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 […]
Yellow warms you up (especially in Seattle)
I remember when I first visited this house: the work was already in progress and the agent needed my help choosing the right color for this living room. I recommended this creamy yellow to warm up the space, especially considering that the sunlight is not a frequent visitor in the Northwest… Besides, I read […]
Standing at the door
This photo was taken by standing at the door of this living room. My recommendation to the owners was to simply switch the placement of the furniture in order to show a wall with a more balanced ensemble and less clutter. We also added the second piece to the coffee table to make it look […]
Rugs can shrink a space
The layout that you see in the photo (dining room connected to the living room) is very standard. Every time that you have one room flowing into another it is important that both spaces have elements that tie them in. In this case the two rugs didn’t have much in common, since they had two […]
Giving thanks to my dear agents: thank you Chris and Jay!
This living room has great architectural features, however, you cannot really focus on them because the huge rug is too distracting (besides hiding a big portion of the hardwood floor, which is an important selling point). By removing the rug and replacing it with a more neutral and smaller one, now you can really appreciate […]
Move that chair!
I think I did this staging, or better, redesign since I used the seller’s furniture and accessories, 5 years B.I. (Before iPhone) and I still remember the family who used to live in this house. They were incredibly nice, their son even sent me a poem that he wrote himself, just like this, out of […]