Home Staging: Before and After ~ Week 2

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on my Home Staging post last week.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is hard sometimes for me to put that kind of post out </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">because it is not what I think if as true decorating.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Real decorating is planning and selecting furniture, </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">accessories, paint colors etc. </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">over a period of time<b> for and with</b> the homeowner. </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Staging is more like problem solving to me.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I go in, I go out, I only have a certain amount of time </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I usually never interact with the homeowners much.  </span></i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In this particular staging job I did go in and take pictures beforehand </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I generated a report listing all of the things that they should do before </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">listing the home.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's get started.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoPu7DqMmTFGf_bvD3MEchT8LEuf1Y5KfZUB9TJYaC71T3WYVe6A2OVxK3UYMzXOEZlwt0kAPudqMfoWYDeVluug-zbGWvs93zlxrt3bdswA1MUgFEJx1NmojgsiEWpfDe_OtbY7eMUtv/s1600/1838522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoPu7DqMmTFGf_bvD3MEchT8LEuf1Y5KfZUB9TJYaC71T3WYVe6A2OVxK3UYMzXOEZlwt0kAPudqMfoWYDeVluug-zbGWvs93zlxrt3bdswA1MUgFEJx1NmojgsiEWpfDe_OtbY7eMUtv/s1600/1838522.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The homeowner was the nicest lady! </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She needed to downsize because her last son was headed to college.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I feel that pain right now!  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is a four bedroom home with a living room, dining room, kitchen on the main floor </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and all of the bedrooms upstairs.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The basement was unfinished which will hurt the sale in my opinion.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The school district is excellent and it is in a very desirable area.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnut_sLD6k3mVHIcfqfvUWB5kQdT8f3PEAvoBHG2eMd0e0DWUYUiidS_gQTbGrjSeduE26jlPNxuSEIxHittzoTX1wuGGS7Dnfr1jt-UhJUjmJaRx_9JStFwUVnhD-xgcq_DDW7YAC194/s1600/IMG_7966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnut_sLD6k3mVHIcfqfvUWB5kQdT8f3PEAvoBHG2eMd0e0DWUYUiidS_gQTbGrjSeduE26jlPNxuSEIxHittzoTX1wuGGS7Dnfr1jt-UhJUjmJaRx_9JStFwUVnhD-xgcq_DDW7YAC194/s1600/IMG_7966.jpg" width="426" /></a> </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The entry was small </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but it was two stories which makes it look bigger.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The light fixture was outdated and I suggested that it be replaced.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She was planning on painting and replacing the carpet </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so I brought along my paint decks </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to look at some possible color choices.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA0dF2KnQQZMFLiIYBmoMEsix3TDpQSH6rrkCXfHbuH5WcZydX93KAlVf3gDATTsyKiaow22Jw0q1qpvGAPITPfuxz7CoD7i4CNSo-2teB9Hg4fHcot4xNLNFht3V8IXGstj0k_X03dmU/s1600/IMG_8468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWA0dF2KnQQZMFLiIYBmoMEsix3TDpQSH6rrkCXfHbuH5WcZydX93KAlVf3gDATTsyKiaow22Jw0q1qpvGAPITPfuxz7CoD7i4CNSo-2teB9Hg4fHcot4xNLNFht3V8IXGstj0k_X03dmU/s1600/IMG_8468.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She didn't replace the light... </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but with a fresh coat of paint and new carpet </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">it looked fresh and updated.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQboMd9Uibjjrq_b5cYpuPIhiCFddHMl3ZHXQGC4TWQ2OzDF5alik46a2CrxVfdIYe7BwNcRTq7acJu7fysjhgw0isAlMMTzovucvPDcxyCxFsxMCJq48WxQxEVw7D8glvdFpJifBKWwKE/s1600/IMG_7967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQboMd9Uibjjrq_b5cYpuPIhiCFddHMl3ZHXQGC4TWQ2OzDF5alik46a2CrxVfdIYe7BwNcRTq7acJu7fysjhgw0isAlMMTzovucvPDcxyCxFsxMCJq48WxQxEVw7D8glvdFpJifBKWwKE/s1600/IMG_7967.