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When Plain Vanilla Just Won't Do...

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March 05, 2010 11:15 PM

I will be the first to admit that I like vanilla ice cream...but nothing makes vanilla better than a few sprinkles, some hot fudge or some other decatant topping. This week we staged a plain vanilla townhome and turned it in to a yummy ice cream sunday. We added a few sprinkles of color here and there and now it pops with color and personality.

Below are a few of the mls photos before we staged and then the new photos we took after staging:

When selling your vacant home call a professional stager and turn your plain vanilla listing into a tempting sundae!

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Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing. Staging works and makes homes sell more quickly. Some of the lenders need to learn this lesson for the marketing of the REO properties.

Mar 05, 2010 11:19 PM

Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Wanda, staging does make a big difference in the way the home looks. Good Job!

Mar 05, 2010 11:24 PM

Virginia Tatseos

Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

Very nice job. I'm sure the house will get more showings now and sell.

Empty homes just don't sell well

Mar 05, 2010 11:44 PM

Cathy Lee

CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA

ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

You turned it into warm mocha palace!! It looks gorgeous!! Cheers to a quick sale!

Mar 06, 2010 12:59 AM

Kathy Burke

Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA

S.F. East Bay Home Staging

Vacant is not yummy.....way too cold. You did a great job giving it warmth!

Mar 06, 2010 01:10 AM

Mary Lou Teague

HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN

Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN

Great job, I love the bright colored pillows on the couch...

Mar 06, 2010 01:16 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

You put the cherry on top of this property! So dull and drab before. So gorgeous now. This is a really good example of why you want to stage vacants.

Mar 06, 2010 01:57 AM

Ginger Foust

Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA

Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Adding the "sprinkles", as you do so well, turned this vanilla into something yummy. Great job!

Mar 06, 2010 02:45 AM

Mannie Ferguson

The Staging Fashionista - Alexandria, VA

APSD, RESA

Hi Wanda - that's what you call a double hot fudge sundae! Great work.

Mar 06, 2010 06:33 AM

Donna Schoby

Liberty Bank of Arkansas - Bentonville, AR

Great job Wanda! I love the entry!!!

Mar 06, 2010 12:11 PM

Liz Gallagher

LG Home Harmony - Home Stagers & Organizers - Montreal, QC

Montreal Quebec RESA member

A sprinkle of nuts with the cherry on top sure helps plain vanilla any day!

Fine job!

Mar 06, 2010 02:47 PM

Michelle Pimentel

Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA

ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Wanda,

Very pretty! Adding color to this plain house has given it a homey feel and added the warmth that it needed. Using the area rug in the entry also helped to break up the cold looking tile!

Mar 06, 2010 03:42 PM

Wanda Richards

Shows Great Home Staging and Web Solutions - Roanoke, VA

Shows Great Home Staging

Thanks everyone for the comments. I really appreciate them!

Roy - yes, it is a shame that more REO's don't use staging.

Michael - thanks! I love it when Real Estate Professionals see the value of staging.

Virginia - you are so right...empty houses are much harder to sell and take much longer than staged homes.

Cathy - thanks! I hope it sells quickly too.

Kathy - yes, vacant is too cold and staging does add warmth.

Mary Lou - thanks...I like to use orange when staging. It helps mls photos pop with color.

Sally - thanks. I really think more and more people are seeing the value of staging their vacant homes.

Ginger - thanks. I was fun adding the "sprinkles" to this one.

Mannie - thanks "Double Hot Fudge"...I really like that!

Donna - thanks. I felt the entrance way needed something to help it feel warm and inviting plus we added an engergy efficient light bulb so the lamp can be left on at all times to draw buyers eyes inside when driving by.

Liz - thanks...I agree completely!

Michelle - thanks. It really did need some warmth and color.

Mar 06, 2010 09:40 PM

Gail Sterback

Coldwell Banker Select Professionals, Lancaster PA - Mountville, PA

LancasterRelocation Specialist

Great solutions!!!!! Just enough sprinkles! Keep up the good work!

Mar 06, 2010 11:40 PM

Kate Talarico

Kates Home Staging and Interior Design - Goshen, NY

RESA, Top Orange County Home Decorator & Stager

You sold me on the home at the Entry Way, what a great difference professional staging can make!

Mar 07, 2010 10:30 AM

Margaret Oscilia

Creative Concepts-Home Staging and Contracting, Salem Oregon - Salem, OR

Home Stager, Salem Oregon

I had a client this week whose entry (with fresh cream paint) was exactly like this one in the before picture. When I explained that the entry had to had "wow" even she knew it fell far short! You had buyers impressed from the first minute!

Mar 10, 2010 12:00 AM

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