Updated - See comment below for a sneak peek at what the rooms looks like AFTER being staged.
I have something to admit...
I keep an eye out on my competition and try and out-stage them (no pun intended) each and every single time. Amazingly enough, it's not for the reason you may be thinking. My objective isn't to simply add another home to my portfolio. I have hundreds of homes under my belt and have literally over 18,000 photos from which to pull from for both my blog and my website.
And... my competition isn't the other stagers.
Instead, my competition is really the other homes that reside in that same area. My objective mirrors the sellers. My goal, as a professional home stager, is to do what it takes to a) have the home I'm staging stand-out and b) to ensure it engages the buyer. It's part of the formula for success and I use it on every single staging.
For those that follow my blog at Atlanta Home Stager Info or my outside blog here in the rain called AtlantaHomeStager, you know I can't simply make a post without having some sort of picture.
So without further ado.
These are the "before" pictures of the home I'll be staging tomorrow. You're going to want to either bookmark this or subscribe to my blog (look to your right in the side bar) so that you can see how the home turns out as I'll be posting the "after" pictures either tomorrow or Thursday.
Ready? This is the living room.
Here's another angle:
After Picture:
Close up:
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Kathy -- Oh, my! You have a challenge here and I can't wait to see how you out-stage the competition on this project! Hurry, get it staged and post your photos, please!
Can't wait to see your magic on this great big room-it is going to be beautiful I am positive!
Kathy, I love your new profile photo!!
Kathy - Can't wait to see what you do with that room - no doubt it will be fabulous! Love your spirit and your new picture!
Nice to meet you Kathy. I'm going to be watching what you do, as a new agent, to pick up some pointers . . . I will be subscribing to your blog, if that's okay with you!
What a clever angle for a post...I know it will be beautiful after tomorrow!
Maureen - I'll post the "after" pictures as soon as I get back. I'm heading out at 9:00 this morning.
Thanks, Cathy. I promise you that it's going to look entirely different.
Sheila - I've whipped up some magic potion (smile) and will use it today.
Bonnie - Thanks for subscribing.
Thanks, Cindy. Between what the investor has done and what I'll do today, it's going to look night/day different.
Kathy
Hi Kathy, I will be looking for those "after" photos! That looks like vinyl flooring in the living room and a sheet mirror on the wall. You've also got an interesting wall color with which to work. I can't wait to see what you'll do with this room! I know it will be fabulous!
Hi Kathy, great new photo, love it!
You definitely have a challenge here but then that always makes for the most dramatic "after" photo. Will check out tomorrow to see the magic that you do!
Wow--anxious to see what you do with all that orange and linoleum---I always love seeing your work! BTW, I love your new profile photo also!
Julie
Kathy I am sure when you get done with these rooms they are going to be spectacular!
Okay... Is something wrong with the image portion of the rain? I keep trying to add images and get an error "url not found."
Kathy
Kathy, I can't WAIT to see you work your magic! I know it's not even going to look like the same space!
I'm glad you always post photos, I love looking at them and learn from them! Keep them coming.
Okay, everyone. The rain is having problems. I've been attempting to post these after pictures for a while in a separate post. However, each attempt fails with either a "url not found" and now a proxy error. So, here's a sneak peek:
I'll try again in the morning to post some additional pictures.
Kathy
I knew this would not look like the same space! I'll keep posted for more photos!
Fabulous. I love before and afters that really make a difference! Kym
Looks great! Looking forward to seeing more! (I had problems with posting replies earlier today, too.)
Looks wonderful so far .. can't wait to see more, Kathy!
Certainly doesn't feel like the same room Kathy. Stunning transformation. I really like your color and flooring choices.
Fabulous room Kathy! The new flooring is very rich looking and the new paint on the walls looks terrific! I love your wall decor-almost looks like a lotus petal. I, like you was having trouble loading photos last night too. I am going to add more this morning.
Kathy: When I saw the before photos I thought "if anyone can make a go of this, its Kathy Nielsen" but not many other stagers could. The after pic is a stunning transformation. Great work Kathy!
Very nice, Kathy! I love the rug you chose and the furniture arrangement. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the photos when you post them.
You nailed the definition of "the competition" and, of course you nailed the staging!
Beautiful work as always ~ I would have expected nothing less ;-) & I love the transformation from the laminate tiles to the wood flooring!
Once again, a beautiful job! But you painted over my favorite crayola crayon color: pumpkin puke!
What a differnece, it looks like a different home, everything coordinates perfectly!
The AFTER is amazing and Cindy is right - it doesn't even look like the same place. I imagine the sellers and realtor were thinking the same thing themselves.
Wow, Kathy! Is this really the same room!?
Amazing. Love how the flooring just added life and warmth to the room. I wanna live here!
I, too check out all the home in the vicinity of the one I'm about to stage, to make sure what I'm about to do to "my" house makes a buyer (or two or three) say "Hello, Home!" ;)
Great job!
How in the world did it get done so fast?! Amazing, again!
~Leslie
Does your Staging include putting down a new floor?
Your angles on the chair and dresser give good movement to the room and keep the window focal point open. Nice job.
BraVO!!! You rOckeD it out...Awesome job as always Kathy!
Thanks everyone for your wonderful compliments. I will post the blog tomorrow of all the rooms so that you can see just how big this transformation was.
Kathy
Was that floor under the old floor? Or did you install a new one? Great job
Nice job. When I saw the before picture the first thing I said was I hope they are painting! It looks like a new house!