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The dining room to the left of the entry was problematic.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The bottom half is painted bright yellow/gold </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and the chair railing is falling down.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The ceiling fan was hung in the middle of the ceiling old school style </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with the chain dangling down the wall.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">On the plus side, the french doors are pretty </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and the ceilings are nice and high. </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wasn't sure why she had this glass table here </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and trust me if I am confused then potential buyers will be very confused!  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I suggested that she put the original dining room table back in its place </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and remove the hutch altogether </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to make the room look larger.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuBEWiVaQvuAGbkKuXhxYFm0MDIj879a9nTRoPZ2JtIyNqFM4OD3tm2jcYDKyFqeJrzVLdhr7F4hlSYgYXlquagDdbq247Z50OAFQSPtdaXvtyd8dcaZ7GLzq2MfGxMoSKjIisXCDtF4y/s1600/IMG_7968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuBEWiVaQvuAGbkKuXhxYFm0MDIj879a9nTRoPZ2JtIyNqFM4OD3tm2jcYDKyFqeJrzVLdhr7F4hlSYgYXlquagDdbq247Z50OAFQSPtdaXvtyd8dcaZ7GLzq2MfGxMoSKjIisXCDtF4y/s1600/IMG_7968.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When I am taking pictures I am not thinking about blogging it afterwards apparently.   </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am usually walking around trying </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">not to be obtrusive </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and snapping photos of things </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that I want to remember.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kj-HmSiS1_kz5lPnPKYca5fhMREj06guOGqL8-ag-_cVF9tyio8_s6r0ubTCnhWoeG3TXqxzGRSpHnllVCfMFIEbinUOqtj0ILm1Ng8duiHcvOlNLnmR3LQ68t32RM5LCjrSOwrEpX97/s1600/IMG_8445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kj-HmSiS1_kz5lPnPKYca5fhMREj06guOGqL8-ag-_cVF9tyio8_s6r0ubTCnhWoeG3TXqxzGRSpHnllVCfMFIEbinUOqtj0ILm1Ng8duiHcvOlNLnmR3LQ68t32RM5LCjrSOwrEpX97/s1600/IMG_8445.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Here is the After photo.   </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I brought in a lot of my own accessories for this job.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She didn't have any large items that were usable </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so it was just easier to go into my storage and gather what I needed.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The buffet was moved from the family room </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I placed matching floral pictures above it.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wanted it to look simple and elegant.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtohPRNVuwEbuz28qrVDMyq0iMqi8uIcMEMYJEmUYhloDh4_BmTLKiublroP-HXpMBs8uJwiSNlIfXBNYf-ftTeAVVXM0PIcXzRHUH3eIQV9CT22srjt_zFSFRT_0Jv4Y-nsO7pRXtAHF/s1600/IMG_8448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtohPRNVuwEbuz28qrVDMyq0iMqi8uIcMEMYJEmUYhloDh4_BmTLKiublroP-HXpMBs8uJwiSNlIfXBNYf-ftTeAVVXM0PIcXzRHUH3eIQV9CT22srjt_zFSFRT_0Jv4Y-nsO7pRXtAHF/s1600/IMG_8448.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I removed the blue drapes to show the </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">pretty arched window off.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Remember that you are selling real estate not decor.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The attributes of the house have to stand out and not be hidden.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBr_vyDmS4NXv0tH-_s2i-L5VeQqvdh31PfXumo92fC0lgRsf6iJzVVduLmRp5qhmf2MAqNNCq5gyT0sx6P6yqM1wx7SXWhfAoBnfHII2OrEl-VPZpAMXbDvJPaOa45cWSQ2fQORvgphk/s1600/IMG_7969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBr_vyDmS4NXv0tH-_s2i-L5VeQqvdh31PfXumo92fC0lgRsf6iJzVVduLmRp5qhmf2MAqNNCq5gyT0sx6P6yqM1wx7SXWhfAoBnfHII2OrEl-VPZpAMXbDvJPaOa45cWSQ2fQORvgphk/s1600/IMG_7969.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This room is to the right of the entry.