Color me Summer!

It's beginning to get warm

here in Texas

 

 

Time to change my bedding

 

FROM

 

Winter to Summer

 

Lighter colors - Lighter covers

 

 

 

Found this pretty chenille bedspread

at Warrenton during the Spring Antique Show

 

Love the PINK

 

and it's so light weight for Summer

 

 

 

 

DOES ANYONE ELSE

CHANGE OUT THEIR

BEDDING FOR THE

DIFFERENT SEASONS?

 

Every Little Birdie says

Sweet Dreams



Keep Calm and S T A G E !!

  Every Little Birdie continues her staging series

 

What is staging ?

I can tell you what it's not

It's not decorating
 

Decorating is personalizing your home 

Staging is de-personalizing your home

 

It needs to be simple

DE cluttered

and pleasing to the "buyers" eye

 

 and don't be afraid to invest
in your staging project

Creating a staging budget is essential
and in the long run it will cost much less
than reducing your asking price

 

 Let's drop by another
 

Douglas Elliman Florida Property

 

 

 This Florida home has a polished style

 

 

 and today we are staging the bedroom

 

 Love this white, bright room but
 it needs something...

 

A POP OF COLOR

This home is filled with cool colors

like blue and grays

Why not mix it up a little

and use the warm hues of red and yellow

in the bedroom

Warm colors are often said to be hues from red through yellow, browns and tans included; cool colors are often said to be the hues from blue green through blue violet, most grays included.

Time to spend some of the staging budget....

This bedding from Wayfair.com

makes a real statement

(approx $100.00)

You can never go wrong with RED!!

 

add a few accent pillows

and you've got your pop of color!! 

The bed is the focal point of any bedroom

so let's move the bed and angle it. 

 

 



Angling a bed from the corner gives the room an entirely different feel

    

        

Place bed in right corner

          

              

 

I'd also like to move the yellow

rug to the left wall

 don't you love how the color of the rug compliments our bedding

 

Now we need to shop for two chairs

to place on the rug

 

(We are going to make a little sitting area)

Love this chair from Pottery Barn
but it might not be in our budget

 

How about this similar chair from

Wayfair.com for $199.00

Use one of the bedside tables

between the two chairs

 

 

 

WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY

TO AN EYE CATCHING SPACE

 

 

Now moving over to the other wall

Let's replace the bench with a dresser

You can find lots of selections at Goodwill or Salvation Army

I found this one for $45.00 at my Salvation Army

Paint it white

and you have the perfect piece for
the bedroom!!

(Place the other white lamp on the dresser)

NOW THIS BEDROOM IS
GUARANTEED TO GET YOUR
BUYERS ATTETION



Every Little Birdie says

Stage it - Sell it!

 

 



Rustic & Rusty

That just about sums up my outdoor patio

 

 

 

As most of you know

we do most of our relaxing

on our screened porch

We love our "southern style" 
screened porch

 

 

 

 But sometimes we venture outdoors

to what we affectionately call our

 

Red Neck Patio

 

It's exposed to the

elements and things tend

to get a little shabby

(and I don't mean "good shabby"!)

 

 

But I think it has it's own charm

 

I recently added a couple of

"Rustic" pieces

Let me show you.......

 

Found this old wash tub
in Giddings, Tx
at the Whistle Stop

Filled it with birdhouses
and plants

Rust will only improve this!

and then today I dropped into
the new "JUNKTORIA"
located out Hwy 185

.....and found this great table!

It has an iron base with
a white enamel top

Already a little rusty
with a great green patina on the iron
IT'S PERFECT!

 

 

 

 My Dad's old minnow bucket
filled with succulents is just the decor
this table needs!!
 

 

And how great is this

old rusty metal box

turned into a planter

 

 

and walking from the house

out to the patio

look what I (Almost) stumbled upon....

A new born fawn!!!

 

During the Spring we often

find these babies stashed on our property.  

The mothers leave them for short periods

when they forage for food.

 

These babies lay perfectly still

not even blinking!

 

And the Good Lord, in His

infinite wisdom,

doesn't give them a scent

until they are older, therefore

they are usually safe from predators.

 

Of course I keep my eye on them

till Mom get's back!!

 

Every Little Birdie says

Regardless if we are on the

Front porch

Screened porch

or Outdoor porch

Life is just better on a porch!

 

 

Tea Time

We spent Easter at my niece's home

 

She's such a talented young woman

 

Not only did she and her hubby

serve a delicious Easter dinner

but earlier in the day

she created a little Tea party for the family

 

Instead of hot tea she decided to make some
"church lady punch"
It was delicious and refreshing


 



Doesn't she set a beautiful table

Strawberries

Cucumber and dill sandwiches

 

Deviled Eggs topped with salmon

and her talent doesn't stop in the kitchen
Let me show you around her
uniquely decorated home

 She made the bunny banner
and the colorful flowers
for her Easter decor'

 and how cute is this wall
of clip boards

Isn't she creative

I simply love her office/craft room

and I love my niece
she pours her heart into everything
she does!!

Check out her Etsy shop here

Every Little Birdie says

Family time is precious
 

Staging 101

I had fun staging the room

in my last POST

 

so I thought I'd try my hand at another

Douglas Elliman Florida Property

 

 

This time we are staging a living room

 

REMEMBER

 

STEP BACK & OBSERVE

 

 

What stays.....What goes



I'll keep the white sofa
and the two green chairs
 

Staging Tip # 1
Keep it Simple 

 

Everything else has to go!

(and yes, I'm sorry but that means the

family pictures on the wall)

Staging Tip # 2
Shop your house

 

Click Here and let's walk around
this home and look
for pieces that would
add character to our staging room

(it's all about less is more so the other
rooms won't miss a piece or two)

I found a few pieces.....Did you?

 

this little white table

and lamp will work great
between the two green chairs

 

 

 

and this white floor lamp looks
like an after thought in this room
but it will really stand out in
our staged room

 

This large ottoman serves no real purpose

stuck under the bar top

Let's move it to a place where it

can take center stage

 

 

Staging Tip # 3

Re-arrange furniture

 

Flip the floor plan

Chairs in front of the window
Couch across from the chairs

Now place your little white table
and lamp between the green chairs
(all centered in front of the large window)

Put the floor lamp beside the sofa
(on the side next to the wall)

 

Staging Tip # 4
You may have to spend a little
to make your property "POP"

and shopping the internet could save you
time and money
 

 

  I found this great rug at
Wayfair.com

Nothing says "Florida" like bright, beautiful flowers

place it between your sofa and chairs
to define your space
and add that extra "POP"
 



 



..........and while we're shopping why not add

a couple of these pretty pillows to your online "cart"

Won't they make great accents
for those green chairs

 

Tie it all together
by placing the large white ottoman
 as a coffee table

between the sofa and chairs

 

 

 

Place a pretty tray on the ottoman

with a Coastal Living magazine displayed

 

 

Staging Tip # 5

A great first impression can seal the deal

 

When you walk into this home

this room is

this first thing your buyer will see

 

Why not turn it from ordinary

 

T O

 

EXTRAORDINARY!

 

 

Every Little Birdie says

With a few of my
Staging 101 tips