Category Archives: Fireplace

June Featured Before & After

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This before and after is from the same home as the last post.  It had a combined living and dining room that felt a little small.  Most buyers would wonder if they could even fit a full living room set.  So we staged it to show that a full sized sofa would fit and look great!
 
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May Featured Before & After

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This before and after is from the same home as above.  We suggested that the homeowner paint the room a neutral color. Then we brought in our rental furniture to give the room a very inviting look.  Because it wasn’t in the budget to replace the draperies, we just removed them to let in as much light as possible.  This home sold in just a few weeks!
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September 2012 Featured Before & After

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This living room is from the same home as the dining room in the last post.  Notice in the before picture that the fireplace and trim were painted the same color as the walls.  By changing them to white, these amenities of the room become beautiful focal points!

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To save the homeowners some money, we reused their existing occasional tables, but replaced the sofa, chair, art and accessories. We also added a rug to soften the room. Removing the draperies and furniture that blocked the windows completely opened up the room!

June 2012 Featured Before and After

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This home was filled with beautiful furniture pieces, but each piece was a different style.  In this living room there is contemporary, traditional, formal, and mid-century modern.  To give this room a more cohesive feel, we used a transitional sofa and brought in red pillows and mantle accessories to draw the eye around the room.
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Stillwater 2
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January 2012 Featured Before and After

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This living room was a fun transformation for us.  The space was spectacular with huge windows and tall ceilings.  However, the dirty carpet, bland fireplace and old wood cabinetry were not showing well.  We tiled the entire fireplace wall to create a gorgeous focal point, painted the wood work and warmed up the walls.  Furniture really helped create an inviting space for buyers, too.
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Bayless B

October 2011 Featured Before and After

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This was a great family room overlooking a beautiful pond.  However, the clutter, mismatching furniture and cool colors were not appealing.  First we painted the walls a warm color from the brick, added soft drapery panels and replaced the blue carpet with a nuetral frize.  Then we added some rental furniture, art and accessories.
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October Before

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July 2011 Staging Tip

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Many older homes have brass fireplace screens like this one.  With a $7 can of black heat-resistant spray paint, you can completely update your fireplace.  Most screens are removable so you can do it outside.  Otherwise, use a little painters tape and newspaper to cover the glass and edges and open some windows.  We took it a couple steps further by adding a mantel and painting the hearth tile a more nuetral color.