Snow Day Staging

SNOW DAY!!!
I love the feeling of being all snuggly inside when it's yucky outside!

So, I've been puttering around, taking photos of what I've been up to to show y'all!!

And we've been pretty busy lately!
You see, we are going to be putting our house on the market in the next couple of weeks.
Yup, we're moving back "home"!!

And that means getting the house de-cluttered and staged to sell.

I am a FIRM believer in staging a house, it's worked to sell our last 2 places super-quick!
So, I am beginning by de-cluttering and de-personalizing my house.
That includes donating all kinds of things, and taking down family pictures and personal items.
It also includes removing things that are taste-specific.

Next, I'm adding just a few cheery updated things to make the house look it's best.

I'll be updating you and showing you "mini-makeovers" as things go along in the next week or 2, but if you want to know more about staging
check out The Nester and Remodeling Guy's series that started today!
Talk about perfect timing! :)


So, here's a few snapshots of what I've been working on this weekend!:

Adding some gorgeous fake granny-smith apples in an apothecary jar next to my fake lemons in an apothecary jar!

This is in my breakfast nook, and I'm using these cheery spring/summer colors of yellow and green in the whole downstairs for updated color accents!

My downstairs is neutrals paired with wheat to sagey/mossy greens. So adding a punch of bright yellow and green in the entry and kitchen will look so fresh!!

I straightened up my pantry!

I took out the fall/winter arrangement, and am gathering ideas for spring/summer.
Forsythia branches?
Magnolia leaves and white roses?
A gigantic moss sphere?
Just greenery??

I also have to do a dining room table centerpiece.
Hmm....still thinking on this one....

I re-did my bookshelves!
Took off most of the books (it was mostly just filled with books and family pictures),
and have been staging it, and tweaking it. I still may tweak the bottom 2 shelves in the center yet.

Notice the piles on the floor :)!!
Those are getting boxed up!

The old window with family photos that I shared with you in this post came down in the family room, and I replaced it with these Southern Living @ Home wall tiles.

The bronze color goes with my lamps and accents in this room.

Simple!

We worked in the laundry room :)!!
Post coming soon...

And did loads of other organizing and de-cluttering things!


So, there you go!
A peek into my projects!!

Later today, I'll do more to get the house ready to sell....

but for now I'm still wearing this:

the fluffiest, comfiest, warmest robe ever and enjoying my
SNOW DAY!