It’s not unusual to stage a home that is currently being lived in. Staging a child’s room can bring up some unique challenges. Like all rooms in the home, it is important to declutter, but make sure to keep out the child’s favorite toys so they are easily accessible. Children’s rooms are expected to be brightly colored and fun, so you don’t feel the need to take away the special touches that your child love. Do make sure to remove any pictures, or artwork that might show personal information about your child.
When I stage a kid’s room, I aim for fun and playful, but work to incorporate colors and accents that will be mirrored throughout the house. It is important that the child’s room is integrated with the staging in the rest of the home. When a home buyer walks through, a cohesive staging allows them to see not only the functionality of a room individually, but the home as whole.
Hope everyone has been enjoying the sunshine. Incorporating lighting into staging is really important, particularly in a state like Oregon, where we get so much rain. So, not only have I been personally enjoying our extended summer weather, I’ve been excited about all that natural lighting for our staging that we don’t normally get this late in the year.
It has been a crazy month, so here is a quick update on a recent job at 4647 SE 20th Terrace, Gresham.
Though the first building of these unique homes started in the 1920s, their popularity throughout the states in the 1950s cemented the ranch style as a symbol of American family living. An image of the suburban dream.
According to Witold Rybczynski, “by the 1950s ranch-style homes accounted for nine out of 10 new houses.” Spread across the states, Oregon is no exception. I have staged countless ranch homes over the years and one of the things I love about this style is how incredibly versatile it is. The promise of modern living that helped ranch homes gain popularity is still true today. While what we consider ‘modern’ has changed, these homes have been easily adapted to meet the vision of new homeowners. If you’re looking to renovate your ranch home, consider working with 9 On Main, a company that offers services like architectural design, interior design, and cabinetry that can help you bring your vision for your modern ranch home to life.
These photographs are from a ranch home I recently staged. The walls are painted with vibrant yellows, oranges and reds. You can check out https://www.europaintinginc.com/ for expert painting services. Often in staging there is a default for neutral tones, but depending on the demographic of your home market, smartly incorporated colors can work to a ranch-style house’s advantage.
The open layout of a ranch home can work well with color divides. Wall paint can help emphasizing the spacious connected rooms, while still allowing a clear contrast between functional living spaces. You can also visit https://hsppaintingcompany.com/ to get more ideas about paint color combinations
I played up the fun and modern aspects of this home in the staging, drawing from the home’s color pallet for the furniture and accessories.
This house was such a delight to work on, and it is a wonderful example of how malleable the interior of a ranch home can be. This is the type of house that is flexible enough in interior design and layout to allow a homeowner to create their own modern living.
Sale Pending on a recently staged home at 6132 SW 45th Ave.
A two story Mid-Century home with gorgeous wood flooring. I incorporated blues and warm browns as color accents in the staging, and then used a theme of round textured patterns on pillows and throws. These soft patterns were echoed throughout the home and mirrored in the abstract artwork.
Photographs taken by PDXVtours
Most of us who work in the field, have at one time or another been sent a link like this one: Terrible Real Estate Agent Photographs. Sites like these humorously document the type of well meaning, but ineffective, pictures advertising property (that are not as uncommon as one might hope).
I recommend clicking on the link for a chuckle, but it also made me think about how important good photography is for selling your home. I take a lot of pride in the work I do staging. I blog a lot about the time and creative energy involved in highlighting the selling features of a property, but I cannot say too many times how lucky I have been to work with a great number of wonderful photographers.
I would like to take a moment to talk about a recent photographer I worked with, Rowan Gillson, of A Little Rojo. A photography instructor with IPS, Gillson has traveled extensively, his stunning work can be purchased through sites like Corbis Images, or his own personal site.
His unique style incorporates lush colors, and a narrative quality to even those pictures, like the ones below, of an inanimate home. Scroll down to see my recent staging expertly captured by Rowan Gillson.
