ON WHAT PASSES FOR STAGING

I’ve been asking Susan Poffley at Design Style Kingston to stage quite a few recent listings. More are lined up. Not every house needs staging. Some are ready to go. Others just need thinning out and re-arranging, brightening up, rather like a garden after a long winter (Susan offers guidance there too), and sometimes a consultation and a to-do list are enough. But very often it’s best if she goes in and does her thing. I try to stay out of the way because Susan knows best. Most recently she helped with 38 Alwington Avenue and the house sold in two days. The difference between a professionally staged house and a DIY effort can be pretty stark. Here’s proof: