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"What was she thinking?" Staging

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Home Stager with Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia

I'm curious -- what's the craziest thing you've done in staging a home?  Here's my story.

A couple of weeks ago I got a call to stage an upscale home in the area that had been vacated by the homeowners, but all furniture and accessories remained.  While the owners had some very nice, quality furnishings, including thousands of dollars worth of rugs, they were not put together well.  For instance, I noticed that the rugs were mismatched to other colors in the rooms and needed to be swaped out.  Also, the house lacked sparkle and pop.  Furniture needed to be shifted within rooms and from room-to-room.  What fun!  It was time to get to work.

Day 1 was spent moving furniture and rugs with the help of 2 strong men.  Day 2 was spent putting away clutter and shifting accessories already in the home.  Day 3 was D-day!  I shopped for "sizzle" items to make the home show in its best possible light.  So what was the crazy thing I did?  I actually put 8 dinner plates of my wedding china and 3 place settings of my mother's heirloom china in the dining room!!!  I can't believe I did it!  What was I thinking?  But I must say, it was the right finishing touch for the room.

So what's your story?  This should be fun.

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Kirk Westervelt
Van West Realty - Greenville, SC Realtor -Short Sale Expert! - Greenville, SC
Kirk Westervelt, Broker In Charge, Van West Realty - CDPE - Short Sale Agent - Home for Sale - Greenville, Simpsonvil...

Hi, welcome to Active Rain! I hope to see more of your blogs in the future. Learn from others, share your knowledge and experiences and enjoy yourself! Take care! ---Kirk.

Jul 31, 2008 09:12 AM
Patsy Overton
Patsy Overton Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia - Duluth, GA

Thank you!  I'm new to this blogging stuff.  It was a relief to get a response to my very first blog.  That lets me know it made it "out there."

I'm also an agent and used to be with Keller Williams.  What a great company!  I like that big picture on your site.

Thanks again for your warm welcome!  Patsy

Jul 31, 2008 09:24 AM
Lorena Westervelt
Van West Realty - Greenville, SC
Co-Founder/Co-Owner

Hello, welcome to Active Rain! This seems like a wonderful environment to network as well as learn from others. I hope you enjoy yourself and participate often in the Active Rain environment!

Aug 01, 2008 03:14 PM