As Promised - Photos

Here are the before and after photos of the home we staged in Riss Lake. It was such a pleasure to work with this couple. I hope she passes our name along to her friends!

Blown Away x 2

Last night Judy and I returned to a home that we had given some staging recommendations to a few months ago. We were absolutely blown away! They had gone through our entire 4-page list of recommendations and done almost everything we suggested. This was a beautiful home to begin with, in a up-scale neighborhood, but it just needed some changes in order to be ready for the real estate market. The home-owner has impeccable taste, which provided nice furniture and artwork and accessories to work with. The really neat thing is that they worked so hard, and the results were so worth it. They painted their outside shutters, they removed wall-paper from their living room and kitchen, they painted their ceiling in their master bedroom, they moved some really huge furniture out of their bedroom and a very large desk out of their kitchen. They are listing their house today....and I can't imagine it being on the market very long. I hope to post pictures this weekend, it will be fun to see the before and after. The couple was so complimentary of us and were surprised that we had only been in business for a year and 1/2. They said we really knew what we were talking about, and just assumed we had been staging for a long time.

So, on the way home, we are all happy and smiling when I get out of the car and our brand-new car magnets that have our b&b logo on it were gone! They blew off the car on the way home! Kelsey and I got back in the car and retraced our steps, and we found 1 of the car magnets on the highway, but not the 2nd one. I got up this morning, and drove the same path again, looking everywhere on the highway (I can't believe how much trash is on the sides of highways) but I didn't see it. Oh well...live and learn! At least I have 1! What a day!

I'm 49 - Forever!

49!

When your birthday is close to the 4th...well you are bound to have a fun time!
We went to Smithville lake for the first time, and saw the fireworks from a hill close to the dam. It was really pretty reflecting off of the lake.

I always think it is great when I get a staging call...and I got one on Saturday morning, so we went and did a preview on a spotless, beautiful home. I sure hope we get to go back and actually stage it, because it will be fun!

Yesterday was my birthday and Kelsey kept reminding me that 50 was just around the corner! That is so hard to believe! I am really enjoying this time of my life, however. Our kids are grown and they are so much fun to be around. I hope someday we are all together again in the same city. I miss having little get togethers with Jenn.

Bob and Kelsey grilled us steaks Saturday night and then on Sunday afternoon we went for a long walk at Smithville lake and ate dinner there. Good times and good memories. I am anxious to see Jenn in a couple of weeks...that will make it all complete!