When many think of the Washington DC area, rural areas do not come to mind. Surprisingly, country life is closer than you think. Just thirty minutes from the heart of DC lies many rural farms, most of which are rich with history. Recently, we had the privilege of staging a partially furnished home that happened to be a beautiful old farmhouse. The current homeowners had reached out to us to help them get the property ready for sale. These homeowners had lived here for 20 years and spent many of those years, refurbishing the history of the home and its outbuildings. She herself had renovated and sold many properties over the years, but found it impossible to make the decisions about everything from lighting to furnishings when it came to her OWN home. We were more than happy to help! This collaborative effort between our team and the owner proved to be one of the most interesting and fun projects to date. You can see all the pictures from our staging of the property on our portfolio page!
One of the key elements to this staging that made it unlike any other, was maintaining the integrity of the house with the furnishings. You can’t simply put modern traditional furniture and decor in a house of this nature. The space needed current elements to appeal to today’s buyers but still remain true to it’s past. We did this by using some of the owner’s fantastic antique pieces and blending them with carefully selected pieces of our inventory.
Living Room
Dining Room
Bedroom
We were also very careful in our selection of decorative accents. We used things you probably wouldn’t find in your typical Northern VA homes. All of our accents had to fit the style of this house. Details do truly matter. Notice below how we used vintage suitcases for a special touch in the hallway and old book sand metal keys as coffee table decor.
This property was beautiful and unique! We knew it would sell fast. We are happy to report it went under contract a little over a week after it hit the market with multiple competing offers. We love to see results like this for clients who have put in the hard work to make the necessary updates and changes to market their home to stand out among their competition. We would love to help you shine a light on your home too. Go online now to book your home staging consultation with us and get results!