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They were using it as a sort of den area. </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUKHmaofFuQM2tUPqzgY670DpfqvuqaQoVSd1L-6ZY16roIktANgR3EFp5heI1TRCSDr4Qo1YQmrctPpxpB03kStfP5-Aica9QP1do47W_e10hieXQ-gWL1_kZkt2cWKMltQ7e9qSLC2u/s1600/IMG_7971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUKHmaofFuQM2tUPqzgY670DpfqvuqaQoVSd1L-6ZY16roIktANgR3EFp5heI1TRCSDr4Qo1YQmrctPpxpB03kStfP5-Aica9QP1do47W_e10hieXQ-gWL1_kZkt2cWKMltQ7e9qSLC2u/s1600/IMG_7971.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5TYoh6ZCk6Qr3F1eQRHJDLTDR-RN8C4I5Hka7p-AWdh9tTjGOu5tABIwyKvyGgrTLFt7hyTeOavu9Y-erL2K85zVsoTiCMcjpPtOU0gMSp4XSuKrQy-kxICtrcix6UAicSsL0iPtzbhr/s1600/IMG_7970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5TYoh6ZCk6Qr3F1eQRHJDLTDR-RN8C4I5Hka7p-AWdh9tTjGOu5tABIwyKvyGgrTLFt7hyTeOavu9Y-erL2K85zVsoTiCMcjpPtOU0gMSp4XSuKrQy-kxICtrcix6UAicSsL0iPtzbhr/s1600/IMG_7970.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Again, it is confusing for buyers </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">when there are too many purposes for one room.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My suggestion was to paint, remove most of the furniture </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and stage it as a music room.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You will see why </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">when we go into the family room and kitchen area.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can see lots of cords and wires dangling everywhere.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This has to be fixed because it is distracting to buyers.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All the see is <b>"Danger" </b>when they see lots of cords and wires.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lBsqNZdIQdV_7Qc0UshHp9bVwRGm9-Z3_0KzsPmaHJ-xTa8RyPOeMNQuXOf1S7hBf9Gp2bA_3M0yX1BjOzuAJXQL_UoXc8xHqjSJJx8dt5xKRSGT-oV2f9DkyIK5UrHcCU3vwrf1i5_q/s1600/IMG_8450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lBsqNZdIQdV_7Qc0UshHp9bVwRGm9-Z3_0KzsPmaHJ-xTa8RyPOeMNQuXOf1S7hBf9Gp2bA_3M0yX1BjOzuAJXQL_UoXc8xHqjSJJx8dt5xKRSGT-oV2f9DkyIK5UrHcCU3vwrf1i5_q/s1600/IMG_8450.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And After!  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is always amazing to me what a little paint can do!  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The mirror was eventually hung up </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but it was heavy and the realtors were going to do it for me.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The basket under the table </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">is hiding the router and a bunch of cords.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">See, no one would ever suspect!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQJYahdLXOYYMFCnBlsj5froPifBt6ZIDBg1OWMlwzlnmpmRqoqfsI0L6wQDhceFdXLYrx90zcisBGnx-O3NwiM_Kbsh0qEtqRQbjbirK9JZ5JOedMsKbCylcJSsVEi2TFg8nDM4DT0ug/s1600/IMG_7972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQJYahdLXOYYMFCnBlsj5froPifBt6ZIDBg1OWMlwzlnmpmRqoqfsI0L6wQDhceFdXLYrx90zcisBGnx-O3NwiM_Kbsh0qEtqRQbjbirK9JZ5JOedMsKbCylcJSsVEi2TFg8nDM4DT0ug/s1600/IMG_7972.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This room was also a real problem room.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is off of the kitchen </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and was packed with furniture.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYtc6ohxNe7DvpWSFGpbuqA-hplEJg-v72Ijx7XJ9ZB7hZTqryrUCKhUoyWnSLCfYralIW1a_6RmMFxN1dW1sfhuoztPt6691hyphenhyphenNPMtlvwhYrhphpAsWVbcGRKUAN72D0fuUhnpLa9OVu/s1600/IMG_7973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYtc6ohxNe7DvpWSFGpbuqA-hplEJg-v72Ijx7XJ9ZB7hZTqryrUCKhUoyWnSLCfYralIW1a_6RmMFxN1dW1sfhuoztPt6691hyphenhyphenNPMtlvwhYrhphpAsWVbcGRKUAN72D0fuUhnpLa9OVu/s1600/IMG_7973.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ssrB42sxvTx4xPn1BFuEb362-TqZ6Y1IOMZys0HwFme6rmHB7zh-g2Mb_Ej1mTDX5ytsvuGn1RMxU7yXEPjVod42U2rCmhkgZ4UKdUyY3ov_T6Ga5Luajx35gz0PgbI9tznl7vQLKrX3/s1600/IMG_7974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ssrB42sxvTx4xPn1BFuEb362-TqZ6Y1IOMZys0HwFme6rmHB7zh-g2Mb_Ej1mTDX5ytsvuGn1RMxU7yXEPjVod42U2rCmhkgZ4UKdUyY3ov_T6Ga5Luajx35gz0PgbI9tznl7vQLKrX3/s1600/IMG_7974.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In this picture you can see the layout of the home.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In this one room she had a sofa, </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">two chairs, two ottomans, a piano, </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">a buffet, a cocktail table and another smaller chest/buffet.