It's about time I start blogging - so I'm jumping in with both feet!
We attended the RESA Staging Expo here in Portland a few weeks and were inspired with many ideas for our business, website, marketing, warehouse, etc. That was on Saturday, September 13. We had been a bit slow, though we had written proposals for a few houses the week before.
Well - then the floodgates opened! I had to go to Los Angeles the next week and was ready to start implementing our new ideas upon my return. Then we suddenly got 5 new stagings and one de-staging in the course of 1 1/2 weeks. Not that we were complaining - but we could barely catch our breath. We had done two stagings in a week before, but never four! Luckily all of our staging assistants were available and ready to help!
So -- in the calm after the storm I decided this would be a good time to finally start my blog and share some thoughts about our latest stagings and experiences - and hopefully begin to meet some of you in the process.
The most recent house we staged this week was a townhome in Lake Oswego. This was a great space with one challenge - the yellow walls throughout the unit. We were told one staging company had recommended to the owner to paint all the walls, and she was not willing to do it. The house had already been on the market for 3 months and she wanted it staged and sold! As a staging company we are often faced with design challenges, and knew that we could make it work with the artwork and furnishings we planned to stage with. We agreed to embrace the color palette and design it with a beautiful modern look. There were also red walls in the master bathroom and an accent wall in the living room. We painted the red wall in the living room to eliminate the contrast that was not necessary. We also painted the bathroom to a more neutral and soothing color. What do you think? Here are a few of the before and after photos.
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Hi David: Welcome to Active Rain and especially Stage It Forward. Based upon the very nice photos you posted, I think you will be a very welcome addition to the SIF family. Congratulations on 4 jobs in one week. You must have been exhausted. Be prepared and forewarned: The more you blog on AR the more jobs you will get if you are showcasing your work and staging knowledge. Again, welcome!
David ~ You and Nik did a fantastic job staging this condo! You made the yellow work with your furnishings and accents, and the bathroom is much calmer with its new wall color. We're looking forward to seeing more of your photos in upcoming blogs!
Welcome to Active Rain! This is a great website for building your business, as well as learning from others. Pat yourself on the back, because you made a GREAT choice in joining the blogosphere!
Write often, and write whatever comes to mind. Blogs about personal topics and non-real estate items are often the best. It helps your readers to bond with you, and ends up bringing you a lot of business!
Good luck with your future blogging. If you'd like more info on points in Active Rain, I wrote a blog about it (click here). Feel free to ask me any questions if you need a hand!
Welcome! So glad you are playing in the rain!! Your work is beautiful-love the style and your inventory. Congratulations on the pending sale and the burst of new business.
Hi David! Welcome :) I love your work and look forward to seeing more. Congrats on lts of new business!
Welcome David to active rain! The work you did and these photos are awesome. I look forward to meeting you perhaps at the roundtable in November and to reading more about your work!
Welcome to the rain.... I notice we share similar tastes as we also own many of the pieces you have in your photos above. The headboard piece from Pier 1 (that I think is actually wall art, but we also use it as a headboard) is one of my favorites....
Hello and welcome to AR and Stage It Forward! You did a great job embracing the color palette and the home looks beautiful. Painting out the accent wall and the bathroom really made a huge impact. Congrats on the floodgates too - being busy is a great thing with the current state of the economy! Looking forward to meeting you in person at the November Roundtable.
Welcome to "the rain" David. I especially love the mirror placement in the bathroom. Cheers!
Welcome to AR David and thank you for sharing photos. You certainly do great work. Your photographs look great too! I especially like the bathroom shot. They are difficult to photograph. I love the arrangement on the sink - simple floral, but that vase is a show stopper. Nicely done! I look forward to reading more of your blogs.
You did a great job with the color walls that they had. You saved them money and I'll bet it will sell now that it's staged correctly.
YES, that red needed to go and you made a great choice with the colors.
Look forward to more of your posts.
David,
Excellent work - thanks for the inspired photos. Looking forward so seeing more.
David ~ Welcome to Active Rain! Your photos are great. I love them all, especially the one where you used red as the accents instead of having the red accent wall! The bathroom turned out fantastic too (don't know why, but I'm into how great bathrooms look lately!)! Congrats on business taking off!
Michelle ~ Thanks for being my 1st comment =) We are looking forward to sharing our work on AR.
Maureen ~ Can you believe I'm finally on here? Thanks for the comments and I'll be visiting your space soon!
Bill ~ Thanks for the comment and the input. I'll be sure to check out your blog.
Cathy ~ It's good to be here. Thanks!
Wendy ~ Thank you for nice comments. I'll be back soon with more to share.
Margaret ~ It would be great to meet you at the Roundtable.
