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Monday, January 21, 2013

January #Oliohop ? Staging a Home for Sale: Before & After

Entry #2029, January 21, 2012

Oliohop ? January 2013

So I was ecstatic when I was asked by Olioboard to join their January #Oliohop along with 9 other bloggers to showcase our ideas for January?s theme:

Throughout the months I have showed you how Olioboard has helped you ?Get the Look? on Stagetecture, and our newest feature ?Olioboard Inspiration? showcases home inspiration ideas for you home, using this incredible 2D or 3D tool.

If you are new to Olioboard their tagline: ?Design a Room and try it before you buy it! Create 2D & 3D rooms that you can save, shop & share.? You can create inspiration boards to help you visualize your interiors, present ideas to your contractor/client or just enjoy perusing through thousands of sets for your enjoyment. I encourage you to join the Olioboard community on Facebook, Twitter, and see helpful tutorials on their You Tube Channel. I used those tutorials and they helped me with my home staging boards I have created below.

In my year?s of home staging, the most difficult rooms to sell to a potential home buyer are the rooms that a homeowner has personalized ?too much?. Sure, it?s fine to showcase your favorite colors, hobbies, and interests in your home. Although, the moment you decide to put your home up for sale ? it now becomes the potential for a home buyer to envision themselves living in your home.

Stagetecture has a HUGE man cave following So I found it only fitting to feature a before and after man cave for home staging. To show how a overly personalized room can be changed into a family friendly room that could be appealing to potential home buyers, but still has masculine touches to keep the homeowner feeling like they have a place to still relax and enjoy, until their home sells!

BEFORE: Man Cave Mania

Home Staging challenges:

AFTER: Welcoming Media Room

Mancave After_Oliohop Stagetecture 1.21.13_smaller

Home Staging fixes:

Instead of removing all signs of personalization, the man cave has been turned into a media room. A sports/masculine theme is hinted at but the room is now inviting for a family to enjoy, or even non-sports enthusiasts!
Burgundy wall covering is removed and a neutral palette of colors is used throughout the room.
Sports collections, and ?bar-inspired? decor is replaced with sophisticated decor that still welcomes entertaining & relaxing.
Display areas are kept contained in bookshelves in specific areas and not placed randomly around the room. Less clutter and more organized!

I loved this home staging challenge because as home owners we love personalizing, but especially in those rooms that are dedicated to one hobby like a man-cave, these spaces can be the reason a home buyer doesn?t like your home. This before and after shows you that you can transform any room into an enjoyable space for any potential home buyer!

Now?Hop over to the other 9 blogs to see their home staging before & after Olioboards:

http://www.wsidesignermarketplace.com/content/designer/Design_Blog/2013/01/before_and_afterst.html

http://lisamendedesign.blogspot.com/2013/01/january-olioboard-hop-quicker-way-to.html

http://asyoulikeitredesign.com/1/post/2013/01/january-oliohop-can-drama-sell-homes.html

http://interiordesignhq.com/2013/01/cost-ways-market-staging-business/

http://design-magnifique.com/2013/01/21/staging-a-home-for-sale-oliohop/

http://nyclq-focalpoint.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-use-olioboard-for-online-home.html

http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/2013/01/its-oliohop-home-staging-concepting.html

http://thedecorologist.com/home-staging-advice-from-10-experts#more-16742

http://blog.rarooms.com/inspiration-to-staging-small-rowhomes-dc/

Visit their blogs and comment on which one?s you?d love to have come stage your home!

Thanks Olioboard for this awesome feature for Stagetecture readers.

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