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wayyyyyyyy too much furniture!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Buyers are buying space!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus8RCHpWH-_4YhWHBrq4eJPsjef8xCcadS5N3o4QLOFQpyOz1L1tUPiBhQLiNfeqbTAgIELC5rK8HkZLtK7do-1NxuwZJiFogtjtZJJ6D2JCmBworqBFSBxnJD1qzYsxwdzssBovLWY7p/s1600/IMG_8451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus8RCHpWH-_4YhWHBrq4eJPsjef8xCcadS5N3o4QLOFQpyOz1L1tUPiBhQLiNfeqbTAgIELC5rK8HkZLtK7do-1NxuwZJiFogtjtZJJ6D2JCmBworqBFSBxnJD1qzYsxwdzssBovLWY7p/s1600/IMG_8451.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We relocated the buffet to the dining room </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and the piano to the "Music Room" </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and rearranged the furniture for a better traffic flow.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The cocktail table was too large </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so we tried a couple of different pieces </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">before deciding on this end table.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I threw a couple of my pillows on the sofa </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">because I felt like the floral chairs were overwhelming the space.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_WYx0xd5dN-8rjMcheeuEW6BoGHhwpSvQSeOj2B07F5FOa5VmIJrDIs1hIQSX7Yo-Ys7ReHhgSaiNo5zmZmibSmr5iXOOW79H9igO2PZJz1KjmJGX7FIGZ-Ip2Ig7nrMULEogXU7iJBO/s1600/IMG_8452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_WYx0xd5dN-8rjMcheeuEW6BoGHhwpSvQSeOj2B07F5FOa5VmIJrDIs1hIQSX7Yo-Ys7ReHhgSaiNo5zmZmibSmr5iXOOW79H9igO2PZJz1KjmJGX7FIGZ-Ip2Ig7nrMULEogXU7iJBO/s1600/IMG_8452.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Painting the bookcases and the insets over the bookcases </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">helps to neutralize the space </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and make the fireplace a focal point again.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now it looks very spacious and light and bright.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEgJSqZ-JdEnBA8gytUE5pUdqkFqWXeUNQWG3lRGwLctV660cuWYlsh0PHQF24G2Lp3eXciCnZCjLUVWDl2oIpHWsYTInpYo50hvSQmmi6Jyk3Rs9y2HscHQpWxjdjFq8K22Y_vBaBIRZ/s1600/IMG_7975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEgJSqZ-JdEnBA8gytUE5pUdqkFqWXeUNQWG3lRGwLctV660cuWYlsh0PHQF24G2Lp3eXciCnZCjLUVWDl2oIpHWsYTInpYo50hvSQmmi6Jyk3Rs9y2HscHQpWxjdjFq8K22Y_vBaBIRZ/s1600/IMG_7975.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Overall the kitchen was looking pretty good .  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Painting and decluttering will snap it back into shape.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZghxSVpvyGbNPdxI8tMdXiVQXPYiuzwm_zyakptb9PeyYaYH7bNg8nFs_IL4sfglBjpRWPtugYKU6HV0B8q5wgKmLIZ1supYtqt1ulaJFNhRCxEvYjKCvpEKraMMIkDWHnIsEmKHFBJD4/s1600/IMG_7976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZghxSVpvyGbNPdxI8tMdXiVQXPYiuzwm_zyakptb9PeyYaYH7bNg8nFs_IL4sfglBjpRWPtugYKU6HV0B8q5wgKmLIZ1supYtqt1ulaJFNhRCxEvYjKCvpEKraMMIkDWHnIsEmKHFBJD4/s1600/IMG_7976.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was the same yellow/gold color that was used thru out the home.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here you can see the formal dining room table </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and some ladder back chairs.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdykfDkxZq_IBmJomE5fmT869NNtfCHexyIbFYXTEt9YqLMvE18R0Ij9gZlG6cGDrZ_mx2ZXCzEVC-E49nHOqQAaqJjtCXHWBJoqMir8_f9kJdC3SKHbYyQB2HzYgbgjlsDbkMQryeAQc/s1600/IMG_7977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdykfDkxZq_IBmJomE5fmT869NNtfCHexyIbFYXTEt9YqLMvE18R0Ij9gZlG6cGDrZ_mx2ZXCzEVC-E49nHOqQAaqJjtCXHWBJoqMir8_f9kJdC3SKHbYyQB2HzYgbgjlsDbkMQryeAQc/s1600/IMG_7977.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Lots of clutter on the top of the cabinets </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and on the counters.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My rule of thumb is no more than three appliances </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on the counters and preferably only two.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Refrigerators always need to be decluttered!