A partner in staging...who doesn't want to get PAID???

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Home Stager with Home Staging Online Services

Here in Colorado, I have a partner in staging, who always comes through, and never demands payment. Her name is Mother Nature and her contribution to the homes I stage is priceless. Here are two examples of her handiwork:

view

 

helpers

 

But, Mother Nature can only do so much, because buyers will live INSIDE their home. And, that is where I come in:

door 

door after

entry  

entry after

LR 

LR after

DR

DR after

MB

MB after

I think the combination of...

1. Great clients, who were willing to paint inside and out, AND follow my recommendation for new lighting, AND hire a professional stager!

2. Mother Nature, who does an excellent job of staging the outdoors!

3. A professional stager, who can handle what Mother Nature can't!

...will give this home the very best chance of selling!!!

logoThis home was lovingly staged by A Wonderful Space!

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Comments (23)

Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Li- We are both lucky to live where we do! Thanks for the comment!

Aug 25, 2008 05:17 AM
Visions Home Staging, Furnishings & Design
Visions Home Staging, Furnishings & Design - Walnut Creek, CA
We See Your Homes Potiential

So pretty Elaine! I love the orange and brown. it's wonderful to stage a house that has a beautiful view, it is such a compliment to the staging. Now if she only helped unload the truck we'd be set!!

Aug 25, 2008 05:29 AM
Fernando Rosado
West Palm Beach, FL
561-906-0050 or 561-840-8950

Elaine ~ Great views pretty much here in Florida the views are ..your neighbor. Cute post

 

Aug 25, 2008 05:46 AM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Amber- Funny you should mention that! The day I staged, the window cleaners were there, and they parked their truck closest to the house. I had to carry stuff up a very steep driveway, AND up a steep flight of stairs because all the staging was on the upper floor. It took me forty minutes just to bring everything in! But, my legs look MAH-VELOUS!!!

Aug 25, 2008 05:47 AM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Fernando- It's like that where I live, too. This was a thirty minute drive straight west!

Aug 25, 2008 05:50 AM
Visions Home Staging, Furnishings & Design
Visions Home Staging, Furnishings & Design - Walnut Creek, CA
We See Your Homes Potiential

I bet they do...As hard as we work and as physical as this job is. We should start a new diet trend!

Aug 25, 2008 06:32 AM
Daniel Wexler
ReMax - Fountain Hills, AZ

great tagline , A professional stager, taking care of what mother nature cant  -great job

Aug 25, 2008 06:57 AM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Amber- Yeah, but this yoyo industry results in yoyo dieting! I get the fattest when my business is the leanest! And, the only way I managed to keep my energy level up when I was staging the Ford home was I drank 5 CANS OF COKE!!! I can't really recommend that! ;)

Aug 25, 2008 06:58 AM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Thanks, Daniel! Of course I didn't mention how every once in awhile, she likes to start with a clean slate (hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis, etc)!!!!

Aug 25, 2008 07:00 AM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

Nature restores the soul of many a dwelling! Nice post Elaine.

Aug 25, 2008 09:40 AM
Michelle Pimentel
Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA
ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Elaine,

I couldn't agree with you more.  Mother Nature is our staging partner and she does give us some beautiful scenery to work with!  Your cabin transformation is just lovely, I like the iron pieces you used in the bedroom, very nice! Continued success! 

Aug 25, 2008 09:45 AM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Thanks, Karen! I like to give credit where it's due!

Michelle- I was checking out the bargains at Linens N Things closeout sale (of course, it's the nearest store to me and closing down) and I ducked in next door to Pier 1 and found those on sale!

Aug 25, 2008 09:59 AM
No Longer Active in Staging. No Longer Staging
Hickory, NC

Elaine, Beautiful views and beautiful work. KEEP those legs in shape !! God bless,

Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM
Melissa Marro
Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

Beautiful job on those & I love the photos themselves.  I love the views, btw.  I would love to have deer in my yard.  They could eat my flowers anyday....

Aug 25, 2008 12:06 PM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Cheryl- Thanks, and as long as I have staging jobs, my legs will be just fine! If only blogging was a good physical workout!

Melissa- Thanks! This was such a sweet group of deer (I know, it's called a herd) made up of two adults and three young ones. They were aware of everything I was doing! Love 'em!!!

Aug 25, 2008 12:34 PM
Abby Roselli
ALR Home Staging and Showcasing, LLC - Staten Island, NY
Staten Island Home Stager

Great pictures Elaine, both indoor and outdoor!  I love lots and lots of trees!

Would deer be considered a selling feature though? hhhmmmm.....

Aug 25, 2008 02:18 PM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Abby- Deer are beautiful to look at, and come with the territory of living in the woods! On the downside, they just love to snack on flower and vegetable gardens! But, wildlife is a HUGE selling factor here, so, of course, I take advantage of it in my staging marketing!

Aug 26, 2008 05:40 AM
Ronelle Schroeder-Hill
Vacaville, CA

Nice post Elaine, and mother nature is surely just as impressed with you and your beautiful work :]

Aug 26, 2008 04:16 PM
Michelle Pimentel
Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA
ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Elaine,

Sorry that you are loosing your Linens and Things, but don't you just love the sale items!  I bet you could stock up on some great inventory for a fraction of the cost!

Aug 26, 2008 07:01 PM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!

Ronelle- Well, it WAS storming when I went back to take photos, and I wasn't struck by lightning!

Michelle- I did get some great bargains, even for my own home. AND, I do have other LNT stores that are a twenty minute drive away, so I really shouldn't complain!

Aug 27, 2008 06:32 AM

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