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Awkward Kitchen Laundry Area Gets a Cheerful Lift from Home Staging

Sometimes, even the nicest rooms have an awkward spot that detracts from the rest of the room. This long and very pretty galley kitchen had an open laundry area that just seemed awkward and ungainly at the end of the room. The seller had always hated the look of this open laundry area, feeling that it was an eyesore compared to the rest of the kitchen.

By adding cheerful art and accessories that worked with the rest of the kitchen we made it feel like it belonged there. The artwork is bright and colorful which just makes the area feel good right away. The use of canisters and a fruit basket as accessories make it feel like a functioning part of the kitchen.

Haidle Kitchen before Staging

Haidle Laundry area before staging

Haidle Laundry area after staging

Haidle Kitchen after Staging

Haidle Kitchen after Staging alternate view

 

 

You can see more home staging and interior design work at Pangaea Interior Design.

 

 

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Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Pangaea ~ What an excellent way to tie the two areas together!  I love the oversize fruit and the colorful art, very clever idea.

Feb 24, 2009 03:50 AM
John Lupton
Elite Home Redesign, LLC - Washington, DC
The Premier Home Staging Company Servicing Washington DC, MD, VA

I'm a big fan of neutral with the pops of color spread around.  Great job!

Feb 24, 2009 04:03 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Pangaea,

Very nice additions and touches to both areas!  I especially like the wine art and the wine bottle holder.   You made an ordinary looking kitchen laundry area come to life and look bigger by beautifully decorating the laundry area.   It sure looks like a functioning part of the kitchen.

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Feb 24, 2009 05:37 AM
Tony and Libby Kelly
Keller Williams Realty Portland Premiere - Lake Oswego, OR
CRS, ABR, ePro, SRES, CLHMS, CDPE

Very nice job!

Feb 24, 2009 05:38 AM
Kathy Nielsen
http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA
Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

Looks great, Pangaea!  Typically, the laundry room is the last on the list to get organized, etc...  So, in this particular home - it really will shine.

Kathy

Feb 24, 2009 07:01 AM
Susan Cunningham
NE Atlanta Home Staging - Suwanee, GA
R.E.VISION - Suwanee, GA

   Pangaea ~ love the big red apple!  Very nicely done!

Feb 24, 2009 08:20 AM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

Looks great.  Love the big apple, and the mossy balls.

Feb 24, 2009 12:31 PM
Melissa Marro
Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL
Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

Nice job warming up the space!  The kitchen is often one of the 'coldest' rooms in the home.  You did a great job!

Feb 24, 2009 12:34 PM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

The spaces really need warmth and color and you nailed it!!!  Great staging!

Feb 24, 2009 12:45 PM
Peg Prather
Vancouver, WA
Vancouver, WA

Color, the faithful detractor! It worked again; very nice job Pangaea!

Feb 24, 2009 01:07 PM
Chrissie Sutherland
Ready Set Stage - Greensboro, NC

I love it.  You did a great job making it shine.  Instead of the laundry area looking like a station where keys and mail are put, you made it flow with the kitchen.  Very nice.

Feb 24, 2009 05:55 PM
Sheila Kennedy
J29 Project - Rochester, NY

I love what you did in there.  Long before I became a stager I had two kitchens in two different houses with the laundry in them and neither one ever looked that good.  You did a great job! 

Feb 26, 2009 02:06 PM
Michelle Finnamore
Toronto GTA, Alliston, Newmarket - Vaughan, ON
Preparing your property for sale

HI Pangaea, lovely and warm now! I like your idea of having a glass of wine while doing laundry, I think I will try it this weekend! :)

Feb 26, 2009 03:23 PM
Lori Donegan
Ready 2 Stage - Cleveland, TN

WOULDN'T MIND DOING LAUNDRY THERE....NO, THAT WAS LIE....I DON'T LIKE DOING LAUNDRY!!  BEAUTIFUL JOB!

Feb 27, 2009 06:13 AM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

You tied this in so nicely it really looks great.  I almost wish my laundry room was more like this because it's in such a small "closet" off my kitchen it would actually be more user friendly out in the open like this.

Feb 27, 2009 01:46 PM
Lisa Roy
SPACELiFT HOME STAGING, Greater Vancouver - Vancouver, BC

Buy adding the accessories, it pulls the whole room together instead of feeling like separate work stations!  Nice colours, you really livened up the space.

Feb 27, 2009 03:20 PM
Michelle Pimentel
Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA
ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Pangaea,

Such a great look!  Awkward no more...your staging talents have transformed this one time odd space into a showplace!

Feb 27, 2009 03:23 PM
Virginia Tatseos
Stage-Show-Sell - Bloomfield Township, MI

Super job and super photos.  Do you take the photos yourself?

What camera do you use?

Mar 04, 2009 01:00 AM