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifed-Cb7GzenPbg9gGqZ8hYbI4Dg6PUgTh_dzHCqcQwKbnWgdvC5DFe0gef0denfnCo1iRTUPudhtKqBopVoF9rEFEPcPnv73EMdQe2-swOAinxs_v0Zn8Dq-ay74Lqgp-QsXVl20KhYkn/s1600/IMG_8454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifed-Cb7GzenPbg9gGqZ8hYbI4Dg6PUgTh_dzHCqcQwKbnWgdvC5DFe0gef0denfnCo1iRTUPudhtKqBopVoF9rEFEPcPnv73EMdQe2-swOAinxs_v0Zn8Dq-ay74Lqgp-QsXVl20KhYkn/s1600/IMG_8454.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Now doesn't that look like a great kitchen?  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All we did was paint and declutter.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Most of the time that is all that a space needs to be show ready!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIBtNbfrLRcbwDZiMfIYex01zLifWMsIeVIFePukwqkaNEU0kf5eMWyCnqxxq1_rsnL3bSsjD-dSD_Li2UiWKWFWjZ5h_GHCxAT63vb70izCrh7SUhNfHg2oCL_vsykw5jyss_gjQ_Hw_/s1600/IMG_8455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIBtNbfrLRcbwDZiMfIYex01zLifWMsIeVIFePukwqkaNEU0kf5eMWyCnqxxq1_rsnL3bSsjD-dSD_Li2UiWKWFWjZ5h_GHCxAT63vb70izCrh7SUhNfHg2oCL_vsykw5jyss_gjQ_Hw_/s1600/IMG_8455.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Remember that most people look on the internet first </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">when choosing which homes to visit.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If this is the photo you saw wouldn't you put it on your list?  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QOv_HuhHFAxHuSJMIHN83NJ8ZZdHxcguYpZGLqd1TOGcf7ZilV7FjcHDHCPWq8cVNinj3BRQo9dbu8aF_0uvEftjEja0MUGRzc7y192QzdR_y5fqtT_NR8pC3Grk9H7gPxj6b2sClPdc/s1600/IMG_8456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QOv_HuhHFAxHuSJMIHN83NJ8ZZdHxcguYpZGLqd1TOGcf7ZilV7FjcHDHCPWq8cVNinj3BRQo9dbu8aF_0uvEftjEja0MUGRzc7y192QzdR_y5fqtT_NR8pC3Grk9H7gPxj6b2sClPdc/s1600/IMG_8456.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Of course a little greenery goes a long way </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in freshening up a room.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's take a look upstairs.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuDSHqanyjEtVR_3tr8gtSs8fvAYpTSRG7KoeXLNn98gcyQ2DG4xdkRV4vODEndlYbu1BeMJvmQdN3-POOYo4Dz0vg-vKgq3xPs8i1k8v4TQVLbsqyzFB9wZQCxDYTUSV2dHHXWxWQxZ-/s1600/IMG_7979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuDSHqanyjEtVR_3tr8gtSs8fvAYpTSRG7KoeXLNn98gcyQ2DG4xdkRV4vODEndlYbu1BeMJvmQdN3-POOYo4Dz0vg-vKgq3xPs8i1k8v4TQVLbsqyzFB9wZQCxDYTUSV2dHHXWxWQxZ-/s1600/IMG_7979.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bedroom number one.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM0nsX2pKYskyTB4NYLK3Tjw5EzGfV7jCkoBp9UQfzhv53_DkUNGMIzDMQR19xgOK6Co9zk4_U1cGIgqt096PLf4yVgucfTKMUbSKRhReUr6-n9G2MC-wU2s3XQfJWnjBKZ_8gLrU2LYB/s1600/IMG_7985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM0nsX2pKYskyTB4NYLK3Tjw5EzGfV7jCkoBp9UQfzhv53_DkUNGMIzDMQR19xgOK6Co9zk4_U1cGIgqt096PLf4yVgucfTKMUbSKRhReUr6-n9G2MC-wU2s3XQfJWnjBKZ_8gLrU2LYB/s1600/IMG_7985.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Bedroom number two.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB66eRP2rzkp9bPf5H0GIrv8DB3x5KibJQS3kUKDm-RqDRmqyIsTLDTo-KqNmeMSSk6js2D_-hnzpQfvsESLqWlyCmR1fx0Slc4BOrzkyx9NjU0AYGJZD4YQoVO_OlsAazSQRjKrW-DPke/s1600/IMG_8458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB66eRP2rzkp9bPf5H0GIrv8DB3x5KibJQS3kUKDm-RqDRmqyIsTLDTo-KqNmeMSSk6js2D_-hnzpQfvsESLqWlyCmR1fx0Slc4BOrzkyx9NjU0AYGJZD4YQoVO_OlsAazSQRjKrW-DPke/s1600/IMG_8458.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Transformed </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">by removing the drapes </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and folding down the comforter.  </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was too dark with the comforter pulled up </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and in pictures it makes it look like a dark hole in the room.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SVCeuHzVetiywHR2iedvr-6Npjrh4wzEGfNUxwhnqQeDKEjmCABykTGLJuBpX7yKL4j9zeAx76MmVtdFE2qtAFyfYq2dhaH-CrwgyfbAoHhoHb6MVLT_2dAQM1ep2yutuoPegB3FCM4Z/s1600/IMG_8465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SVCeuHzVetiywHR2iedvr-6Npjrh4wzEGfNUxwhnqQeDKEjmCABykTGLJuBpX7yKL4j9zeAx76MmVtdFE2qtAFyfYq2dhaH-CrwgyfbAoHhoHb6MVLT_2dAQM1ep2yutuoPegB3FCM4Z/s1600/IMG_8465.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bedroom number two got a little rearranging.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It looks so much larger now.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The bed looks a little messy to me... </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I remember now </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that we were in a hurry to finish </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">because there was a showing in the afternoon.