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!


Thursday, March 29, 2012

“I Know It's Going to Help Us Sell Our Home!” – Staging with the Prettiest View in Bartlesville

How is this for client feedback after staging a house? 

“You were wonderful and easy to work with, honest with your opinions and from the preliminary view, did a great job!  For us, that's as good as it gets!  Thank you so much for all the work you put into the house.  I know it's going to help us sell our home!”

Today, we feature a really great house with an even better view in the Circle Mountain area just west of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  It was so much fun to stage, made even more so by enthusiastic homeowners and an encouraging Realtor.  The wonderful testimonial was icing on the cake for me.

This particular engagement was a type of “hybrid”.  The house had been vacated, but, fortunately for me, the homeowners left some handpicked larger pieces of furniture (like sofas, rugs, beds, etc) for me to embellish with my own artwork, accessories and accent pieces.

·         The recently updated and open kitchen had several best features to highlight.  I used glass, stainless and a simple color scheme to keep all eyes on the updates and prettiest view in Bartlesville. 

·         The wood beamed family room, also with the prettiest view in Bartlesville (not seen in our pictures) just needed some vibrant artwork, pillows and an accessorized coffee table.

·         The elegant living room is the first thing a potential buyer will see when entering the house.  Since this is the place a potential buyer will decide if this is their house, I take extra care in making sure this space doesn’t disappoint.  . I simply but fully filled the bookcases with covered books and consistent accessories.  Blue animal print wingback chairs, a cream shag rug and a mosaic piece of art over the mantle added freshness to the homeowner’s brown leather sofa.   

This home is located at 2520 Mountain Road in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and listed by Pat Poindexter - McAnaw & Company Realtors (http://patpoindexter.com).  You can find lots more photos of this Mountain Road home on our website at http://www.transitions-home-staging.com/Mountain-Road.html

It is great to be appreciated for your staging work.  The only better feeling is when the staged house sells quickly.  After all, that is why we did the staging in the first place.  It opens up the house to all of its possibilities!!
 

Dwell in possibilities


Cindy
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