Melissa ~ We love using that piece as a headboard too. It always seems to work out well. I'll have to come look at your pictures in a little bit here to compare inventory =) Thanks for commenting.
Lisa ~ Thanks and I look forward to meeting you as well.
Jackson ~ Cheers!
Michele ~ Nik tried about 5 different vases in that spot until we found just the right one. I'm glad you liked it!
Virginia ~ Thanks! I'll be updating this space when it sells.
Jill ~ You'll be seeing more soon...
Kathy ~ We love bathrooms too! It's amazing how the right, few simple pieces can bring the space to life. Thanks!
Welcome to our little puddle in the Rain! You obviously do excellent Staging work and here is to even more success for you! Cheers!
Connie ~ Thanks! It's nice to hear from another stager in LA. I lived there for 26 years before moving to Portland two years ago!
Welcome! You do great work - that townhouse looks wonderful. I look forward to reading your posts. KH
Great job of working with the yellow-the townhouse looks very updated.
Welcome, welcome David! You will love it here... so much info from very talented stagers. It soon becomes an addiction ;) Love that mirror in the bath and the contemp look. All the best!
Kate and Kathy ~ Thanks for the comments!
Lori ~ I'm glad to be here. Hopefully a positive addiction =)
I too would like to extend a hearty welcome to the rain. And... I appreciate you sharing your before & after pictures. I especially liked the bathroom!
Nicely done, David. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Kathy
Hi David and WELCOME to the Rain, It's such a wonderful place. You did a beautiful job working with the yellow. All the rooms are fantastic. God bless,
David ! Nice way of introducing yourself . The transformation is fantastik!
Welcome! Beautiful work. Love the color in the bathroom. What color did you use in there?
Thanks for sharing!
Great job David!
Glad to see you here on SIF showcasing your work. Like Liz, I'd love to know what colour you used in the bathroom, it's beautiful.
awesome -- pls consider sharing your expertise with the "Real World for Home Staging Newbie" group
I see that you are new to Active Rain and I just wanted to welcome you. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do and that you find it a great resource.
I just stopped by to welcome you to Active Rain. I hope that you find it a great benefit to your business and that you see the value that I have also found here. I am from Charlottesville Virginia and using Active Rain has really increased my business!
My main blog on Active Rain is here: Charlottesville Real Estate Blog, not the link at the bottom of this post.
I hope you will look into the many groups as there are some great group both local and broad based,....
enjoy!
David- A warm welcome to you! You did a great job! I agree about not needing the accent wall, with all the windows and architectural elements of the ceiling. The use of dark colors in that room really ground it, and are definitely a good choice. I like what I see and look forward to seeing more. You don't use a lot of roosters in your staging...do you?
Kathy, Cheryl, and Fenrando ~ Thanks for your kind words.
Liz & Dane ~ Thanks! The color in the bathroom was a Devine Paint color. The homeowner had already selected it - so was not part of our color consultation. Unfortunately I don't know the specific color. Sorry!
Karen ~ I will stop by - I'm just diving in and haven't seen many groups yet.
Peg & Charles ~ Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to discovering all the site has to offer.
Elaine ~ Thanks. And no - roosters are nowhere to be found in any of our staging =)
Good morning & welcome to Active Rain, You have joined an excellent site to receive free marketing, absorb more information from others, share ideas. Be a blogger and have fun. If you have any clients moving to the Greenville, Spartanburg, & Anderson South Carolina area we are your team. We are on all three MLS. Great blog! Keep it up. Again Welcome!!
Hey David - Welcome to the gang! The home looks great - that bathroom transformation is fantastic. What a difference.
Aloha David,
E komo mai-welcome to AR. This forum provides an excellent opportunity to share your experiences and show case your work. It's sounds like you're having a great run right now so best of luck and keep sharing. Excellent before and afters.
Peace,
Welcome to AR David and as you've already seen and read, there are many on board with the same vision and passion for the industry. Keep your posts coming! Great job on the house you featured here.
Hello David-welcome to AR! I loved the silvery-gray color you chose for the bathroom...just lovely! Keep up the busy schedule! But definitely make time for blogging! Regards-Kathleen G
Hey David - Great job and warmest welcome to AR. Good for you with your busy schedule...enjoy.
Ron ~ Thanks! If I know anyone in your area I'll send them your way!
Maureen ~ Bathrooms are one of our favorite rooms to do. I'll be posting more soon!
Kimo ~ Wow - Hawaii... nice to hear from you. Aloha. I lived there until I was 4 years old. Need to get back sometime soon. Thanks!
Karen ~ Thanks. It's nice to have this community to share and learn from.
Kathleen ~ I'll definitely make time to blog. Will be back later today with something new.
Debbie ~ Thanks - it's good to be here!
You weren't kidding about the yellow - that was intense and you tamed it.
Welcome !