Home Staging a «REAL» house ““ Kids and all!

I want to share a recent Home Staging transformation I was involved in.

A family with two young children decided to sell their house in order to purchase a larger home. The husband is a real estate agent and wanted to Stage the house, but his wife was resistant to the idea at first. So, he decided to get an external opinion and called me in for a consultation.

I spent 1,5 hours in the house, going from room to room and telling them what I thought needed to be changed, painted, moved, decluttered, etc”¦ Decluttering was a BIG issue for this family. As you can see from the pictures, the house is full of their possessions, furniture passed on from the family, kids’ toys and other everyday stuff.

BEDROOM

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DINING ROOM

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HALLWAY

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Another problem was color and wallpaper in some rooms, including entrance and bathrooms. The couple never got around to changing it since they moved in a few years ago.

I called them back a couple of weeks later to find out that not only did they implement EVERYTHING I told them to do, the house was already on the market, an agents caravan took place and an Open House was being held that weekend. I was quite impressed at how efficient they were and went to see with my own eyes and take pictures. I was very impressed with the change and how different (and better) the house looked.

A little bit of effort, a little bit of time and a little bit of money will get you a big return!

This article contributed by Sveta Melchuk, founder of Home Staging Montreal, a firm which specializes in Home Staging and Interior Redesign since 2005. Please visit www.home-staging-montreal.com for more information or contact us at 514-482-9776.

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