A Dated Portland Home is Transformed (and sold) with Easy Cosmetics + Home Staging

Our Portland, Oregon home staging company was contacted by a seller whose vacant 1990 home had been on the market for four months without a sale. When I asked what kind of feedback the house had received, the seller said most comments were that the house appeared “dated.” I checked the online listing photos and had to agree with those comments … and soon visited the home so that I could provide a complimentary home staging proposal.

Once I’d seen the home in person and determined who the target buyer would be (getting input from the seller and listing agent), I advised the sellers that some selective cosmetic improvements should be taken care of prior to staging the house, to make the home more ‘move-in ready’ for buyers.  As part of my consultation service, I emailed the sellers my list of Things To Do (many previous sellers have told me how helpful this detailed information has been to them).  The sellers went about getting these cosmetic items done … and then we staged the home.

This home had been on the market for 4 months … and it sold just 2 weeks after staging! Selective updates and staging helped this home appeal to the target buyer. Here are some Before & After photos showing the transformation of this home:

The ‘before’ photo of the dining & living room has a dated brass chandelier, brass rods & dated curtains

We selected an updated chandelier online (only $99) and advised removal of the dated rods & curtains

Another angle of this space reveals replacement of the entry brass chandelier also (just $99) 

The living room got an instant update with furnishings plus removal of dated curtains & hardware 

The family room looked dark and too small for furniture in this ‘Before’ photo

We advised cleaning the fireplace brick and removing the blue pleated shades ($0 cost) 

The master bedroom had blue carpet & pink drapes; the carpet was replaced at minimal cost 

Removing the pastel colors gave this room instant appeal, and now the pretty garden view is featured

We also advised these sellers on instant curb appeal tips (topic for another post 🙂

Sellers and their agents who take advantage of a home stager’s consultation service will be happy with the tips they receive on easy cosmetic updates.  These sellers had a sale in just 2 weeks, after 4 Months on the market.  Contact your local professional home stager — you’ll be glad you did!

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Room Solutions Staging in Portland OR helps our clients maximize home equity by staging to sell. Join the Portland Oregon homeowners, real estate agents, builders, banks, and investors who turn to Room Solutions Staging for help preparing homes to sell faster.  Our home staging clients love our service and our home staging statistics!  Our home staging services in the Portland OR metro area include consultations, staging for both vacant and lived-in homes, and interior redesign  projects.  For a free home staging proposal, please contact us @ 503-246-1800.