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Home Staging Tip: Dated Oak Cabinets? Update them with Paint!

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This post by my friend Maureen Bray of "Room Solutions" in Portland Oregon shows how incredible cabinets can be updated with paint. I often suggest this to my customers when doing a consultation. I think that many of you will find this useful!

 

Thanks Maureen!!!!

Home Staging Tip:  Dated Oak Cabinets?  Update them with Paint!

As a professional home stager based in Portland, Oregon I often see dated oak cabinets in kitchens and bathrooms. This was the height of style back in the '70's & '80's but today's buyers want a more modern, fresh look.  Here's an easy fix that you can do yourself (or hire someone to do it for you).

My homeowner clients in Beaverton OR were planning to put their home on the market and asked me to provide a home staging consultation.  Because the target buyer for this home was younger, one of my recommendations was that they update their kitchen cabinets -- but I told them that they didn't need to spend a lot of money replacing them, or even refacing them.  Paint and new hardware can do wonders!  We recommended an excellent Portland general contractor and this kitchen was updated for under $1,000:

Here's how the kitchen looked Before ...  beaverton oregon home staging

And here's how it looked After painting ...  home staging and redesign beaverton oregon

Before -- potential buyers would have walked in and thought, "Since we'll have to replace those dated oak cabinets, we'll have to make a lower offer for this house."   Once the cabinets were primed, painted, and had new hardware added, this house was viewed as move-in ready.  It was listed and had a pending sale in just 12 HOURS!

The products used for this project were:

Primer:  Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Water Base for Interior or Exterior

Paint:     Behr Ultra Semi-gloss Espresso Beans (paint and primer in one)

Hardware:  IKEA Vinna handles

Before you list your home for sale, contact a professional home stager for a cost-effective consultation.  Our verbal staging consultation service provides lots of cost-effective tips and advice for a very reasonable $175.

Related post:  Home Staging Tip:  Sometimes just a few Props are all you Need

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Comments (7)

Kathy Toth
Ann Arbor Market Center Keller Williams - Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor Real Estate Experts - Kathy Toth Team

12 hour sale time - not bad.  I guess the staging paid off!

Jul 19, 2011 12:37 PM
Linda Urbick
RealtyOne Group - San Ramon, CA
Selling San Ramon Valley - 925-786-5132

The cabinets look so different and of course more in line with today's designs. It is really remarkable how much faster a staged house sells from on that is not. The cost for consultation is minimal compared to the results.

Jul 19, 2011 01:16 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Marianne ~ Thanks for reblogging my post -- I hope your readers find it helpful.  It's such a simple change that makes a dramatic difference  :-)

Jul 19, 2011 02:03 PM
Anna Dovger
Add Value Home Staging LLC, 281-704-6607 - The Woodlands, TX
Home Staging -The Woodlands, TX

Marianne, this is very good post to re-blog. those counter do not look that ugly anymore. I had a client who did the same and he didn't have to change counters.

Jul 19, 2011 03:03 PM
Marianne Cherico
Interiors by Marianne Cherico - Foxboro, MA
Home Stager -Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Kathy-Maureen always does a wonderful job! Thanks for commenting!

Linda-It is amazing what a difference staging can make....even with a consultation we can work wonders. Thanks for your support!

Maureen-Thanks for writing this great post and allowing me to share it. I enjoyed talking with you today!!!

Anne-I agree-the paint made such a difference!

Jul 19, 2011 04:06 PM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Happy Wednesday!

Aug 03, 2011 07:18 AM
Marianne Cherico
Interiors by Marianne Cherico - Foxboro, MA
Home Stager -Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Thanks Russel....appreciate that!

Aug 03, 2011 01:00 PM