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I was asked by a reporter today, of all my home staging photos, which was my favorite. She didn't want to know which was my favorite project. She wanted to know which home staging photo I liked the best. I reviewed my home staging portfolio and I chose this one:

This was the livingroom of a home I staged in Los Angeles (Valley Village). It was a very nice cottage, but really nothing about it really stood out, as home staging projects go. I didn't have a lot of time to choose the rug, so I chose this one, which happened to be on the top of the pile. I grabbed some red throw pillows and some red accessories and tossed them in the van as an afterthought.

After staging and photographing the home, I downloaded the photos and realized magic had happened. In the past I avoided strong colors and mostly stuck to a palette of creams, tans and browns with a few brighter colors to accessorize. Never anything this bold. I think this photo epitomizes my ability as a home stager to make a home come alive.

This photo had a big impact on the way I stage now. I use a lot more color, which I think makes the homes I stage more energetic and exciting.

By the way, this home received multiple offers after the first open house and sold over asking.

Do you have a favorite home staging photo? Feel free to post it in the comments below.

We all know the importance of having eye-catching MLS photos. I'm all about taking great photos for my Los Angeles home staging clients. Beautiful,eye catching home staging photos accomplish 2 things:

1. They showcase the house to appeal to the greatest number of buyers on the MLS and in marketing materials. If my photos get them in the door, then the listing agent has a better chance of selling the home.
   
2. They showcase my ability as a home stager on my home staging website and in my portfolio

Lately, I've been using red accessories, throw pillows and bedding more and more because I recognize how those touches of red really make the photos pop. And when buyers are standing in the house, they're not disappointed by the reality vs. the photos.

Here are photos of some of our home staging projects incorporating the color red:

Valley Village Cottage Home Staging

Arcadia Townhouse Condo After Home Staging

Pasadena Mid Century Modern after home staging. We added red in the accessories to help balance the red free standing fireplace.

In every photo, the red accents really draw you into the room and causes your eye to move around the room. And let me assure you: In person, it is even more visually stimulating.

Yes, home staging is not decorating, in the traditional sense. But our job as home stagers is to stimulate the buyer's appetite to own that home. Red, used judiciously, makes a home exciting and memorable.

So, if you are ever at a loss to make your staged home more exciting, eyecatching and memorable, make sure to add a touch of red.

To see more photos of vacant and occupied home staging photos in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Arcadia, San Marino and the San Fernando Valley, visit our Los Angeles home staging website.

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