Synergy Staging - Portland Home Staging Blog

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Heard from the Realtor yesterday that a full price offer was accepted after only two weeks.  More details later...

One of our Realtors contacted us recently about staging her new listing - a classic home in Northeast Portland.  This was a project with a small budget (don't be shocked!) and it definitely needed some help. 

The walls were painted a deep burgundy giving the whole space a very dark and uninviting feel.  The camera flash actually lightened up the room quite a bit, but in person it was very dark.  We staged the Living Room, Dining Room, and Kitchen, all of which are visible from the moment you enter the home.  First impressions are vital, especially in todays real estate market.  Buyers will make an opinion within the first six seconds of viewing a home.

The original inlayed woodwork and details are gorgeous.  It was important to brighten up the space to make it feel welcoming so potential buyers didn't turn around as soon as they walked in.  We used light furnishings, decor, and 3 lamps in the Living Room.

Here are a few before and after photos:

Living Room taken from the fireplace.  You'll notice a massive mirror at the entry which couldn't overcome the dark space on its own.

Living Room taken from the Dining Room.  The light furniture and decor made the space feel more cozy and bright.

      
The Dining Room wall was repaired and anchored with open backed light chairs.

The nook next to the stairway and one of four lamps used to brighten up the space.

For more information about this home please visit our Staged Listings page

or contact Ruth Canutt of RE/MAX Equity Group at 503-495-5204

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Join the Realtors, Investors, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell fast!  For more tips or to see our latest home staging projects, visit us on Facebook and read our Portland Home Staging Blog.  Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

The owner of this home contacted Synergy Staging to warm up the vacant rooms and make it feel more cozy.  This is a what you see is what you get property, meaning that we had to work with the spaces as is, including the wall paper.  Even though we encourage our clients to make their properties as move-in ready as possible, sometimes it's just not possible for them to make any updates. 

Here are some before and afters of the home:

This is the view from the front door.  The room was wired for surround sound, so staging with a flat screen was important to the client.

This is a nook next to the kitchen with a fireplace.  While you could show this as a breakfast nook, there is a dining room on the other side of the kitchen, so we opted to make this a cozy area where you could drink coffee or tea by the fire.

The upstairs had this funky open space, two bedrooms, and a bathroom.  We staged the area as a master suite showing this space as an office.

The Master Bedroom felt much larger once it was furnished and staged.

For more information about this home please visit our Staged Listings page

or contact Shane Fogarty of Real Pro NW at 503-407-9521

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Join the Realtors, Investors, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell fast!  For more tips or to see our latest home staging projects, visit us on Facebook and read our Portland Home Staging Blog.  Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.

Synergy Staging recently staged this beautiful newly constructed 4 bedroom home in Tigard, Oregon.  The property is on a street filled with new houses and the Realtors knew that staging the property would help it stand out from the numerous others in the neighborhood. 

One thing we discovered while staging the home was that the living room light in the ceiling fan didn't work.  The room was quite dark and without that light it felt gloomy.  We make it habit to keep a large supply of light bulbs in our staging supplies.  Not just standard bulbs, but many shapes, sizes, and wattages.  This particular light took small 40 watt candelabra lightbulbs which we had on hand.  Wouldn't you know - it was one of the first things that the Realtor noticed when he saw the staging and he was very appreciative that the light was now working.  It's sometimes the simplest things that go the longest way in lasting impressions.

Here are some before and after photos:

For more information about this home please visit our Staged Listings page

or contact Steven Rosling of Park Place Real Estate at 503-810-7691

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Join the Realtors, Investors, and Homeowners who call Synergy Staging to make their properties irresistible and sell fast!  For more tips or to see our latest home staging projects, visit us on Facebook and read our Portland Home Staging Blog.  Please call us at (503) 557-2244 for a free no obligation quote so we can help your home sell faster.