I’ve added some really nice ‘Before and After’ shots to the Home Staging Photo Gallery page, and also (this is embarrassing) fixed the slideshow so that photos of my friend Butch Vision flipping upside down in his kayak in the middle of the Grand Canyon didn’t arbitrarily pop up during the show.

(Whoops. )

Although, as one of my clients pointed out, those were nicely symbolic of the Seattle housing market.

I also updated my ‘About’ page – the stuff I had on there before seemed really stilted, now it’s much more the way I would normally talk to a client.  Funny the things we put ourselves through when we try to get across to people online.

I just posted a new page on this website with forty ‘Before and After Home Staging’ photos of my listings, you can click on the photo to the left to check it out.

‘Home staging’ is the easy way to describe it, but in reality these homes were transformed through preparation (mainly de-cluttering and creating flow), good photos (either by me with a 24mm camera, or by a professional), and photo editing after the fact, since most interior photos still turn out too dark.

I seriously believe that preparing and marketing a home this way boosts its value BEFORE it gets listed, helps it sell more quickly and for a higher price – I’ve seen this many times over the years.

Please check out the before and after staging photos, I’d love to hear get your feedback.