I met with one of my partner Realtor's this morning over at a home that I'll be staging this Thursday. As we waited the arrival of the builder, we spoke of the condo that had just sold and how the pictures drew this buyer into the home. As mentioned in a previous blog, the buyer first began looking at 3 bedroom condos. However, once she saw the staged 2 bedroom condo, she fell in love and the rest, shall we say, is history.
While I always knew of the importance/benefits of having great "after" shots of the homes I stage, there's another important component that needs to be factored in. One of the challenges many sellers have with their vacant homes is that their 4 walls appear no different than the next four walls. Here's an example:
Formal Living Room of Home A:
Formal Living Room of Home B:
As a prospective buyer, there are two things that are strikingly different; one has carpet, the other hardwood; one has white trim where the other has black (which ended up getting painted white).
Here's what each of these rooms looked like "after" the homes were staged:
Home A: NOTE: This home went under contract before the listing could even be put into MLS. After having been on the market for 2 years, the home owner was beyond thrilled.
Home B: This home was just staged last Thursday.
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beautiful work, Kathy -- congrats on another job well done!
Absolutely beautiful, Makes a great difference
The before and after photos say it all. Point taken!
Nice work Kathy N! Four walls do look like any other four walls unless you differentiate! Excellent! Regards-Kathleen G
great post Kathy. the examples you provided were excellent
Kathy: Pictures can make or break the showing opportunity of a home.. Great post.
Very nice work; I love using wrought iron wall art. Congrats on the success.
Thanks everyone for your very kind words.
Kathy
Another wonderful staging job by Kathy Nielsen. Sorry, two staging jobs. And your point was very well made. Who can tell anything about a home if the rooms are empty?