Sometimes I could really kick myself for forgetting before photos. The cabinets in the below photos started out stained a very dark brown. My assistant, Sue, painted them for my client, added new hardware and did some light staging. We still knew that this mirror was a huge problem, but with the weekend coming, we left for the day and I took some photos for the agent to use until we could fix the problem on Monday......
The mirror, which had lost much of it's silver was a huge eyesore. Adding some molding around the edge, paint and caulk and this space was transformed. To me, the mirror actually made the room feel 'gross'. This was a simple and cost effective fix.
*(note: it was also recommended that the carpet be replaced in this $94,000 townhome, but the owners had a very limited budget and they did not change it out.)
Now if only I had taken the before before so you could have seen the difference paint made on the cabinets!!
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Melissa Marro, a published artist, now turned staging advocate and national speaker speaks her mind about real estate and the home staging industry. In her 'no holds barred' approach, audience members find real answers to the industries pitfalls and learn how to overcome them with tried and true information and guidance. With marketing as her passion, she turned a small home based business into one of the nation's largest home staging and training facilities. She now operates as the CEO of First Impressions Home Staging & Interior ReDesign as well as an instructor for Staging And Resign and regularly speaks at the StagerList Expos and Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)'s trade events.
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It looks really nice! Good Job!
Nice touch - good job.
Melissa ~ The molding looks great and really revitalized that mirror! Great idea for little money!
Amazing the magic and wisdom of stagers!! Looks awesome!
Hi Melissa, simple and effective done on a limited budget. I can see the smiles of satisfaction on the homesowner's and the Realtor's faces all the way from here in Canada. :)
I can imagine they are telling everyone they meet about your magical abilities. You do know how to create a buzz.
I love this trick on older homes, and ones around here get ruined by our humidity.
I just did a similar makeover in my own bathroom, ie painting the dark cabinet, framing the mirror and changing the light fixture, painting the walls ... and what a HUGE difference it made. I too should have remembered to take some "before" shots !