Occupied Home Staging - Challenging & Rewarding

Kathy ~ what a great example of working with the seller's furniture, advising what things they need to remove or fix, and then returning to enhance the home with accessories!  This was a very style-specific home ... and it now looks move-in ready.  Your staging made all the difference!  P.S.  glad you convinced them to remove the "forest" in the first photos!

What a huge difference. It makes you want to sit down, stay a while and have a cup of coffee.

Kathy - Fantastic job - I love the way you've rearranged the furniture.  You've created a wonderful conversation area in the living room now.  The stunning artwork over the fireplace really makes a statement and says "look at me, I'm the focal point!".

The family room looks beautiful-so much bigger and brighter!! Great job!! I love this kind of staging~really can be challenging but so fun!

Kathy, removing excess clutter, rearranging and repurposing exisiting furniture and you made this home inviting.  Fabulous job!

Kathy- the "before" photos were of a nice home.. the "after" had the "wow" factor.  I love the artwork over the mantel.  Staging occupied homes is always a creative challenge that I love! 

What a significant difference, Kathy!  Excellent example.

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

Kathy

Hi Kathy - Sellers are often amazed at how we can work with their furnishings to renew a house.  Great magic!  Julie

Once again Kathy an amazing transformation and I love the pops of color. They really update the space and that picture over the fireplace is fabulous and looks great flanked by two plants! The space looks so  much better/bigger without all the furniture.

Great work Kathy, the rooms looked dark and not very inviting but with your staging expertise you made the light shine in, now you can see how large and beautiful the rooms are re-arranged. 

What a fantastic transformation Kathy!  You really did an excellent job using their furnishings to highlight the home.  The home certainly feels more current now.

Love it, Kathy!!! I like how you opened up the iving room. Is this a sectional sofa that you took apart? I love how you are downplaying the missing arm rest with smart positioning of the pillow. It also draws the eye directly onto the focal point of the room, the fireplace. Great job!

Kathy,

Great job of adding square footage to this home.  Just pulling back the drapery panels and removing the hutch from the China Cabinet opened up the space and showcased the home.  Fantastic job!

Wonderful transformation!  I LOVE doing occupied homes, its probably why my heart has always been attracted to redesign!  I love helping homeowners see how good their things can look...

Love the family room , beautiful job with all the rooms.  Occupieds are always a challenge and learning experience.

You are right that occupied stagings are challenges and you did a great job with this one.  It looks so much more open and inviting.  Good job!

I'm with the others on the "forest" that had to go....yikes! As always, wonderful staging job!

Great job Kathy! Working with sellers living in the property can definitely be a challenge getting them to agree to all of the suggestions proposed by a professional stager. The thing they need to realize is: staging sells. Once they are on board, your example here shows what a difference staging can make!

Looks great, Kathy!  I really think that occupied staging is more challenging and requires more creativity and vision than a vacant staging.  I'm so glad you shared both the "before" and "after" photos with us!  Removing the top portion of the china cabinet in the dining room makes the room feel more balanced, updated and more spacious.  Great job all around!