Yesterday's Staging is almost done

Wowsers, Staging Day turned into a long day.

The living room is on the small side. Plenty of space, but difficult to work with because every wall had something in it - huge opening to the foyer, bay window, large opening to the dining room, fireplace. NOT that I intend to imply I put furniture against the wall. In staging, that is a big no-no: leave room on each side of the furniture for potential buyers to walk, check the walls and flooring, and enjoy the openness of the room. But, we tried every possible placement of the loveseat (I think at one time we boosted it up onto the mantle). And found problems with each. Finally, we went with what I suspected all along: in front of the fireplace, back to the foyer. Because the back of the loveseat is the first thing buyer's will see, the room will not be as welcoming as it would be if they saw the seating on the loveseat first. To counterbalance this flaw, we layered a few interesting pieces beyond the loveseat. Just hints of these pieces can be seen from the foyer - enticements to draw them in while highlghting the best features of the room.

There was a problem with the comforter on the "bed". Can you spot it?

The "bed" is seven flip-top plastic storage boxes topped by an over-sized queen air mattress. The look is fine. It looks like a bed.

However, the queen sized comforter is too small. It almost looks like it fits...but only from the entrance side. The window side is barely covered. Today, I go king comforter hunting.


Above, I said "we" because I hired an assistant. Another local stager, Michelle from Staging The Mountains. She made the wall art over the bed. I made the wall art in the living room.

See you tomorrow!