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I did my first vacant staging!!

By JoLynn Pipkin

Home Stager with Simple Details Redesign, LLC

July 20, 2008 12:28 PM

This is my first vacant staged home! The home is only a couple years old so everything is still fresh and almost new!! With shopping, scrambling to gather furniture & accessories, then putting it all together it took me about 25 hours.. now I know better what to expect so hopefully it won't take as much time next time!

The bamboo and wicker pieces I used went perfectly with the bamboo shades, it seemed to bring everything together nicely.

I used the curtains left in the master suite for these shower curtains, they matched perfectly!

The little black and white photo I used in this bathroom is my Daughter (right) and my Son's girlfriend (left). This picture is so cute I also have it framed in my bathroom! They were spending the evening doing facials etc. and taking lot's of pictures! Love those two! Reminds me of pictures from the 40's & 50's!!

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JoLynn Pipkin

Simple Details Redesign, LLC - Snohomish, WA

DCC

Donna, I agree it is worth the effort, too fun!! Thank you for commenting!

Julia, Thank you! It really all just fell into place!

Teresa, I appreciate your great comments, thank you!

Tosha, Thank you so much for your comments, all kind words!

Jul 21, 2008 03:29 AM

Anonymous

D Peterson

Dear Readers,

This is my house. JoLynn did a fantastic job, was incredibly nice and I couldn't be happier. I actually was a little depressed when I saw the things she had done, because I wanted to move back in! I can't believe how great the master drapes work in the bathroom! It makes a standard bathroom look fantastic, which I was convinced wasnt possible. I'm going to to that in our new house!

Great, Great Job, Thank you so much JoLynn!

Jul 21, 2008 04:11 AM

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Barbara Cluck-Miksits

BCM Home Staging LLC - Ridgewood, NJ

Home Staging - New Jersey

JoLynn, Congratulations on your first vacant staging. We learn by doing. You did a great job.

Jul 21, 2008 04:20 AM

Charlene Storozuk

Dezigner Digz - Burlington, ON

Home Stager - Burlington Ontario

JoLynn - great job! I love that you were able to re-use the bedroom drapes as shower curtains -very creative. You obviously have a very happy client. It's so nice that the homeowner took the time to comment on your blog!

Jul 21, 2008 04:25 AM

Michelle Finnamore

Toronto GTA, Alliston, Newmarket - Vaughan, ON

Preparing your property for sale

JoLynn, I wanted to take the time to say how well you did on your first vacant. You made it look warm and inviting. Good choice on accessories and the shower curtain really upgrades the standard bathroom.

I don't do the wine etc. on the bed though as some think it is too contrived but you will hear opinions on both sides of the fence on that one.

Hours for one person to stage for a property up to 2500 square feet

1 hour to choose staging items and load van

drive time to job

6 -7 hours to stage

15 minutes to unload unused items back into inventory

drive back to destage

1 - 1.5 hours to destage

Hope that helps when you are pricing the next job.

Jul 21, 2008 04:58 AM

JoLynn Pipkin

Simple Details Redesign, LLC - Snohomish, WA

DCC

D. Peterson, Thank you for visiting AR and commenting. Your house was a pleasure to do, glad you enjoyed my work!

Barbara, Thank you and yes we do learn by doing, sometimes over and over again!

Charlene, Funny thing about the curtains is I had my assistant take them down, they were just piled on the floor when I looked at them and the idea hit me! Sometimes my ideas don't work but this one did! Yes my client is very happy and so nice to have left a comment, thank you for yours!

Jul 21, 2008 05:04 AM

JoLynn Pipkin

Simple Details Redesign, LLC - Snohomish, WA

DCC

Michelle, Thank you for the great time tips! As for the wine on the bed I would have never thought of it being to contrived, naive me, I just see it often and thought it looked nice, haha!! Maybe next time I will use tea cups!!!

Jul 21, 2008 05:15 AM

Michelle Hall

Century 21 Hecht - Denver, NC

How does it Feel? You did an excellent job. I like the orchids in the bathroom. I have been deciding whether to use that or some tall vases/glass urns with soaps, and washcloths inside.

Jul 21, 2008 05:45 AM

JoLynn Pipkin

Simple Details Redesign, LLC - Snohomish, WA

DCC

Michelle, It feels great and thank you! I had jars ready to use but liked the orchid there better. I used two of the jars at the end of the tub and another in the kitchen!

