Who says our market is tough? I just had ANOTHER house sell in a matter of days - only 14 this time - after implementation of the Staging Plan I provided to the Sellers! Staging works! In our market we have now topped over 60,000 foreclosures region-wide! In the midst of this - "normal" sellers are still in need of selling their houses and want a good price for their home. Enter Staging.
Now more than ever Staging is needed to ensure that a property looks its best - both ONLINE and in PERSON. The Buyer for the house I staged felt an emotional connection to the house - to the point that they would do anything to make sure they got the purchase! There are other houses for sale on this same street, and plenty of other comps that would be of interest to a buyer - but this was the one that was STAGED! I did not even have time to get all the marketing information out on this house before it had an offer!
Here are some before/afters for you to enjoy!
- Jennie
BEFORE: The living room/dining room was actually only being used as a living room/tv room. The sellers decided not to bring in a dining room set and I was OK with that - and yet the use of the space was not really conducive to buyers as the extra space to the left was sort of wasted and from the front door, buyers sort of walked right into that chair and a half.
AFTER: We made that space that could have been a formal DR (although no light fixture) into a nice additional area for the LR - making that space feel larger. Now instead of everything crammed to the right, I opened up the flow, I made use of both areas of space - and helped a buyer to know what could fit where.
BEFORE: Family Room - too much furniture and large chunky pieces that swallowed up ALL the space. Purging unnecessary items and helping seller to put things away that were not mandatory for the selling time - allowed us to open up the space.
AFTER - Family Room is now much more open and spacious. (I did remove the greenery on the mantel after this photo was taken).
BEFORE: Master Bedroom - too many things on the walls and floor. Dog crate had to go - could not open the double doors to the Master.
AFTER - Master Bedroom - has more space and less clutter. Much more inviting for buyers!
And no house would be complete without a SURPRISE lurking behind a door or two. In this case, the Laundry Room held the Surprise Deer Head - I actually JUMPED when I opened the door as I was not expecting to see Bambi's father mounted on the wall. Of course, he was not there for the sale.
Oh yes, please remove Bambi's father. We have had buyers run out of homes where there were animals heads hanging.
Jennie,
So sad that the buck was relegated to the laundry room. Makes you wonder where the rear end is. LOL
Mike in Tucson
Jennie,
Congratulations on another successful staging project! I've seen a lot of strange things in some of the homes I have staged, but the deer head in the laundy room I think takes the cake!
Jennie, I am surprised you removed the deer, being that it was staged out in a bow and all. LOL Congrats on the quick sale!!!
Jennie- Great job! Everything looks wonderful. I have never seen a deer head in the laundry room before :)
Jenny: Congrats on 14 DOM!! I agree...Staging DOES work!
LOL! Seems like you are always finding interesting things in homes! Makes for good stories when you are teaching!
Love the moose head...it really makes that whole room! :) Great job Jennie!
Glad you enjoyed the surprise guest in the Laundry Room! These sellers are now getting ready to move in to their new house - a larger home that needs some repair work, but they are really excited. I am not sure where the deer head went for the sale, but I can bet "Bambi's father" will once again find a prominant place to be mounted on the wall. Makes me so thankful that my husband is not a hunter! - Jennie