The slipcover trick
You can’t really see it in the “before” photo, however the loveseat original color was (a quite faded) blue, very close to the blue used to paint the side of the fireplace. Since we really needed to create a seating area but couldn’t afford to rent new furniture, my client and I decided to […]
It all starts with a photo
This post is not really about staging, it rather is about the importance of hiring a good professional photographer when it comes to sell your home. Selling a house involves a team of people: the seller, the agent, the stager and the photographer (plus other people, if we want). I’ve seen too many times […]
Storing the storage
I know, there’s isn’t a huge difference in this before and after sequence, however, the reason why I decided to post these pictures is to talk about the storage. Do you see the small cabinet with baskets on the left of the china cabinet? Well, that’s the guy I’m referring to, and more precisely […]
Staging a bedroom with a “Fluffy touch”
As you can see from the “before” photo, my clients used to use this bedroom as an office. After bringing the room back to its original purpose, we also staged it accordingly. We removed the blue, dark curtains to brighten up the space and added a childlike touch (a.k.a. Fluffy the dog) to the […]
It’s all about feelings
Even though “It’s all about feelings” really sounds like a love song, I picked this title by thinking at the reaction one can get by looking at these two before and after photos. It’s unquestionable that the feeling you get from the two images above triggers two completely different responses: chaos and stress the […]
What’s a vignette?
When it comes to secondary bedrooms, as a stager I think that it is ok to leave them empty. Sometimes, however, it is nice to “dress them up” with a few accessories to make them more appealing. This, for example, was an equestrian property, so we asked the seller to provide some items to […]