Jul 21, 2008 10:04 AM

Margaret Oscilia

Creative Concepts-Home Staging and Contracting, Salem Oregon - Salem, OR

Home Stager, Salem Oregon

Wonderful job! Yes - it always takes me longer than I would like also -- but it does get faster! Sometimes shopping for those just right curtains, etc can kill your time budget! Do post when it gets sold -- I bet it's soon! Best wishes for more vacants! They are wonderful fun!

Jul 21, 2008 11:59 PM

Chris Williams

Creative Staging Solutions LLP - Ponca City, OK

Creative Staging, Solutions HSR Certified Stager -ASHSR

Nice just enough to give the room some style and class.

Jul 22, 2008 12:46 PM

Patti Glover

Stage It In A Day! - Moorpark, CA

CISS,RESA, Home Staging, Ventura County CA, Conejo Valley, LA

JoLynn - you did a fantastic job! We're still figuring out that timing thing as well - it's all a learning experience, sometimes for the good and sometimes for the not so good. I love vacants as well. Kind of like playing house when we were children!

Jul 22, 2008 01:55 PM

Andy Capelluto

International School of Staging - Seattle, WA

Great Job - why don't you enter it into the 'I staged it' competition

Jul 22, 2008 04:48 PM

JoLynn Pipkin

Simple Details Redesign, LLC - Snohomish, WA

DCC

Margaret, Thank you! I enjoyed the vacant for sure and hope to do more in the near future!

Chris, Nice comment, thank you Chris!

Patti, I agree it was like playing house, moving in and only having to do the "fun" stuff!

Andy, Well thank you! I hadn't thought of that but will look into it...

Jul 23, 2008 04:49 AM

Phyllis Pafumi

ReStyled to Sell Home Staging New Jersey - Old Bridge, NJ

ReStyled to Sell Staging Homes NJ

Very nice job and yes it is alot of work, no one ever sees the behind the scenes work that must go on. The house looks great, keep up the good work

Phyllis Pafumi

Dec 17, 2008 02:17 PM

Kym Hough

www.Staged-to-Sell - Danville, CA

Staged to Sell East Bay - Danville, CA

Welcome to the vacant staging category. it's a whole different ball game than the occupieds. I happen to love them both and keep very busy doing 78% of my work in vacants and the rest in occupieds. 25 hours oh my!!!

Dec 17, 2008 02:31 PM

Anonymous

Lori Donegan

Beautiful...can you tell me what kind of camera that you used for the photos. I may need a new one!

Dec 18, 2008 01:45 PM

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Margie Gregori

Welcome to the field of home staging. Very nice job. You are almost perfect at your first shot. I'm the owner of a home staging company with more than 6 years of experience. Visit my site at http://www.mghomehighlights.com and share your feedback.

Dec 22, 2008 04:35 PM

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Anonymous

Chico P.

I can see how the homes properly staged will sell faster, but we have a totally different method of getting hundreds of lookers through a house. We conduct estate liquidation sales for heirs, executors, attorneys and individuals. We discovered that a house contents sale puts hundreds more people through the house than a traditional open house. We ask the brokers to attend the sale and take names. Almost every person coming to the sale, either wants to buy the house or knows someone who is looking. See our website: http://www.RhodeIslandEstateSales.com At the end of each sale we have the property cleaned out and swept by a local clean up crew of veterans who do the dump run and donate any leftover usable stuff to furnish new living quarters for homeless veterans. See their website: http://www.TrashCleanouts.com We have expanded on this very successful method for flooding the house with people and now fill up empty homes with stuff and run a staged sale. Consider this messy but worthwhile concept!

Dec 22, 2008 11:26 PM

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JoLynn Pipkin

Simple Details Redesign, LLC - Snohomish, WA

DCC

Phillis, Thank you for commenting!

Kym, I hope to do more in the New Year, whether vacant or occupied!

Margie, Thank you for the nice comment, I will check out your website!

Lori, Thank you! I have a Panasonic DMZ-FZ18, I like it and it wasn't too expensive!

Chico, Wow what a concept! Sounds interesting and helps people in need as well :)

Dec 28, 2008 02:25 PM