Yesterday I had a vacant staging that went very well but I was pooped at the end of the day. As many of you have mentioned. The night before (actually two nights for me) I had little sleep as I lay in bed mentally staging the house, going through my accessories making sure that I have everything I need.
The morning of the staging I had a few hick-ups with the rental furniture delivery. I had set things up so they would call and notify me an hour before the delivery, as I was forty minutes away from the house. I went at 8:00 in the morning and got my rental truck for all my accessories and while loading my accessories I get a call from my client that the delivery truck drivers called him and said they would be there at 9:15 am. He has to leave for an appointment as I was going to receive the furniture for him. I tell him that I will handle it and to go on to his appointment. It's now 8:45 am and I call my salesman at CORT and explain the situation. They tell me they will call the delivery truck and call me back in 10 minutes. I continue to frantically load my accessories while I wait for their call. They call me back at 9:00 and tell me they rerouted the truck and it will be there at about 9:45 but will wait for me if they know I am on my way. I thank him for his help jump in the truck and go! I am driving as quickly and carefully as I can - of course get stuck in construction traffic - and pray that they will wait for me as the time encroaches on 10:00am. I arrive at the house to see the big delivery truck waiting in front of the house. YEAH!
They begin bringing the furniture in and I notice two pieces missing. I quickly call my contact at CORT, again he says he will look into it and call me right back. I get a call a little later and he tells me they hired a seperate delivery service to bring out the pieces I need since their trucks are swamped and that the pieces would be there today. YEAH again! Build a good relationship with your contacts as they come in handy in those crisis moments - which are bound to happen.
Most of the rest of the day went smoothly except for a fight with a wall anchor that I needed to hang a large clock on. Which then fell and toppled one of my ceramic vases onto the tile floor - GASP! Thank goodness, it didn't break, amazingly!!!! From the time I picked up my rental truck to the time I got home was a little over twelve hours.
However, when the homeowner walks in at the end of the staging and walks around in amazement, it is so worth it! His comments of, "this is amazing", "our house has never looked this good", and my favorite, "it's so much better than I even anticipated." Of which I said, "I will take that as a compliment" =) Make the stress begin to melt away. But then as he is writing that all important check we begin a discussion about some wine that he had brought in with him. He tells me to take a bottle with me as a tip for all the hard work I'd done - that I deserved it. How nice is that!!
So after the delivery truck is dropped off and I return home.......my husband drew me a great big bubble bath to soak my tired body and I had a great glass of Merlot while soaking! That is the way to end a great day of staging! =)
Here are a few quick pictures I took, I will be going back next week for a couple other details and to take the official pictures.
(FYI: The coloring on this pic is a little off - the spread is a creamy white and it looks pinkish here.)
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