Since creating the “to be continued” blog, I’ve been closing each post with the words “dwell in possibilities.” I must confess that I borrowed this phrase from the great poet, Emily Dickinson. I saw her quote and realized that it summed up what I am doing as a professional home stager and interior designer.

I am most grateful to Ms. Dickinson for her insightful and inspiring phrase.

Regardless of the size or price range of a house, my objective is to find the possibilities in that house. I am looking for those unique features of that house and finding possible ways to accentuate them for the potential buyer. I am analyzing those unusual spaces that buyers find difficult to understand upon first glance and finding possible functional uses for those spaces.

In the end, my mission is to help the potential buyer see how they could dwell in the possibilities of this house!


Monday, April 25, 2011

Music to My Ears

Next to hearing from one of my partner Realtors that a house we worked on sold, the following are great examples of music to my home stager’s ears!!

“You took my house from zero to “show ready” in one day”!  This house seller benefitted greatly from professional home staging.  More importantly, he understood it and appreciated what I was able to do.  He received an offer the first day which unfortunately fell through.  The good news is that he received another offer and is proceeding rapidly to a closing. 

“Perfect”!  I am working with a new Realtor partner on a spectacular house.  We decided to dress up key areas of the house with dramatic furniture and eye-catching floral arrangements.  She quietly examined what I had done and turned to me with a word that made it all worthwhile – Perfect.  It is the standard that I set for myself in staging a house so it was great to know that I met her standard and mine.

“You made all of the difference”.  My home staging was minimal compared to this spectacular custom built house.  I consulted with the home seller on furniture arrangement, picture hanging, and various accessories.  They received an offer within 10 hours of listing with the Realtor fielding two other offers just in case the first one fell through.  The home owner was so kind to share give credit to the difference that home staging made to her house.

“I just love what you did to my house”!  This one happened this week.  The home seller agreed to stage key rooms in her vacant house.  This home seller also followed my advice with paint selection and lighting recommendations. She came by to do some clean up while I was in the final stages of my home staging with furniture and accessories.  It was not even completely staged (remember my personal standard is Perfect!) and she exclaimed “I just love what you did to my house”!  Of course, I had to call my husband with that news after the home owner left.    

I am looking forward to more “music” like these unsolicited testimonials.  How can I not be motivated and inspired by my extended family of savvy sellers and proactive Realtors?  The possibilities are endless.

Remember to dwell in possibilities.
Cindy

PS – We were treated Friday evening with the arrival of our latest grandchild, Ashlyn Rose Kelly, born in New Jersey to Rachel and Pete.  Imagine the possibilities that she will have in our wondrous world!!
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