Stager's Shuffle, and the band played on

Show of hands here. After reading yesterday's blog, how many of you did the stager's shuffle?

How many of you stood at three different places in a doorway and looked then walked into a room?

Some of you realized, wow, I never noticed the right side of the room has the window, the bookshelves, the TV, and most of the furniture; while the left side has a chair and a picture. Did you wonder, is that wrong? Is it unbalanced? If you are not trying to sell right now, and you like the way the room looks and functions for you, then of course it is not wrong. Just make a note when the time comes to sell, the room is going to need staging, then continue enjoying the room. While you live in your home, the most important thing is that it meets your needs.

Some of you wondered what kind of drugs I am doing because the room looked the same to you no matter where you stood. Again, if you are happy with the room, continue to enjoy it. But, when the time comes to sell, please consider hiring a professional stager. Your talents and skills probably lie somewhere other than marketing the interior of residences.

Some of you wondered, so she dances around at Open Houses. What does she do when she does a Property Analysis or Stages a house? What does she do if the homeowner or realtor is watching?

She dances.

I dance during the Property Analysis. I dance repeatedly while I tune the staging. I am a dancing fool.

What I call the Stager's Shuffle is critical to everything I do while staging. It only takes a few seconds and it gives comprehensive coverage. Each time I dance, I learn more about the staging needs of the individual house. And I tune my overall skills as a stager.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!