Providing Services to Prepare the Home for Sale: When is a mirror not a mirror

When is a mirror not a mirror

It can be very expensive to have items that are only used for one thing.

Yes we do charge rent for our items when we stage but it takes a lot time to recuperate the expense and breakage.

Recently I purchased two mirrors to hang on a wall.  One was to hide an ugly circuit breaker box on the left side of a window.  The other was to balance the look and went on the other side of the window.    I took marker pens and wrote cute things i.e.   Call me when you get home, on one of them.  The other had a grocery list.

They were purcahsed at Target and we horrible to hang.  I think someone was drunk when they attached the hangers to the back.  I could not get them to hand straight without poster putty on the corners.

I thought I'd never be able to use them again.

 

This week, the dinamic duo, used one for a bed table.

Clever we are

mirror bed tray

The home owner loved it.

 

 

Stage-Show-Sell, offers affordable home staging solutions in the Birmingham - Bloomfield and surrounding areas in getting your home ready for the market. We service both home sellers and realtors. We have the experience, our own rental furniture and accessories to stage many homes. We specialize in Estate work. The house can be put into our hands for the whole process of getting the house on the market

 

11 commentsVirginia Tatseos • March 05 2010 04:01PM

Comments

what a great idea and very clever indeed!

Posted by Wanda Richards Shows Great Home Staging (Shows Great Home Staging and Web Solutions ) 6 months ago

As the saying goes.... "there's more than one way to skin a cat."  Perfect solution for that pesky hanging mirror.

Kathy

Posted by Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager (Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC) 6 months ago

Virginia,

A very GOOD idea!  Making lemonade out of lemons... a great solution for maximizing your inventory dollars!

Posted by Michelle Pimentel ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging (Empire Home Staging Solutions) 6 months ago

That's thinking out of the box!  Very good use of the mirror! 

Posted by Sharon Tara New Hampshire Home Stager (Sharon Tara Transformations) 6 months ago

You are one smart stager! Great thinking!

Posted by Cathy Lee ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA (CL Design Services Home Staging) 6 months ago

Good thinking!

Posted by Marianne Sweet, Home Sweet Home Staging, LLC Rochester Hills, MI (Home Sweet Home Staging) 6 months ago

Hey Virginia, now that was a very imaginative solution for your not so cooperative mirror.

Posted by Cynthia Bartch ~ Redesigned Spaces ~ all round nice gal... (Home Stager/Property Stylist, Granville, Ohio) 6 months ago

Looks great Virginia! Way to go!

Posted by Janice Ankrett ASP (Janice Ankrett Home Staging) 5 months ago

Virginia-  now that's getting the upper hand on the stubborn mirror.  Love your staging.

Posted by Actively Raining Thoughts-Kathy Streib- Stager-South Florida - 561-914-6224 (Room Service Home Staging) 5 months ago

Ah, you gave me a laugh! I don't think there's a single stager out there who hasn't made a bad purchase at some point in time. Great save!

Posted by Pangaea Interior Design Home Stager - Redesign - Model Homes (Portland Oregon) 5 months ago

I love that idea!  My sister is looking for a tray for her new living room and can't find one she likes.  I think a mirror would be a fabulous idea, thanks!!!

Posted by Kerrie Greenhalgh (ActiveRain) 5 months ago

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