A recent staging job has resulted in a creative way to replace personal photos. This home had a beautiful arrangement of photos on a wall. The family photos had to go, but the arrangement really worked well there.
Here is a photo of what the wall arrangement
looked liked. The wall would have been so empty,
not to mention having to fill all the nail holes, if we
removed all the pictures. Wall art to fill this space would
have been expensive.
I took some photos around the property and emailed them to the seller. She printed them and put them in the frames in place of the family photos. They look beautiful!
As a personal touch and bonus, the whole arrangement could be left with the house for the new owners.
Here are the photos we used:
I used a personal touch to de-personalize the wall arrangement!
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Tori Exactly...highlighting the positive features of the property using close up shots of the outside details. The pictures give a feeling of history and charm to the house.
Michael and Rob Thank you! Anything we can do to make the house more appealing to the potential buyers!
Sharon - those are great photos of the property! This is a terrific suggestion as it also conveys a sense of pride about the home. Thanks for the tip.
Jackie
Good idea and a nice job with the photo taking as well.
Imprints the home on the buyers!
It's a great solution! Very creative! Thanks for sharing.
Kathy
Jackie You are right! Pride in the property is a very good thing!
Kathleen Thank you! That's what it is all about today, being remembered and standing out from the competition.
Cindy I appreciate the compliment. I also use magazine and calendar photos.
Kathy and Julia Thank you for the comments and compliments!
Gabriele and Gina and Kym: So happy you love it! Start looking around your clients' properties now for photo opportunities!
Elaine Come on now, I'm sure there was some plant or rock or tree or something you could have taken a close up of...get those creative juices flowing! That "someone elses house" could be an interesting idea, too. Having photos of your client's homes inside other client's homes...having all your staging jobs connected and intermingled...a little incestuous! I'm way off topic, now...thanks for the "brilliant" compliment.
Judy Other seasons is a wonderful idea. I usually suggest to sellers that they put out a small photo album with photos of the property in all different seasons, but using the photos to replace family photos would be awesome.
I'm looking forward to the seminar and meeting you in person!
sounds like a win win situation !! cost effective and smart, I will remember this one !!
Shobha
Naoma Let's hope the buyers show their appreciation with offers!
Janice Inexpensive is always a plus!
Bob Thank you!
Shobha Give it a try next time you get the opportunity!
Karla Thank you, I appreciate the comment. It is a beautiful property, the stream runs along beside it, such a soothing sound!
Terri Candid pictures of actors must have been fun, that's a cool idea, but I would think that would be a distraction to some extent. Were people spending much time looking at the photos or just kind of noticing and moving on? Do you think it was a successful idea that you might try?
Tanya You are so welcome, glad I could be helpful!
Julie I hope you give it a try, it is nice to have your own photography as artwork!
Julie I opened my photos in Adobe and cropped them, using 8x10 as the crop size. That's all I did and they printed fine. If you have any trouble check out the photography group here on AR. I'm sure there are plenty of people to help you there. Good luck.
I think this is a wonderful idea!
Sharon Great Idea! Love Love LOVE nature shots.
A much better idea that simply leaving the empty frames, which I saw on another post. Very creative.
Stephanie and Amber Thank you very much! Glad you like the idea, give it a try!
Chris Thank you! I actually have used empty frames. There is a photo on my profile page showing some empty frames lined up on a shelf. I do prefer the photos, much warmer!
Sharon,
This was a real creative solution for de-personalizing the wall of family photos! The mossy rocks and natural creek really make for great nature pic's, lucky for you they happened to be in the clients own yard! Great idea!
What a creative idea!
Michelle and Michelle Thanks! I appreciate the support! The nature shots were really appreciated by the sellers and made me feel good to surprise them with them.
Brilliant idea, what a great to hi-lite property features that otherwise might go un-noticed
Sharon, You have some of the best tips ever, I'm glad I subscribe to you blog!
Ronelle The possibilities are endless...go out there and be creative with your camera! You can highlite whatever features you want, inside or out.
Cynthia I couldn't ask for a better compliment. Thank you so much!
Great idea, I love it...I am going to do that to my home this afternoon. I am impressed by the wonderful creativity of stagers...thanx for sharing
Patrice I'm so glad you love the idea and are planning on using it in your own home. Thanks for the comment and kind words!
The vignettes that we do in homes actually get their origination in nature.
Great idea!
Beth Thank you! I enjoy bringing the outside in!
LOVE IT!!! Artwork on the wall - great photos - and advertise the property all at once!! Great idea - thanks for the post - I'll use that idea!
Sheri Wow! Such enthusiasm! Thank you so much. Great name, by the way...Transformations, that is. Great minds think alike!