And After.............

Now it will sell, good job.

I see much more them "just staging" there.

In any case, you did a great job with the remodel. Is this a house you are flipping?

How do you mean seeing more than "just staging" there?

No, it is my friend's listing. They paid us to stage it.

There is no remodel at all. Except we changed out a light fixture. That is it.

Great but simple transformation! Congrats and good luck.

Nice job, and a rather interesting use of framed art and lamps... are those living room lamps on the kitchen counter by the sink and on the fridge??

It looks good! Great job!

aktillery, I did notice the change in the light fixture; it really looks nice. I am curious to know if you had to paint the ceiling where the old fixture had been.

Thanks everyone!

Yes, Walnut, we still need to patch and paint the ceiling. The holes are not too large so it should be fairly easy. They also just had everything painted so we have the ceiling paint.

Thanks, aktillery. Please keep posting anymore before and afters. Enjoyed the ones you posted of the bedroom, too. You are doing great and appreciate you posting the pictures..

My granddaughter just bought her first house and will be heartened when I share the befores and afters that you posted. She is so excited and states she can't even sleep for because her brain won't stop thinking about how she is going to decorate on an extremely low budget.

Thank you Walnut. I will be happy to send you the befores and afters if you would like. You can email me. I would be happy to help in any way.

Wow, aktillery, that's a phenomenal change. It shows the power of well-chosen, well-placed accessories. I could easily live with that kitchen (well, maybe I'd change out the stove & fridge).

aktillery, you have mail.

It looks much better - but I think you need to acknowledge the fact that a lot of it is due to a much better quality of photography, taken from a different perspective with a better camera and/or photographer and different lens.

Of course touches such as artwork and a couple accessories help a lot, but it's important to recognize the photographer's contribution here too!

I'd like to see the "before" taken from the same spot, by the same camera/photographer, if you really want to compare the power of the staging alone.

This post was edited by tinan on Wed, May 1, 13 at 18:00

I hear what you are saying Tinan, wish I had used the same camera to take the before and from the same angle. I took the after shot and trust me, it looks sooo much better in person. I saw the before and the after and it is a huge difference.

I guess everyone has their thoughts and opinions.

Love it!!

And, yes, of course good photography plays a part, but that continues to be a good lesson for us all. When we see a beautiful space, but then find that it has been enhanced with lighting (like fake sunlight) not realistically attainable (not this pic), we can set more realistic goals in our own homes.

Kind of like remembering that people models are airbrushed.

Anyway, another good reminder, too, of how the right lighting can make such a difference.