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw7le8Ts-XmXSEg7L76GAmAUQb5yl49jm8WQCTVWxoHQiDdb6KhNMmsB6vB4xI-zzi2nFz1GNU7462dKcgjBEtY2r4XI4zp_9LEpVrhq4z5y8nlak18j0tOKp2ci66SlZNPWlSYy8cS_r/s1600/IMG_7981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw7le8Ts-XmXSEg7L76GAmAUQb5yl49jm8WQCTVWxoHQiDdb6KhNMmsB6vB4xI-zzi2nFz1GNU7462dKcgjBEtY2r4XI4zp_9LEpVrhq4z5y8nlak18j0tOKp2ci66SlZNPWlSYy8cS_r/s1600/IMG_7981.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The master bedroom had some challenges.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lots of dated furniture and lots of clutter.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOyLvEehIHKckdviDdbFL30PeRZL2mFJYTSwDa4f2yqRaDi9Yb-6btqpD25HmT7V0lb9PtuUpXJ71j1xdd8T1BccXDbpIkhbwmPqnBgPHe0QZnz3FyRvj7L_rc_bFALqd8F-8P3i34YLr/s1600/IMG_7984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOyLvEehIHKckdviDdbFL30PeRZL2mFJYTSwDa4f2yqRaDi9Yb-6btqpD25HmT7V0lb9PtuUpXJ71j1xdd8T1BccXDbpIkhbwmPqnBgPHe0QZnz3FyRvj7L_rc_bFALqd8F-8P3i34YLr/s1600/IMG_7984.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The mirror over the dresser was actually broken.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This sets off warning bells in a prospective buyers mind.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When something is broken </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">they see the home as not well cared for </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and it scares them.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucb0Pefmm-bLOcwQNUABbQKPmtjrRfGffVQrcrv2QVTy1ztMIh020MoevH0gcgHn4jArmacvf26evrL1K7bukjiBe2w-pMKMHdmTAXqHd2DVqxn-iwnT1w0C5OMMOux6aboEyPfIXJlir/s1600/IMG_8460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucb0Pefmm-bLOcwQNUABbQKPmtjrRfGffVQrcrv2QVTy1ztMIh020MoevH0gcgHn4jArmacvf26evrL1K7bukjiBe2w-pMKMHdmTAXqHd2DVqxn-iwnT1w0C5OMMOux6aboEyPfIXJlir/s1600/IMG_8460.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The homeowner didn't have the budget to paint upstairs so </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">we had to make do.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The bedding set is mine.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I keep four or five of the </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"bed-in-a-bag" </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">sets handy to use for staging.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nrCnMwYnuqsyd7Scll_fkjshZ4aOeeSaIr2OjiRwq-knK7CRl-OHn0y8TiEm0xwamQqNILkzF8o1tkUTVsc9-WPGnBQ4n9BxgaAptXXyHQWTbXZ6Cg_ieDGQ82CTeyFc2NHRJj_J2-Zg/s1600/IMG_8461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nrCnMwYnuqsyd7Scll_fkjshZ4aOeeSaIr2OjiRwq-knK7CRl-OHn0y8TiEm0xwamQqNILkzF8o1tkUTVsc9-WPGnBQ4n9BxgaAptXXyHQWTbXZ6Cg_ieDGQ82CTeyFc2NHRJj_J2-Zg/s1600/IMG_8461.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We brought up one of the dining room chairs </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to place at the writing desk.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD5FbHdkBd5kmXy_j4V_X7Srzec8XuRRyfeRjSUkP3SOQkaNPW7j4vxJx6MfgQEdi8YFlvc-g98N9Dg0m5BDOm4pnGSv8g2ps0lDhoHOat5qcoY9zGqOcW4CJfphVL-TdlqW592tkdKgx/s1600/IMG_7982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD5FbHdkBd5kmXy_j4V_X7Srzec8XuRRyfeRjSUkP3SOQkaNPW7j4vxJx6MfgQEdi8YFlvc-g98N9Dg0m5BDOm4pnGSv8g2ps0lDhoHOat5qcoY9zGqOcW4CJfphVL-TdlqW592tkdKgx/s1600/IMG_7982.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> The Master Bath was in the process of being re-tiled.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She had the most interesting closet.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Those two sets of mirrored doors that you see </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">are one closet that goes </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">all the way behind the tub.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lots of storage!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoUmHgSzEP7bz-BvZxC5gbp8WBVGj1Hyv89EdyKRdp7L7QMf7BiuasktiYlrzDzloctRapla9zbua8XVKTnS2NMS9dGRcst5IN8Tz8f5ySeJGUodGXkl1P7LsP3ag_xdvzs4uzlbgUjel/s1600/IMG_8463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoUmHgSzEP7bz-BvZxC5gbp8WBVGj1Hyv89EdyKRdp7L7QMf7BiuasktiYlrzDzloctRapla9zbua8XVKTnS2NMS9dGRcst5IN8Tz8f5ySeJGUodGXkl1P7LsP3ag_xdvzs4uzlbgUjel/s1600/IMG_8463.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I didn't do a thing but hang this picture.