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Staging a Home That Existed Briefly

By Laurie Calhoun

Home Stager with Gloria Home Staging, Inc.

January 20, 2010 08:06 AM

On the weekend of January 15-17, Gloria Home Staging had the opportunity to stage the Monty Anderson Construction Group's display home at the Orlando Spring Home & Garden Show. They began building the home right there in the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday morning. By the time we arrived on Thursday afternoon, it was ready for us to make it beautiful.

Thousands of people walked through the home during the weekend -- it made a big impression! The folks from Monty Anderson were great to work with, and we appreciate having the chance to work with them to make their display home a success. Click on the picture below to see how it looked:

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Eddie Arnold

Real Living HER - Canal Winchester, OH

Nice post, congrats on the success.

Jan 20, 2010 08:21 AM

Laurie Calhoun

Gloria Home Staging, Inc. - Winter Springs, FL

Seminole County FL Home Stager

Thanks, Eddie! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was quite a weekend!

Jan 20, 2010 08:30 AM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

What a great experience for you and your business! You did a fabulous job with your temporary showcase!

Jan 20, 2010 09:17 AM

Ginger Foust

Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA

Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

The results are glorious Gloria. Congratulations on a job well done. What a smart contractor to add you to his team!

Jan 20, 2010 10:01 AM

Cathy Lee

CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA

ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

I've been waiting-fabulous! WooHoo! Congratulations on a job well done!

Jan 20, 2010 10:58 AM

Sharon - It was so strange planning for a space that was only on paper, but we were very pleased with how it came out. I'm glad you liked it, too!

Ginger - Thanks! The builder and his whole team really liked our work, and will be encouraging their customers to have their homes staged (by us!), so that they sell before the customers move into their newly constructed homes. I think it may be the start of a beautiful relationship!

Cathy - Thanks for waiting so patiently for the results. I'm glad you think they were worth waiting for!

Jan 20, 2010 12:37 PM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Laurie -- wow -- you guys did a great job and I love your banner too! Great opportunity for your company, hope it brings you lots of good leads.

Jan 20, 2010 03:36 PM

Janice Ankrett

Burlington, ON

Staging Professional

Laurie > Congratulations!!! I've been waiting to see how it came out. What a wonderful opportunity for you. The slide show is great. I hope you plan to use it in your marketing.

Jan 21, 2010 02:00 AM

Debra Valentine

Designing Details ~ Staging & Design, LLC - Bountiful, UT

Utah Home Staging for, Bountiful, Salt Lake & Surrounding Areas

How much fun was this Laurie! You did a fantastic job defining a wide-open space, which can be challenging. Did you get any quality leads for your efforts?

Jan 21, 2010 03:59 AM

Thanks, Barb! It's good to hear your words of encouragement!

Hi, Maureen - thanks! We thought it sounded like an offer too good to pass up. Now we wait and see what comes of it. BTW, I wish it was always so easy to hang our banner - the walls in the "garage" were insulated with foam. We didn't even need nails. How easy is that?

Janice - I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm going to send the slideshow to the builder, and maybe post it on Youtube. I'm sure we'll find plenty of ways to use it!

Debra - That really was a big room to figure out what to do with! At first we thought there would be a kitchen in one corner that would help, but that fell through, and we settled for spacious and used our biggest sofa set. We didn't get any actual leads from the show yet, but we gave away a lot of brochures, and forged a good relationship with the builder that I'm optimistic will lead to some stagings. Thanks for dropping in!

Jan 21, 2010 07:37 AM

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