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, December 7, 2011

The Perfect Home Staging Project

Every once in awhile, you strike lightning in a bottle!  And today’s featured home staging project was one of those “once in awhiles.”  It was the perfect home staging project.  

This project started with a great house (French country) in a great location (103rd Street– Legacy Park in Tulsa).  It had a very progressive Realtor partner willing to do what it takes to help her clients sell their homes.  I was blessed with trusting sellers who were willing to make the investment in home staging and trusting enough to give me free rein to showcase their home.  And this project had an extensive home staging plan with more rooms to be staged than the typical home staging project.

Most importantly, I had a clear vision of how to stage this house from my first moments during the initial walk-through.  And it was a true joy to translate that vision into a house in which buyers imagine their best selves living in this great home.    

Simply stated, my vision was to stay true to the French country design of the house but to also do the unexpected.  In keeping with this vision, I used clean lined furniture, fresh colors and lots of beautiful artwork. 

And here is how I put the vision into action.

·         Dining Room – I accented the deep red colors of the dining room with large scale abstract art, an elegant French mirror and clean- lined and rich wood table and chairs.

·         Living Room – With the fireplace as the focal point, my idea was to portray easy elegance.  I created this effect with a Sisal and fiber woven rug, white linen French antique chairs, and a large gray tweed sleek sofa, piled high with contemporary pillows to tie all the colors together.

·         Master Bedroom – I covered the chic platform bed in pink, purple and green bed linens (part of my unexpected vision)  and accented the room with the sunburst convex mirror and wooden nightstands.

·         Kitchen – Less was more in this stylish but functional kitchen.  I simply accessorized to highlight how easy it will be to entertain and live in this open and inviting kitchen.

Once again, pictures tell the story better than words.  You can see the accompanying photos.  If you want to see more beautiful photos of the 103rd Street- Legacy Park Staging Project, check out our Transitions website at http://www.transitions-home-staging.com/103rd-Legacy-Park.html

It was possible to make my vision a reality.  Now, it is possible that the right buyers will walk in the door, imagine their best selves living in this house and make the right offer.  With professional home staging, anything is possible.

After I finished the draft of this blog, I heard from my Realtor partner that she received an offer on this house in four days!!  And that made it the truly perfect home staging project – sold in the quickest amount of time for a premium price.


Dwell in possibilities


Cindy
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