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Home Staging for a Quick Sale!

July 17, 2014 by Patti 9 Comments

Welcome to John and Debbie’s home.

13-Kitterman house modernized 101These are the dear friends who bought our home before we even put it on the market.  Over the last few weeks they’ve been working non-stop to get their own home market ready and I’ve had a great time working alongside them doing some painting, advising, home staging, etc.  It all came together last weekend just in time for their first Open House.

Come on in and I’ll give you the grand tour!

5-Kitterman Home wide angles 009Beautiful living room, yes?

The first thing I want to say is that my friends put a LOT of work into their home to get it market ready before the staging could even begin.  Some of the projects included all new interior doors and trim, a new counter top in the laundry room, new sinks in the kitchen and master bath, new flooring in both baths,  a new mirror and painting the bathroom cabinet in the “kid’s bath”, trimming out a plain bathroom mirror in the master bath, installing a new shower door in the master bath, taking down family photos, clearing out cabinets and closets to make them more roomy, hauling extra stuff over to the guest cottage at my house (to store there until they are ready to move in), cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning.  Am I forgetting anything guys?

The second thing I want to say is that there was a whole team of people involved in the actual staging.  The first day of staging my friend Deanna and I spent a day moving things around, taking things away, and beautifying the nice things our friends already owned.  The next day another friend Kate and her daughter Madison came in and added the finishing touches that gave this home the “Wow!” factor.  It was great to have a twenty-something on hand to give everything a fresh new look!

1-Kitterman Home wide angles 001You can see the underlying “traditional” style has been updated and made fresh with pops of color (orange is so “in” right now), bold graphic prints in the pillows, great new artwork and new modern light fixtures.

6-Kitterman Home wide angles 013This house is very open with vaulted ceilings, making it light, bright and airy.

2-Kitterman Home wide angles 003As Pastors, my friends are always having people in and out of their home so this open concept has been great for all of their entertaining.

4-Kitterman Home wide angles 007The family room/study is right off the dining room.

3-Kitterman Home wide angles 006With it’s free standing gas fireplace it is such a cozy place to read a good book on one of our dreary Pacific NW days.

01-Kitterman house modernized 041The kitchen is clean and open with new stainless steel appliances.  The cabinets are all in really great shape so they just used a little Restor-A-Finish to brighten them up.

03-Kitterman house modernized 102Madison suggested leaving the counters completely clear to show off the amount of counter space available for food prep.  Good call Madison!

05-Kitterman house modernized 051The main bathroom got a new coat of paint on the walls and cabinets, as well as new flooring (you’ll see the same new flooring in the master bath).

04-Kitterman house modernized 049This cabinet was repainted with a new type of paint called Reclaim (similar to chalk paint in that you don’t have to prep surfaces) that has a built in sealer.  I’m anxious to try this paint out myself sometime.

06-Kitterman house modernized 054This is one of the kid’s rooms.  You wouldn’t believe the difference after painting over the navy blue walls and ceiling!  We used Valspar’s Cream and Sugar in all of the bedrooms and baths.  All of the bedrooms also received new bedding and artwork on the walls.  By the way, this little bed was found at a garage sale and was Debbie’s first piece of chalk painted furniture.  Isn’t it darling?

07-Kitterman house modernized 063Here is another kid’s room.  No more multi-colored walls or Zebra stripes.  Sorry hon 🙁

7-Kitterman Home wide angles 016The master is bright and airy with a walk-in closet and a linen closet.  Simple new shades for the lamps made a huge difference.

8-Kitterman Home wide angles 021Along with the new paint, the master bath has a newly framed mirror, new sinks, new flooring and new shower door.

09-Kitterman house modernized 086Step into this private backyard retreat.  Backing up to a home on acreage it is very quiet and park like.

10-Kitterman house modernized 088My friends added the beautiful deck with built in planters and benches.  They’ve also created several small “rooms” in their back yard.  So great for entertaining.

12-Kitterman house modernized 091Wonderful stairways down three sides of the deck.

14-Kitterman house modernized 103This is the front of the house.  Haven’t they done a great job adding curb appeal with these gorgeous hanging baskets?

9-Kitterman Home wide angles 032My friends had a very successful open house with many interested parties, even before it hit the MLS listings.  It is expected to sell very quickly because of the great location and the good price point.  At one point I asked my friends if all the work they did to make their home market ready made them want to stay.  They’ve always loved their home and are only moving because ours became available.  They said that in spite of how beautiful their home looks with all of the updates they are still more than ready to relocate to our lake house.  Phew!

It has been so much fun helping our friends get their home ready to sell.  I know my pictures don’t really do it justice as indoor photography is something I haven’t yet mastered but I intend to learn.  One thing I do know, being online almost daily looking at homes for sale, is that my photos are better than many of those the real estates use on their listings.  It makes me wonder if I could learn enough about indoor photography to actually find a market for my skills.  Hmmm . . . it’s a thought anyway.

I can’t wait to see what person or family gets to move into this delightful “new” home!

7/23/14 Status Update: SOLD!

Blessings,

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Comments

  1. Pat says

    July 17, 2014 at 11:42 am

    Patti,
    This is an amazing Home for $ale, dear friend!!!
    Prayers that this home $ells quickly and your friends
    will be able to make their transition into your home, soon!
    Thanks for sharing all the newly “updated” surfaces!!!
    Fondly,
    Pat

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  2. Paula says

    July 17, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    I would love to know what product was used on that bathroom vanity. You mentioned it is similar to chalk paint. Nice job all!

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  3. Carol Cook says

    July 18, 2014 at 7:29 am

    I hope I never have to go through that stage again. I remember staging our former home for sale – removing all my tchotchkes and keeping the house immaculate all the time.

    I hope their house sells quickly.

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  4. Deb says

    July 18, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    It looks great. Hope it sells quickly. I’m very interested in the name of the paint that’s similar to chalk paint that has the sealer. Hope you have a great weekend.

    Reply
  5. Cindy says

    July 21, 2014 at 10:14 am

    Looks great, hope it sells quickly!
    Thanks for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY…
    Blessings,
    Cindy

    Reply
  6. Natasha in Oz says

    July 23, 2014 at 4:13 am

    Thanks so much for joining the Say G’Day Linky Party. We have pinned your post to the Say G’Day Saturday board!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha in Oz

    Reply
  7. MariaElena says

    July 23, 2014 at 6:19 am

    The house looks beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing at Tuesdays at Our home. Enjoy your day! Maria

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  8. rebecca lopez says

    July 25, 2014 at 11:45 am

    Such great advice. Thank you so much for linking this up to The Creative Collection Link Party.

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  9. Diane | An Extraordinary Day says

    July 27, 2014 at 3:29 pm

    WooHoo! How exciting that the house is already sold! I am not surprised, everything looks fresh and updated.
    It must be so fun to know that your friends are moving to your house. We knew the people who bought our first house which we had built. The couple actually had been in our youth group and the gals parents had built a house next door to us…and her dad was my boss. I must say it was so special having them choose a house they already loved and made good memories with us.

    Thanks so much for sharing your home staging tips with us at Project Inspire{d}!

    Reply

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