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Small yes, Liveable YES!

By
Home Stager with www.Staged-to-Sell

This small but charming condo was on the market just five days when it received two offers way over asking. The Realtor Nancy Deverel with Hitchcock Realty did an amazing job of educating the homeowners on the need for staging. The smaller the house, the greater the need. 

We only have seconds to impressive a buyer enough to choose a property over the competition. Every inch of a property counts, but when it's small its even more important.

Placement of sofa's (can I even get a sofa in here?), beds and dining area is so important.  If the buyers can not see furniture in a space they often discount that property and feel that it just wouldn't work for their needs.  Highlighting the flexibility of the space and showing that a full sofa and more will fit just fine and look great is what this property needed.

Multiple offers in just days...not staged, no way.

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Same Space - before and after...you decide.

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Dave Wierzbicki
RE/Act Real Estate Coaching System - Reading, PA
RE/Act Real Estate Coaching System

we need smaller houses period

function over form

Aug 20, 2009 03:30 AM
Juliet Johnson
Vizzitopia - St Johns, FL
Jacksonville Photography & Digital Marketing

Yum!  Not surprised there were offers over asking.  Well done, girl!! Lovely to see your work again.  So soothing, elegant and fun!

Aug 20, 2009 03:32 AM
Chrissie Sutherland
Ready Set Stage - Greensboro, NC

gorgeous!!  congrats on a quick sale!!!

Aug 20, 2009 04:56 AM
Diana Young
Staging Seattle, King & Snohomish Counties - Edmonds, WA

Very nice, Kym!  I agree, when houses are small, it's even more important to stage and show people how they can comfortably live there.  I love the way you draw the eye upward with the art on the fireplace mantel.

Aug 20, 2009 06:05 AM
Kym Hough
www.Staged-to-Sell - Danville, CA
Staged to Sell East Bay - Danville, CA

Hi Juliet - miss ya...thanks for the comments. Hope you are well.

Thanks Chrissie and Diana - I love doing small spaces and really making them shine. The homeowners and buyers loved it and that's all you can ask for!

Aug 20, 2009 07:06 AM
Mary Fasnacht
Washington and Allegheny Counties and surrounding areas - McMurray, PA
Feels Like Home Interiors ~ Pittsburgh PA Home Staging

Great results, Kym, congratulations!  This space feels small and a bit awkward without the fabulous staging.  Excellent job of balancing that off-center fireplace.

Aug 20, 2009 10:11 AM
Laurie Calhoun
Gloria Home Staging, Inc. - Winter Springs, FL
Seminole County FL Home Stager

So beautiful, Kym! Small homes are such fun, and you made this one so appealing. I always enjoy your work!

Aug 20, 2009 10:16 AM
Kathy Nielsen
http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA
Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

Kym - it's amazing how much bigger that space is.  And you're right, when looking at the before picture it was hard to believe that that space would accommodate a sofa, let alone all the pieces you brought in.

Congratulations.  Your post is being featured in the group Staging Before and After Pictures.

Kathy

 

Aug 20, 2009 10:59 PM
C. Bartch
Newark, OH

Hi Kym, It doesn't look like the same room, it looks larger! Love all your staging touches, just lovely!

Aug 21, 2009 02:34 AM
Michelle Finnamore
Toronto GTA, Alliston, Newmarket - Vaughan, ON
Preparing your property for sale

Hi Kym, glad to see you back and looking forward to more of your posts. This is one of the best examples I have seen lately showing the abilities of a professional stager to bring in the right pieces to show the lifestyle possibilities of a space. Well done! The shape of the artwork definitely draws the eye up opening up the space and the condo sized furniture exemplifies that you can have the look of a larger home using smaller pieces. Hope you get some design work from the new client when they move in.

Aug 21, 2009 11:22 AM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

Hi Kym, that is s really small space.  Excellent placement of furniture was a must and you made it look easy.  Buyer's wouldn't have a doubt about thier furniture.

Aug 21, 2009 04:12 PM
Barbara Heil-Sonneck
Design2Sell - Atlanta, GA
Home Staging Atlanta

Hi Kym, that is stunning work, you implemented a geat lifestyle plan, Very elegant and soothing. Great use of space.

Aug 26, 2009 03:25 PM
Liz Gallagher
LG Home Harmony - Home Stagers & Organizers - Montreal, QC
Montreal Quebec RESA member

Great use of this space, it appears to be much larger with the furniture placement. Lovely and inviting.

Aug 31, 2009 02:32 PM