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE137scg-STvhVkzcvjMX0i_8nmnjnLrvz_u_h5u_qpISM4LKPYpKQxJz8-h4GPHXokc-D9yk_s5iLNOrjv0Lichy7B5jTLGVl023VAn_cbFsbUv-Z8_glqa58PPBrirkFZltg9cKIEPuJ/s1600/IMG_8464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE137scg-STvhVkzcvjMX0i_8nmnjnLrvz_u_h5u_qpISM4LKPYpKQxJz8-h4GPHXokc-D9yk_s5iLNOrjv0Lichy7B5jTLGVl023VAn_cbFsbUv-Z8_glqa58PPBrirkFZltg9cKIEPuJ/s1600/IMG_8464.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Simple and clean is always a winner.</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kONN3Q3v0CZwad1q9KYz954JAsZV7IZnjqGKK8U2GAKg0bn3wPeA7bSDgn7YICGecfC2aVBWq-1wGCQ8O20MOrw5daiBXbj1_1frborzCzUkQB2kbDvV-uNTIKJfLvkfWitKbi0lDtfx/s1600/IMG_8466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kONN3Q3v0CZwad1q9KYz954JAsZV7IZnjqGKK8U2GAKg0bn3wPeA7bSDgn7YICGecfC2aVBWq-1wGCQ8O20MOrw5daiBXbj1_1frborzCzUkQB2kbDvV-uNTIKJfLvkfWitKbi0lDtfx/s1600/IMG_8466.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The other bathroom all staged.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Again, simple and clean is what people want to see.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I would show you the before picture </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but that wouldn't be fair to the homeowner.  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have a feeling that she told her college son </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to clean up before I came over </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and like most boys that age </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">their idea of clean and ours are vastly different!</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvVqISVrqt8fVxIh9Yiyc_aOLjKQG6btpNaKlB2xtUc8lpA-9o_D-6uzE6VJrEWxuuYtK_GYHJ4eciXWF9z-jpsSCgtldQchgi1lX97x6B8x4biOwS8wC3yVRNePvpSbpKvjEVPmc7oMU/s1600/1838522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvVqISVrqt8fVxIh9Yiyc_aOLjKQG6btpNaKlB2xtUc8lpA-9o_D-6uzE6VJrEWxuuYtK_GYHJ4eciXWF9z-jpsSCgtldQchgi1lX97x6B8x4biOwS8wC3yVRNePvpSbpKvjEVPmc7oMU/s1600/1838522.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am happy to report </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that this house had not one but TWO offers </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on the very day that I was there to do the final staging touches!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The moral of this story is neutral and light and bright sells homes!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you are still enjoying this series!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'll be back next week with another fun one!  </span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves</span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sharing at: </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" target="_blank">Between Naps On The Porch </a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;">  <a href="http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/">The Scoop</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/" target="_blank">A Stroll Thru Life</a></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/">Savvy Southern Style</a></span></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank">   Tatertots and Jello</a></span></div>

Home Staging: Before and After ~ Week 2

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Cut the Clutter for the New Year

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy New Year Everyone!  I'm sure by now you've thought about your resolutions (hopefully over a cup of hot coffee this morning) maybe even written some down and are now ready to roll.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">2012 is like a clean slate.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">  A new start.  </div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">A new beginning.  </div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In my work as a Home Stager my first order of business when I walk into an occupied home is to convince the homeowners to<b> De-Clutter</b>, Depersonalize, and increase traffic flow in order to sell their home quickly and for the highest price possible.  Now, you may not be selling your home but a lot of these same tips can apply to enhance your home for daily living. </div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's take a look at a home I recently <b>Staged </b>as an example. This home was built in 1925 and is an adorable little house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieltuNV9bNWfzGIl3HHo5P4lPWVINxu7Kg6AmyNkgF2kBpK5GJu62cuz9W4eZrX0oYpd1RD2V1q69GGfTLVvi0aTD21wCPJ6ONOpqR3DIW49mqicIquu68ca6inq_XPPi0BayDumW0UkLk/s1600/Living+RoomA.