Tuesday, May 7, 2013

A Little Laura Ashley Love

This bedroom belonged to the owner's son.  The son moved out and I staged his bedroom as a guest room.  This is a double bed with a king size Laura Ashely bed treatment on it.  I adore this comforter set. It was in my guest room before I donated it to this project.  Isn't Laura's Toile print pretty?  How perfect is it with the grey paint?

AFTER

The bed was moved to the back wall to make the room appear larger. I borrowed the black end table and brushed nickel lamp for another room in the house. 
BEFORE
The before pictures will make you appreciate the simplicity of how I staged the of opposite side of the room. The four small prints on each side of the windows are black and white botanicals with distressed frames.If I was decorating this house, I would have placed the 4 pictures as a group over the bed.  However, since pictures of this room will be shot from the doorway and buyers enter through the doorway (duh), the pictures flanking the windows look best on the back wall. Capisce?

I wish we could paint furniture for staging.  Can't you picture the bookcase painted a glossy white?


AFTER

BEFORE
The only thing salvaged from the opposite corner of the room was the bookcase.  Before staging a buyer might not have noticed the architecture of this room. The sloping ceiling is a unique selling feature.
BEFORE

AFTER
My anthem is that we are selling square footage and it has to show.  Open your space up when  selling your house.

Have an incredible day!




11 comments:

  1. Great improvement! Your comforter is just right with the paint color!
    Yes, I understand the picture hanging!

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  2. I'm smiling because I bet there are a ton of people out there who don't even know what a Laura Ashley print even is!! We're showing our age my friend - lol

    Whatever you call it, this room looks so much better - square footage really shows here thanks to your staging. Nice job.

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  3. Ha!Ha!Ha! REALLY....so Laura Ashley ages me. Dear Lord Heather, I am out of it! Thanks for your compliments. Get your guest room ready. I'm coming to Canada when it is sweltering in Raleigh this summer!

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  4. Looks so mush better...and I do know who Laura Ashley is...I guess were in the same old age club!

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    1. Glad to know you are with Heather and know Laura Ashley! I had a big round number birthday this year. New decade, new plans!

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