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SELLING YOUR EAGLE HARBOUR, WEST VANCOUVER HOME? HOME STAGING TIPS

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Home Stager with EXIT STAGE RIGHT

SELLING YOUR EAGLE HARBOUR, WEST VANCOUVER HOME? HOME STAGING TIPS

Are you selling your Eagle Harbour home? Don’t know where to start when preparing to sell? Exit Stage Right home staging can help you. We prepare homes for sale that will appeal to a target demographic.

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos 

Eagle Harbour is a unique area in West Vancouver. It’s a maritimer’s haven and heaven. Chances are someone who loves the ocean and appreciates boating will want to move to this gem of an area. Let’s play to that. Let’s stage a home with a specific buyer in mind.

What will you find in Eagle Harbour? There’s the beautiful Thunderbird Marina, which offers a place to moor your boat, and has winter storage. It’s located in Fisherman’s Cove, next to Howe Sound, and offers shelter to boats from harsh weather conditions. You’ll also find the West Vancouver Yacht Club’s Clubhouse, overlooking Fisherman’s Cove.

Not far from Fisherman’s Cove is Lighthouse Park, where you can go for hikes, sunbathe on the rocks or take scuba diving lessons. For avid hikers, there’s Eagle Bluffs and Black Mountain hikes, offering spectacular views.

Here are some before and after photos of a home we staged in Eagle Harbour, overlooking the marina.We worked with the home owner’s own furniture, but added art, accessories and bedding to really draw in the buyer we knew would be interested in this particular property.

BEFORE- The living room was looking a little tired, and the fireplace mantle was full of personal photos.

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

AFTER - We added references to the sea, with some old boating lights, coral, sailing picture and the colour blue. 

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

BEFORE - It was difficult to really appreciate the beautiful view from the kitchen window, due to all the personal items displayed on the window sill.

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

AFTER - We edited the items on the window sill to really showcase the view

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

BEFORE - The Master Bedroom was pretty ho-hum. 

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

AFTER - For a cohesive look, we continued the ocean theme upstairs, where we brought in blue coloured bedding, artwork, beach glass and shells.

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

Of course, now that we're approaching summer, it was extremely important to dress the outdoor spaces.  This property is really all about the view, and had a lovely, tiered decking, for sun, shade, and spectacular views.

West Vancouver Home Staging-Before & After Photos

 If you are planning on selling your Eagle Harbour home, please don't hesitate to contact us regarding staging your home for sale.  We look at your property with fresh eyes, and with a buyer's perspective in mind.  

 

Comments (17)

Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Sally - great tips for selling your Eagle Harbour home!  Love how you opened up the space and now you can really appreciate the view! The first thing sellers should do is consult with Sally Weatherley of Exit Stage Right for a quick sale for top dollar. Your work is always amazing!

Jun 26, 2012 04:46 AM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hi Sally, great tips and you did an amazing job with the dining area and the bedroom-the view from the dining area is gorgeous and, I love the greenery you put on the table.  Anyone planning on selling a house in Vancouver must give Exit Stage Right a call!@

Jun 26, 2012 04:58 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Eagle Harbour sounds wonderful!  Anyone planning to sell in Eagle Harbour should contact you for a consult and guarantee their house shows to it's best potential!

Jun 26, 2012 05:08 AM
Malcolm Johnston
Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON
Trenton Real Estate

What a great area Eagle Harbour is Sally. I bet it's a lot of fun to stage in that community and bring out that maritime feel to the houses. I love the enhancements you made to that house, those finishing touches make all the difference. It's amazing what a proper staging can do to bring attention to the positive aspects of homes.

Jun 26, 2012 05:11 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Kristine - Thanks so much.  Everyone collects too much stuff when living in a home, but when selling, it's definitely time to "edit"!  The views really are phenomenal.  Hope Lucy's doing better today...

Joanna - It's so all about the view, so maximizing the view to the ocean and mountains was paramount.

Sharon - Thanks for the endorsement!

Malcolm - I love all things nautical, so it really was fun staging this house.  Sometimes it doesn't take much for a home to really shine - thanks so much!

Jun 26, 2012 05:59 AM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Love what you did with the space Sally..........the kitchen has spectacular views and I love the outdoor space.

Jun 26, 2012 09:15 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Roger - I know, the outdoor space was amazing, and there were about 4 decks! 

Jun 26, 2012 02:20 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Sally ~ This home has so many wonderful features (and the views are to die for) that were HIDDEN before you did your staging magic!  Your staging brought life and a cohesive design to each space.  What a great location!

Jun 26, 2012 04:25 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Sally- great combination of a local post and staging.  What a view that could have been lost to the buyer if you had not opened it up.  You've shown that a Seller can accomplish quite a bit just by using their own furnishings AND by using the services of Sally Weatherley of Exit Stage Right!

Jun 26, 2012 10:48 PM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

Hi Sally - You've strategically made wonderful references to the super locaton of this home!  It's important to highlight key features of a house when it's on the market - and a great location is one!

Jun 26, 2012 10:53 PM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Hi Maureen - By staging this property, the focus became less on personal items, and more on the space and view - thanks so much!  There were moments when it was hard to focus on the task at hand, because it was so nice outside!

Valerie - I want to live in West Vancouver, too!  Actually, my absolute favourite community is Dundarave...  ah, perhaps I need to write another post...  Lawson is a great street.  My aunt lives on Queens & 21st - talk about panoramic views!

Kathy - I love being able to use the home owner's furniture, and adding accessories.  It keeps the budget down for the seller, and yet a lot can still be achieved to better the look of the home.

Julie - Hello!  I really enjoyed bringing in some nautical pieces to really remind the buyer that this location is phenominal. 

 

Jun 27, 2012 02:53 AM
Shar Sitter
Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN
Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

I LOVE the candles on the coffee table as well as the greenery on the DR table! Those really brought the outdoors in!

Jun 27, 2012 08:15 AM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Shar - Isn't it funny?  The home owner loved all the changes we made except for the candles on the coffee table!  However, the Realtor® liked the candles, and hopefully home buyers will, too.  I could actually gaze out that kitchen window forever...

Jun 27, 2012 09:37 AM
Anna Dovger
Add Value Home Staging LLC, 281-704-6607 - The Woodlands, TX
Home Staging -The Woodlands, TX

Sally, very tastefully done highlighted everything that great location can offer throughout the house without overdoing it. Love those touches of blue. My favorite is the dining table and how you opened up the view...no more destruction like vases, photos and other knickknacks on the window.

Jun 27, 2012 02:32 PM
Marianne Cherico
Interiors by Marianne Cherico - Foxboro, MA
Home Stager -Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Sally-It is always great to see how you transform your spaces to totally optimize the showing power. I love the way that you targeted the right demographic...adding hints of the oceon through sea glass colors,pictures and decorations....constantly reminding the Buyers of the "Big Fish" (the water view).

Jun 27, 2012 02:55 PM
Sally Weatherley
EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Anna - Thanks so much.  I agree with you.  By simply removing the tchotchkes from the windows, the view suddenly became much more apparent.  Funny how such a small thing can have such a huge impact.

Marianne - Always nice to hear from you!  We have so many homes that are near or face the water, that I've been on a bit of a mission to find artwork and accessories that will reflect this, without being too obvious or tacky.  It's definitely a fine balance.  Nothing like placing a few subliminal messages in a home for sale...

Jun 28, 2012 01:16 AM