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!


Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Take a Look at Our Newest Staging Project

Everything was new about this latest staging project.  We worked on a newly constructed home located in a new (or newer) development with a Realtor that we had never worked with before (new to us).

Everything was new and the project went smoothly.  The weather was nice.  The furniture and accessories arrived on schedule.  Even my back and energy level cooperated.  The stars were aligned and everything was right in my staging world!

My objective was to have this house feel young, fresh and sophisticated like the people I saw living in the neighborhood. 

I was working with the blank slate of a new home in a new development so I had the luxury of great home staging options.  I used furniture and accessories that were easy and clean lined but still fit with the traditional architecture of the house.  I wanted to make this house appeal to the buyer I envisioned but at the same time not exclude other potential buyers.

Living Room - I used some “new” red leather club chairs, a zebra hide rug, contemporary artwork, a designer floor lamp and other apropos accessories.

Breakfast Room - This room was just the right size and configuration for a couple of linen slip covered parsons chairs and a table with a cream painted base and oil rubbed bronze finish top.  The red “Ikat” napkins, pillows and airy floral add the pop of color to the cream dishes and glass candlesticks. 

Dining Room – The dining room furniture I decided to use was dark wood with Zen-inspired lines.  The easy floral and hazy cityscape artwork helped transform this space into a calm room ready for easy entertaining.

Kitchen – It was fun to work with a kitchen that was roomy with floor to ceiling cabinetry.  I used the same type and color of accessories for the open and glass-doored upper cabinets.  I wanted to continue the easy feel from the dining room.

The stars aligned for the home staging portion of the sales process.  Now, my new Realtor partner and I expect the stars to align for the right buyers to be wowed by the online photos; dazzled by the possibilities of this young fresh and sophisticated house; and, imagine their best selves living in it.  And of course, we hope that this happens real soon and these buyers make an offer to make this house their home!!

Remember to dwell in possibilities

Cindy


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