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieltuNV9bNWfzGIl3HHo5P4lPWVINxu7Kg6AmyNkgF2kBpK5GJu62cuz9W4eZrX0oYpd1RD2V1q69GGfTLVvi0aTD21wCPJ6ONOpqR3DIW49mqicIquu68ca6inq_XPPi0BayDumW0UkLk/s640/Living+RoomA.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Here is the <b>before</b> picture of the Living Room, the first room you see when you walk into the home.  There is a lot going on here and your eyes aren't sure where to rest.  The fireplace or the shelves on top of the windows? What is it that we want our buyers to see and be <i><b>"Wowed"</b></i> by?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJB1WpxAdQwBiQ7noYt_2bgMKYjvKXvXPOfNUdONMtMbwytQD6d7T5QZXqm9013qfUf_8MpuZTF7b5dgx41I8lrbavVXphh-s40bi9d3uT2hRk-mHM8-Z0sbcycxakQzeJQuvr4v5lzBe4/s1600/Livingroom1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJB1WpxAdQwBiQ7noYt_2bgMKYjvKXvXPOfNUdONMtMbwytQD6d7T5QZXqm9013qfUf_8MpuZTF7b5dgx41I8lrbavVXphh-s40bi9d3uT2hRk-mHM8-Z0sbcycxakQzeJQuvr4v5lzBe4/s640/Livingroom1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Here is another view as we look into the Dining Room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qUqH63ZZ3D7_Tzg14AVU7PJdw88lJWfeY_z3SId5ZXs89SMUw-8pbp6EREDBaCvSVTe05E7ZhboVvrf7nmDoxEFgNdywSX_jRtaBxZEBgO_F7I3oOEuEbZIXweNJb3AJRpww0fxXUF1N/s1600/Livingroom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qUqH63ZZ3D7_Tzg14AVU7PJdw88lJWfeY_z3SId5ZXs89SMUw-8pbp6EREDBaCvSVTe05E7ZhboVvrf7nmDoxEFgNdywSX_jRtaBxZEBgO_F7I3oOEuEbZIXweNJb3AJRpww0fxXUF1N/s640/Livingroom2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> And another view into the sunporch.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">And here is what a little paint and De-Cluttering can do!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNL7i4XVI9jF2r0jiboLteGiGd1RjJpaVSyUaEhnLEVEj5VVYau4-R7vudHGDZWa_rWChr9pROP7Bg_j2H27mlMgpXuG313LyvrXvzD0SOjCH8dYBeh77tu-uUZ7nrli4OsQNsNvK9vRW/s1600/Living+RoomB.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNL7i4XVI9jF2r0jiboLteGiGd1RjJpaVSyUaEhnLEVEj5VVYau4-R7vudHGDZWa_rWChr9pROP7Bg_j2H27mlMgpXuG313LyvrXvzD0SOjCH8dYBeh77tu-uUZ7nrli4OsQNsNvK9vRW/s640/Living+RoomB.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> Don't you just look at it now and go <b>"Ahhhhh"</b>? </div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">It seems so much more restful and inviting doesn't it?  </div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here are the changes that were made: </div><ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">The room was Painted in a neutral color Patience Sherwin Williams SW7555.  This is my go to color for secondary Bedrooms and Bathrooms. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">I asked the homeowner to pack away any accessory item that was smaller than a football.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> We removed the green drapes but  left the white sheers hanging on the windows.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The Homeowner removed the shelves over the drapes. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">I rearranged the furniture and found the console behind the sofa in another room. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> I moved the two end tables together to form a coffee table and added in a few of my own accessories to update the room. </span></li></ul><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">                                     </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjFbN9dggmdVCWSsE0g00ByiqU4PeST4_fgVijBu8AIKu4SH1if0J-enuAbnTFmtrXhkkCirzKKL253HgtynKkAN10q8pZ1K1Zm4Z-EB9M7WrHIsQVYezdaNVtD7nfxlUqVG2tdP7vSqN/s1600/livroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjFbN9dggmdVCWSsE0g00ByiqU4PeST4_fgVijBu8AIKu4SH1if0J-enuAbnTFmtrXhkkCirzKKL253HgtynKkAN10q8pZ1K1Zm4Z-EB9M7WrHIsQVYezdaNVtD7nfxlUqVG2tdP7vSqN/s640/livroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Now this is a room I could spend a lot of time in!</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year and Happy <b>De-Cluttering </b>in 2012! </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed my "Before and After"  </span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">***Note- This house sold in 7 weeks***</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linking up at  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Between Naps on the Porch <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Metamorphosis Monday </a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

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