I looked at a home yesterday that a Realtor owns in Maple Grove. The house is empty and definitely needs staging!
It was built in 1988 and there hadn't been many updates. But the Realtor had done exactly what I would have done…..some simple fixes to make the home more attractive. He installed new carpet, new vinyl floors, light fixtures and painted. Wow , what a difference!
So, I'm running around taking measurements and I entered the main bath. Through out the house, every wall is painted off white. Then I saw this: 
Holy cow! It's a great color, but there isn't one room in the house that has any color at all. I said, "are you going to paint this room?". He said "I just did!!"
Oops! I then explained to him that I will always be honest about staging…..brutally honest if necessary. My goal is to gain the most $$ for a home and have it sell quickly.
There was a Contractor there as well, who spoke up and said "why don't you sponge paint some tan color over it to diffuse it?". To which I replied "NOOOOOOOO!!!".
After a few chuckles, the Realtor is keeping the colored bath. I agree with him that it probably won't be a deal breaker for someone deciding to buy the home or not. BUT, I always preach that the house must flow.
And even though this bathroom color doesn't fit the rest of the house, as I visualize the staging, I have decided to take the color through out the house with accessories, to make it seem like it was planned.
I guess the lesson today is that you can't always have everything perfect in a home when you stage. But there are ways to make everything pull together and work. Here's the comforter that I'm using in the attached bedroom! 
I think this Realtor will be impressed when it's done and I'm confident the house will sell fast.
Of course, on my way out, I couldn't resist asking him to remove the oak and brass coat hooks that are on the wall 🙂
