From Oh No! to Oh Yeah! See what a difference home staging can make.
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
By removing personal items and keeping the staging simple these areas now look clean, spacious and serene. Don't you love the magic of home staging?
Mannie Tantawy
The Staging Fashionista
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Hi Mannie-
This setting is certainly much improved!
--Sara in San Antonio
Hi Mannie,
Wow, what a difference, photos like this say it all! Well done.
A picture's worth a thousand words! That makes such an incredible difference!!
Thank you Ladies - I appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to comment! Picture's do speak a thousand words!
Nice job!
Great job and effective demonstration of the power of staging. Just decluttering helps as well if a seller is not willing to pay someone to really add pizzazz!
Hi Joshua - thanx for the compliment.
Hi Barbara - great point and yes decluttering is a major part of the process. Since the home owner was living in the home we had to keep it livable. Thanx for stopping by!
Nice job Mannie! From one RESA member to another.
Angela
Thanx Angela! - I love my fellow RESA friends. :0) Thanx for stopping by!
Mannie- staging doesn't have to be about making every home into a model home; great job of showing how decluttering and adding just the right accessories helps.
Hi Kathy - my sentiments exactly. Sometimes keeping it simple works just as well. Thanx for stopping by.
Mannie - you did a terrific job! HUGE difference . . . from Eeeewwwww . . . To Ahhhhhhh.
Barb
Hi Barb - thanx so much! I miss you girl!
Yes, I love the magic of home staging! It's amazing just how big of a difference it can (and does) make in a home.
Congratulations. Your home staging is being featured in the group Staging Before and After Pictures.
Kathy
Nicely done Mannie!!! It shows beautifully how to turn a space around with existing pieces and just adding a few accessories.
What a big difference!
Hi Kathy - thanx I'm honored! My first feature :0)
Hi Birgit - thanx so much - sometimes keeping it simple is the way to go.
Hi Marla - thanx for stopping by
Great before and after pictures! Your staging really made the difference.
Thanx Kate!
These photos are so dramatic! What a difference no clutter makes!
Wow what big change in the photos. Just goes to show.
Thanks for the post.
Tom
Mannie:
Any way you look at those photos, the change is terrific! I think the decluttering of homes really can help them sell.
Oh Yeah! is right Mannie. Great job highlighting what is important and eliminating the distractions.
The cost of staging is well worth it to a seller! Home sells quicker and for a higher price, most generally.
Great before and after pics and yes, it is like magic how the staging transforms appearances.
Sue of Robin and Sue
Hi Mannie, what a huge difference and you did a great job! Decluttering always helps and will make the rooms appear larger as well. I'm amazed at how too many photos on a wall can make a room cluttered and smaller.
Looks like a new home with all the clutter gone. Nice job.
Mannie,
Beautifully and simply put-the pictures tell it all!
Congrats on your featured post!
Marianne
Mannie:
Let's hear it for clearing out the clutter and placing some pretty decorative plants or flowers there instead. Home sellers need this type of advice since it completely changes the feel of the room.
WOW what a difference!!
Before/after photos are a great way to illustrate your point. Now, you should put in some where the client stages his own home and label it, "From Oh No, to Oh Hell No!" :-)
Question for you ... speaking of self stagers ... my friend is staging her own home with all pottery barn stuff, but she refuses to put any paintings on the walls. The walls were just painted, and they are plaster, and she worries that it will damage them ... To me though it now looks like a hospital or government office ... Hang pictures and risk damaging the walls, or leave em alone?
Mannie,
As much as I use stagers for my listings, I'm still amazed at what wonderful transformations you do! Such value added.
The differences are dramatic. They always are. I just wish sellers and the agents understood the value in dollars when it comes to getting that home sold. Every single time I've staged a listing the house sells for a higher price in a much shorter time frame. People focus on the cost, not the outcome. Great job!
I am such a believer in staging. Unfortunately, we do not have a great home stager in our area. I have a friend who is an interior decorator, and I've tried to get her to go into home staging, but she won't do it. Wish you were here!
Pretty easy stuff to do or follow and still we have people struggling with how their properties should be shown to the public. Great visuals on before and after.
These photos should be part of every listing agents presentation, if not to get the sellers to stage, to at least get them to see the differences and persuade them to declutter.
Staging works and your photos are proof. Thanks!
Fantastic before and afters. Congratulations on being featured!!!
I love looking at the before and after photos! Plus, I love the use of items that are already in the home. Good job!
Great job, makes a world of difference. Before and after photos never cease to amaze me. Keep them coming!
Well done, you! Never underestimate the power of decluttering.
Mannie - The before and after pics are great, it just goes to show that decluttering and removing personal items makes all the difference in the world.
Absolutely the staged looks better than the before, but I'm the exception. I actually prefer selling an empty house rather than a staged one, where circumstances allow ( and in our are they often do). I think it's easier for the buyer to see their things in an empty house.
I think staging can make a huge difference as noted in your first picture. I wish stagers would show the same angle and shot in the second pic as the first though (meaning second picture). When I try to promote home stagers and my sellers see pics that are with different lighting, angles and lenses...they don't appreciate my message.
Thanx everyone for your nice comments it really is appreciated! I love Activerain and all the great support.
Thanx again Kathy for featuring my post I'm honored.
Leslie - only 10% of buyers can envision their stuff in an empty home however if it has worked for you in selling homes don't fix what ain't broke. Thanx for stopping by.
Damon - the second picture had to be done at the angle as the picture gave off a glare when I took it at the same angle as the before and it just didn't look right. However, I understand your point. I will work on that.
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Andy Capelluto
www.InternationalSchoolOfStaging.com
Hi Andy - thanx for the comment and yes the power of staging is amazing!
You have done a great job and your before and after photos are lovely, thanks for sharing.
Hi Mary Lou - thanx so much for the compliment. I appreciate it!