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So you have a sink in your family room? No problem!

By Sandra Hughes

Home Stager with Redesigned Spaces - Northern Virginia

July 28, 2007 09:31 AM

Apparently sometime either in the 70's or 80's bars were a popular feature in family rooms. I have noticed several lone sinks in the family rooms of several houses that I visited during various open houses. I would think if a home owner were going to go to the trouble of removing the bar they would also remove the sink but clearly not everyone sees it my way. I recently staged such a property and the home seller was against paying to have it removed to I staged it. I think it not only looks better but also gives the home buyer a solution in hiding the eyesore until it can be removed.

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Highland Beach Condos David Serle

RE/MAX Services - Highland Beach, FL

Boca Raton Agent David Serle

Thats pretty funny. Good job.

Jul 28, 2007 09:46 AM

Margaret Ann Innis

Decorate To Sell - Merrimack Valley Real Estate Staging - Andover, MA

Real Estate Staging - MA & NH

Sandra - this reminds me of a house we staged last year. The john was in the mudroom. hmmm.

Jul 28, 2007 04:02 PM

Juliet Johnson

Vizzitopia - St Johns, FL

Jacksonville Photography & Digital Marketing

Hey, nice screen! Not often one sees a 4-panel. I'd have done the same.

Jul 29, 2007 02:05 PM

Cheri Dueker

Transitional Designs, LLC - Saint Louis, MO

Transitional Designs, LLC, Home Staging St. Louis

I dont understand those sinks either. We see them sometimes too...This is a good deguise!

Jul 30, 2007 08:34 AM

Sandra Hughes

Redesigned Spaces - Northern Virginia - Fairfax, VA

Redesigned Spaces - Fairfax County, Virginia

Margaret - a john in the mud room? Guess you just had to go with that one.

Juliet - The screen it was $99 at Odd Lot's.

Jul 30, 2007 12:39 PM

Lanita, Interior Concept Designs, Home Staging

Interior Concept Designs - Silver Spring, MD

Great solution for a tricky problem. I can't believe that the owner refused to remove the sink!

Aug 06, 2007 02:55 PM

Cindy Lin

Staged4more School of Home Staging - South San Francisco, CA

Host, The Home Staging Show podcast

It's because you need to wash your hands after you eat your donuts! hahaha

Great job on providing a visual solution. Just make sure your realtor discloses that there is a sink. Not that they are going to miss that during the final inspection!

Cheers,

Cindy

Aug 07, 2007 01:34 PM

Cindy Richter

Interior Motiv Home Staging - Flower Mound, TX

IRIS Dallas, TX Home Stager

All I can say is WOW! Great job!

Aug 21, 2007 12:17 PM

Cindy, the Realtor actually put the before picture in her marketing material, which shows the sink - I guess she did it for just that reason.

Aug 29, 2007 10:56 PM

Phyllis Pafumi

ReStyled to Sell Home Staging New Jersey - Old Bridge, NJ

ReStyled to Sell Staging Homes NJ

NICE I see this alot, but you do have to disclose this to the buyers, right? They might ask to have it removed who knows, buyers are funny people when they know sellers are anxious to sell, Great Job

Phyllis pafumi

Aug 31, 2007 12:15 AM

The Realtor showed a picture on her brochure. I guess I was going with the theory that the buyers would also look behind the screen, but maybe not. Perhaps using a large plant would of been better. Anyone?

Aug 31, 2007 12:18 AM

Noella Santerre

Noella's Home Staging - Assonet, MA

Great Job! I love the screen too! Take an eye sore and make it go away....that's what we do!

Sep 13, 2007 12:41 PM

Melissa Marro

Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL

Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

How crazy, I expected to see a wet bar, which I've dealt with many time..... but just a sink off in the corner... how wild!

Nice recovery....

Oct 23, 2007 11:49 AM

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