Staging New Hampshire

When it comes to my home staging business in New Hampshire, my tag line "creative and unique solutions one room at a time" is much more than just a tag line.  As a home stager, it is a way of life.

I find that more often than not, creativity plays a big role in a succesful staging.  Many of my clients have made it clear from the beginning that they "have a limited budget" or "have no money" or "cannot afford" when it comes to paying for my services. 

Don't get me wrong, I have been blessed with clients who totally "get it" and I am grateful for those opportunities, but cost usually is a determining factor on most jobs.

If you are a stager, this is not unfamiliar to you.  Sometimes we are able to help realtors and/or sellers understand the value of the investment of staging and sometimes we just are not.  When you are challenged with budget restraints and have to make the best with what the client has, "creative" and "unique" solutions are often what make the difference.

If you are a homeowner preparing your home for sale and you are deciding which items to donate, sell or even trash...you may want to wait until after the home stager visits.  The items we choose to use may surprise you.

Here are some photos from a recent job, where creativity played the starring role in updating the room and also saving the homeowner money.

This photo was taken by a realtor, who was planning on using it on MLS.  I convinced her to give me the chance to get her a better photo.

Although the room is actually quite large, it gives the impression of being small and crowded.  The king size bed has no choice but to go in front of the windows and this makes the space seem like it has furniture placement issues.

The bedding and valances are dated.

I was only given one visit to make as much of an improvement as I could.

I flipped the existing bedspread over to the white side.  The homeowner had an old comforter and shams she had put aside to donate. 

 Hey, charity begins at home, right!  I used the comforter at the foot of the bed and added the shams..

Turns out there were valances to match the comforter, but I wanted panels for the windows behind the bed, one on each side to frame the bed and make it feel more like it belonged there. 

Here's where the creative part comes in...

The charity set...had a matching shower curtain.  I cut it up the middle, folded the top over to hide the shower curtain ring holes and used drapery rings with clips to hang from the rod.  The homeowner found it very amusing, saying "I never thought I would be cutting up an old shower curtain for my bedroom and have it considered an improvement!"

By photographing the room from further back and including the second nightstand, the room feels more spacious.

Lucky for this homeowner that she hadn't gotten around yet to delivering her donated items, so her only expense for this room's makeover was the two curtain rods and rings and the two throw pillows...one quick trip to Walmart.