{"id":12430,"date":"2010-09-13T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=12430"},"modified":"2011-01-12T10:13:21","modified_gmt":"2011-01-12T18:13:21","slug":"real-actual-home-staging-take-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/13\/real-actual-home-staging-take-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Actual Home Staging: Take 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I spent some time yesterday afternoon browsing some open houses just for kicks&mdash;a first for me.  While some of the homes I looked at were set up quite nicely (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Shoreline\/2235-NE-177th-St-98155\/home\/88209\" title=\"2235 NE 177th St Shoreline, WA 98155\">this one<\/a> in particular&mdash;sweet retro styling), others left me wondering: <em>What were they thinking?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By &#8220;they&#8221; I mean both the home seller and the seller&#8217;s agent, whose alleged job is to advise the seller on how best to sell their house.  You would think that in today&#8217;s market, with inventory near peak levels and buyers already in winter hibernation, making your home look the best it can would be a no-brainer, <em>especially<\/em> if you&#8217;re going to put on an open house.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, as you can see below, apparently not all sellers see things that way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/RAHS_2010-09-13_granite.jpg\" title=\"granite countertops\" rel=\"lightbox[12430]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/RAHS_2010-09-13_granite-tn.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" title=\"granite countertops\" alt=\"granite countertops\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/a>Agent: &#8220;Buyers like to see nice kitchen upgrades, like granite countertops.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Seller: &#8220;Granite countertops?  No problem!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/RAHS_2010-09-13_lightswitch.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;\" title=\"painted light switch\" alt=\"painted light switch\" width=\"175\" height=\"265\"><\/a>Agent: &#8220;A fresh coat of paint can go a long way toward making your home shine for buyers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Seller: &#8220;Paint over <em>everything<\/em>.  Got it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/RAHS_2010-09-13_office.jpg\" title=\"hidden bedroom\" rel=\"lightbox[12430]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/RAHS_2010-09-13_office-tn.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\" title=\"hidden bedroom\" alt=\"hidden bedroom\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/a>Agent: &#8220;Buyer&#8217;s want to be able to imagine themselves living in the home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Seller: &#8220;Good, because they&#8217;re going to have to use their imaginations if they want to know what the bedroom hiding under all this crap actually looks like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0pt auto; border-top: 2px solid #000000; clear:both; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/RAHS_2010-09-13_interrogation.jpg\" title=\"interrogation room\" rel=\"lightbox[12430]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/RAHS_2010-09-13_interrogation-tn.jpg\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;\" title=\"interrogation room\" alt=\"interrogation room\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/a>Agent: &#8220;The unfinished basement is a little dark and uninviting, see what you can do about that before we list.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Seller: &#8220;Lamp: check.  Chair: check.  That was easy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both; border-top: 2px solid #000000; margin-bottom:15px;\"><\/div>\n<p>All of the photos in the &#8220;Real Actual Home Staging&#8221; series were shot by The Tim at real actual open houses around Seattle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent some time yesterday afternoon browsing some open houses just for kicks&mdash;a first for me. While some of the homes I looked at were set up quite nicely (this one in particular&mdash;sweet retro styling), others left me wondering: What were they thinking? 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