec RESA member

Looks so much bigger with the lighter furniture and more of the shelving unit exposed.

I liked the before shot window...looks like a piece of art (large tree divied into 9 sections) think I would have tried to leave that in the after. 

Mar 15, 2009 02:25 PM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Liz - Interesting comment!  I see what you are saying about the tree in the window.  When I first tried to photograph the "after", I left the shade up, but I couldn't get a good shot with the light pouring in, so I waited until dark and tried again.  The photography is better, but I lost my "one-of-a-kind" treescape.  Funny!

Mar 15, 2009 02:37 PM
Carol Heap
Hometown Real Estate Group, Inc. & Hometown Stagers - Flowery Branch, GA

Patsy, I am still laughing!  I know it probably was not funny at the time but we all run into those people sooner or later.  After, looks great to me...that was the second one right?  Just kidding!

Mar 17, 2009 10:50 AM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Carol - Very funny!  How could you tell?

Mar 17, 2009 01:33 PM
Michele Hess
Simply Staged Inc. - Rockford, IL
Home Stager Rockford - Simply Staged Inc

Impressive Patsy - the room certainly got "visually" larger.  Thanks for sharing!

Mar 17, 2009 11:42 PM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Michele - Thanks.  It still needs painting and a new ceiling fan, but one step at a time.

Mar 18, 2009 12:17 AM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

Why was there a small rug in front of the cabinet?

Mar 18, 2009 03:52 PM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Cindy - The rug was there as a finishing touch to the "clutter or bust" look.  I thought it made quite a statement!

Mar 19, 2009 12:53 AM