I’m so excited to share that a client who I helped stage their 1 bedroom, sold their apartment right away for the price they wanted! Here are some of the things we did to create this success. The first thing I always tell clients to do is to clear out the clutter. This client had so. much. clutter. They had lived in the home for 12 years and just didn’t see it. In fact, when I came for the consult she told me she had already staged it. She just had a few things to do — putting away a stack of magazines on the coffee table and organizing a few papers. Oh boy. By the end of the consult she was hyperventilating. This isn’t a great feeling. After the initial shock subsided, she and her husband rolled up their sleeves and got to work. Here’s what happened:
• Welcome home. When you step in the front door you want to feel good not stressed by the mess or piles of shoes and umbrellas. My client had an overflowing coat rack. Shoes were piled under a chair. There was a scary looking mask greeting visitors which I suggested putting away. The solution was basic clearing away the extra heavy winter coats and putting the shoes away.
• Brighten up. Overall all light globes were removed and washed. Dusty yellow light bulbs were replaced with clear 75 watt bulbs for a crisp natural effect. All the switch plates were windexed down. A cracked switch plate in the dining room was replaced.
• Rip up the carpet! One of my pet peeves is dirty carpeting. The cream colored carpeting in the living room had seen better days. It was dingy and a small oriental rug covered up a stain. Not a good look. Especially if you want to sell a place. The solution: remove the carpet to show off the beautiful herringbone hardwood floors. However the seller didn’t want the stress and expense of carpet removal. So it stayed.
• Pull back the curtains. The apartment felt dark, gloomy, and was view-challenged. What the owner did to cover-up the lack of view was to keep the blinds closed and the curtains drawn. This made the room claustrophobic. I suggested removing the fusty dark curtains and replace them with white sheer curtains. The blinds were pulled up and after the windows were washed the room felt bright and cheery.
Before: There was too much stuff cluttering the countertops. The home office was taking over
After: Cleaning up the countertops, a deep clean, and lots of clutter removal made this kitchen gleam.
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