Staged to Sell: A Fixer Upper to Show Stopper
Home stager: Justin M. Riordan, founder of Spade and Archer Design Agency, with offices in Portland, Ore., and Seattle
The home: This Portland, Ore., home was a “complete and total fixer,” Riordan says. But it wasn’t anything that some savvy staging couldn’t fix. The 3,180-square-foot home was built in 1906 and features five bedrooms, 3.5 baths. It’s listed for $875,000.
Riordan’s Staging Tips:
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- When staging a home, stick with neutral rugs with little to no pattern. This will keep the the rugs from distracting from the house itself.
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2. Mix styles because not everybody loves modern or Victorian or vintage. By having an eclectic mix of styles in each room, the staging can appeal a little bit to each person.
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3. Use color blocking. By assigning a single color to each room, buyers will have a way to discuss each room. This house has a green bedroom, a pink bedroom, a grey bedroom, and a brown bedroom. When the buyer say, “I think Sally should have the pink bedroom,” the other buyer will understand immediately which room they were talking about.
Have a home you recently staged that you’d like to show off here at Styled Staged & Sold? Submit your staging photos for consideration, along with three to five of your best spruce-up tips. Contact Melissa Dittmann Tracey at mtracey@realtors.org.
Creativity is the magic that can turn something from scratch into one that looks like the dream.
Thank you for proving yet again that there is always a way to transform these fixer upper homes to something grand with the right amount of effort and skill.
By applying the principles stated above, one can get closer to a home that’s ready for showing 7 days a week.