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completely, what furniture we would just re-arrange, which pieces of artwork
needed to come down, which accessories needed to be packed away, etc.
It was a lovely, contemporary home. But there were some things that were
simply not right for sale. For example, as you walked into the home, the
first room you saw was the formal living room. In this room they had a very
large (and expensive!), navy-blue leather sofa with two large, matching
single chairs. There was a dark brown rug on the floor, a chocolate timber
coffee table and small, matching timber bookcase on the side wall. On the
coffee table, there was a large pile of books that they were in the process of
reading. There was a treadmill on one side of the room (which had to go, of
course!), and the other thing I immediately noticed was that there was no
artwork. And, the way the furniture was positioned meant that I felt like I was
walking straight into the ‘back’ of the chairs. It wasn’t ‘inviting’ me into the
room. So even though it was a lovely room, with a beautiful lounge I could
immediately see how we could improve it for a ‘sale-presentation’.
The formal living room is very important – and even more so in Robert and
Michelle’s case, as it was the first room you saw as you entered the house.
I knew it was really important to create a strong first impression here. My
plan was to ‘lighten’ the room, as it was just too dark and heavy. There was no
‘texture’ or ‘warmth’ in the room, and I wanted to add more light and colour.
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