It's probably 90% backbreaking toil, and 10% fluffer. Everything that's "nailed down" is stuff that I did or had done. Of the furnishings, almost everything is mine, except what's in the den.
And the decorative bits (the plants, the artwork, etc.), that's all the fluffer. The only artwork of mine that made the cut is the red painting above my bed.
I'm renting the stuff from him, but I am so tempted to find out how much he would charge to do interior decorating. Because, damn, he did a fine job with my staging.
That's what a good stager does, I'm discovering. He takes what you've got, gets rid of all the clutter, rearranges it in an optimal way, and finds the things that will really highlight the best features of your property. I fully expect to get back 10 times what I paid for his services when my place is sold.
Also, now I know what works and what doesn't, and exactly how difficult it is to do these renovations. I can buy an equally nondescript place now, and turn it into something you can put on the Learning Channel, with a bit of effort.
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And the decorative bits (the plants, the artwork, etc.), that's all the fluffer. The only artwork of mine that made the cut is the red painting above my bed.
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That's what a good stager does, I'm discovering. He takes what you've got, gets rid of all the clutter, rearranges it in an optimal way, and finds the things that will really highlight the best features of your property. I fully expect to get back 10 times what I paid for his services when my place is sold.
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"You see how beautiful it is? Do you have any idea how much money you'll have to give me to part with it? Think of a number between 1 and 1,000,000."
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