A Realtor, Her Assistant and a Professional Home Stager Go Into a House . . .

A priest, a rabbi and a minister go into a house  . . . .Actually, it is a Realtor, her assistant and a professional home stager go into a house  . . . to stage it.  This is no joke and you can look for yourself at what the magic of teamwork accomplished in a recent home staging project in the Tulsa area.

This home staging project is the perfect example of a house that is a home to its family where they are surrounded by things that they collected, love and make this house their home.  Everything functions just as it should. 

But, remember there is a difference between the way we decorate and arrange our homes for living and the way we stage and prepare our homes for the real estate market.  So ,our team worked together to make this house more buyer-friendly. 

Piano Room - This home has a charming room with a beautiful grand piano directly left from the entrance.  In order to play up the drama of the room and demonstrate how it flows into a larger living area (think entertaining possibilities) we turned the piano around and put it on the opposite corner next to the open French door and opened the top (provide drama to the room).  We packed up the mask collection and replaced it with one large, bright painting.  Of course we removed all the family pictures and simplified the accessorized skirted round table and moved it in front of the window.  I just love the gracious look the lit lamp will give this home at night.

Dining Room - Directly to the right of the entry is the formal dining room.  We needed to simplify this space in order to create visual square footage and understated elegance.  We removed a leaf and some chairs from the table as well as relocating the wine refrigerator and other accessories.  We brought in the upholstered chairs from the formal living room which became perfect host and hostess chairs and added a lighter and more airy plant as the center piece. 

Family Room - The family room that is connected to the formal living room via the French doors was refocused, rearranged and simplified.  We removed an overstuffed leather chair and placed the previously angled furniture at right angles.  The focal point became the beautiful fireplace instead of the television.   The accessories were removed and rearranged.  By rearranging the furniture we were able to open the French doors from the formal living room (again, think entertaining possibilities!)

You can see all of the “Before” and “After” photos of this home staging on South Ash at our Transitions web site at http://www.transitions-home-staging.com/SouthAsh.html

At the end of every staging assignment, it is really satisfying to walk through the space and look at what was accomplished.  Usually, I do this alone.  But, this time, I had company.   

A rabbi, priest and minister can be the perfect combination for an endless number of jokes.  But a Realtor, her assistant and a home stager are the right combination to spread the magic of home staging and to introduce possibilities to every buyer who walks in the door.

Always dwell in possibilities

Cindy