Here’s a fun before and after showing how rental furniture can allow buyers to envision how furniture will fit in the space.

When a room has a chair rail, especially with a darker color painted below it, it makes the room very heavy and keeps the buyers eyes around the base of the room.  When you remove the chair rail and do a continuous paint color on the entire wall, it gives the room a lighter, airy feeling, making rooms feel bigger.

Sometimes just a lamp and piece of art can do wonders for a space!

Suspended ceilings are not a favorite for most buyers.  While they are sometimes expected in basements, they should always be removed on the main level of a home.  Look at the difference it made in this kitchen! (The new wall color and granite countertops may have helped a bit, too!)

Here’s a fun before and after showing how rental furniture can really enhance a space!

In this first group of photos, the red draperies and dark beige walls create a very heavy feeling.  We had the homeowner paint the walls a lighter neutral and replaced the draperies with neutral.  Instead, we brought in just a pop of color with the orange pillows on neutral rental furniture.

In this set of before and after photos, the wall color could not be changed, so we added that color in as an accent pillow on the rental furniture so that the color feels intentional.

In this last set of photos, we simply swapped out the bright red accents for a softer pale blue which will appeal to a larger range of buyers.

Here is another room from the same home as the last post. Much like the room above, adding a few strategic pieces makes the room come alive.

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Sometimes life is so busy that you just don’t have the time or energy to finish the details of a space.  Here is a great example of how adding those finishing touches like a rug, end tables, lamps, art and accessories can make a space feel more grown up and therefore more appealing to buyers.

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Here is another room from the same home as the last post.  We did suggest they paint the bold walls here and turn the function of the space back into the formal dining room it was originally intended.

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If you have a room with a really bold color and don’t have time to repaint it a neutral color, this tip will help you.  Because the homeowner had so much other painting to do that was more important, we suggested leaving this bathroom red.  Then we brought in art with reds and added white towels and shower curtain to keep the room light.  In a bedroom, you could add white or ivory draperies and bedding and a light piece of art over the bed.  We would not suggest using this tip for main living areas; they should always be lighter neutrals.