In order to stay up on the latest and greatest, I went with my mom to the Seattle ASP stager course taught by Barb Schwarz herself. Barb is the original stager. She came up with the concept of staging and firmly believes in staging as do I. She had such great information to share and I am so glad my mom and I were able to go to the classes. We had a blast!
I love "staging day" the best and this time was no different. It is so much fun to go into a home not knowing what's there, rearrange furniture, change out pictures and accessories, get rid of clutter, and leave the home looking 100% better and ready for sale. The home we went into had started out vacant and the agent had tried to stage it herself. She did an okay job but after we left, the home made sense and looked like a model home. So much fun!
Bedroom #1 Before
Bedroom #1 After
Half Bath Before
Half Bath After
Hall Bath Before
Hall Bath After
Living Room Before
Living Room After
Office Before
Office After
Master Bedroom Before
Master Bedroom After
Master Bath Before
Master Bath After
Which home would you rather buy and live in? Staging Works! Quick Staging tip: Clutter Eats Equity. Pack up all collections, trinkets, out of season clothes, etc. now - you'll be doing it eventually anyway!
4 comments:
I need to take lessons from you! I think it is hard to imagine how things could look when you are used to the way they are, if that makes sense. I like the way I have things but someone could come in and change just a few things around and I would LOVE it and wonder why I never thought about that. We will have to get together sometime so you could tell me what you would change about my house:)
Staging your own house is the hardest thing to do. You know how your things are and like you said it is hard to picture them in different spots. When we staged this house, things were moved from room to room and even brought in from outside. I think your house looks great! But we do need to get together... it's been too long.
Looks like you had a good time. Everything looks great!
It was amazing to take this staging class. We learned so many things in a short amount of time. I am so excited to have received my ASP designation get our staging company up and running, too. It is so satisfying to stage a home and help people see their homes potential. Staging truly makes a huge difference in the appearance of your home whether you are moving or just want to de-clutter your exisiting home, it makes a huge impact on how your home can look! I love staging!
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