You'd never know it, but the view outside the window of this peaceful looking bedroom is anything but serene. This bedroom was once a garage that faces a very busy road, and the cars parked in the driveway are so close to the window they look like they're ready to crash into the house.
I was called upon to stage this vacant home that was flipped, and decided that installing curtain rods, curtains, and conventional shades or blinds would eat up too much of the staging budget.
The seller, a real estate investor in Syracuse, NY, agreed. As she was running out to pick up a few things at the big box home improvement store, I suggested that she pick up a couple of "temporary shades". They can be trimmed to the exact width of your window with scissors, and have a strip of adhesive that you stick to the top of the window frame. Best of all, they cost less than $5 apiece.
The results were fantastic! In less time than it takes to make a bed, the temporary shades were up and the unpleasant view was gone.
Fortunately this particular seller had eyes.
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