tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post3961233698370893621..comments2023-10-31T10:04:18.134-04:00Comments on That Old House: Hooked on Hopping off the "Stage" Coach, Or: Relax! That Old House is not for sale!Cass @ That Old Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173199705431319322noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-72593098460475648042009-04-21T09:09:00.000-04:002009-04-21T09:09:00.000-04:00I understand the Designed to Sell and Get it Sold ...I understand the Designed to Sell and Get it Sold philosophy. But isn't it funny how the girl always says she's an "expert" in home staging and yet she always does the same thing, paint neutral colors, declutter, remove family photos. Gee, anyone could do that! Way to go, add some clutter to your new old home. Why not? You plan to be there for awhile, right? Don't be afraid, just GO for it! As you start to add things little by little, I think it will get easier. Oh, and NONE of the houses we looked at when we were going to buy a new house were staged. And the one we bought has yucky brown paint and green carpet! We should have probably turned and run the other direction, but in the end decided we could definately put our stamp on that one! Thanks for sharing!<br />Anna<br />P.S. Can't wait to see your bathroom finished.Annahttp://sewgoodsewfar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-60637949537671530042009-04-20T22:12:00.000-04:002009-04-20T22:12:00.000-04:00I know what you mean. We did the same thing to sel...I know what you mean. We did the same thing to sell our prior house. It was like a Stepford House. Eerie and perfect with no life or soul. <br />I love the pictures of your girls. No way would that turn me off a house!!!! I am really picky about hanging things on the walls because this Bradbury & Bradbury wall paper is so expensive!<br /><br />Sorry so late to post - had 80 people over Sat for a cookout. The city has a Jazz Festival next to my house each year. So we figure free entertainment- might as well have a party!!!!<br /><br />Can't wait for you to hop of the "Stage" coach! :D JewelJewel Saulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07351841427929994565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-37008389788365456182009-04-20T21:54:00.000-04:002009-04-20T21:54:00.000-04:00beer can collection..... LOLOLOLbeer can collection..... LOLOLOLRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127064683340688898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-27193913623142980372009-04-20T10:40:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:40:00.000-04:00I guess that's why I have trouble believing all of...I guess that's why I have trouble believing all of the HGTV hype about removing personal things from your home when you put it on the market...We, who can see past the personal stuff to know whether or not we like a home cannot imagine that others can't do the same! What is wrong with these people? I always feel like when I strip my home to sell it, it looks so uninviting and unwelcoming! On the other hand, when I move into my new home, I still have no trouble immediately making it my own! After being without "stuff" while selling a home, I can't wait to have my "stuff" all around me. So, you go girl! Get out your "stuff" and make this home yours. From what I've seen of your "stuff", your home will be wonderful! laurieBargain Decorating with Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582640485560903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-8692239250156436042009-04-20T10:30:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:30:00.000-04:00Ok, Howard -- you are the only one who could tempt...Ok, Howard -- you are the only one who could tempt me to start using comment moderation. You don't HAVE a beer can collection, you big silly, although you do have a bowling ball named "Howie."<br /><br />And you are right, you will be the one doing at least the heavy lifting. Where DID you put those boxes of pictures? You know I don't do the attic.... too spooky.<br /><br />Aren't you supposed to be working, husband dear? :-) Someone has to earn my Ebay money.<br />CassCass @ That Old Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173199705431319322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-73563093092746314692009-04-20T10:23:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:23:00.000-04:00Speaking as someone who will be moving all of the ...Speaking as someone who will be moving all of the clutter into its proper place I sort of like the current look. Actually I think we do have some things that need to be displayed like my cool old map of the world and my beer can collection.Howardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-6455141629705521622009-04-20T01:56:00.000-04:002009-04-20T01:56:00.000-04:00Hey Cass...Girl I hate to dump on you...when you d...Hey Cass...Girl I hate to dump on you...when you don't know yet what you will do with your wonderful home...But girl I have one more thing you did to really find a place for...CASS YOU WON!! my 100 post tea cup lamp..Now Girl you need to email me your address so I can get it shipped off to you..my email addy is on my profile Cass..Thanks so much for you comment and taking the time to enter my give away..Its people like you that make blogging so much fun for me...May you have a great Monday dear friend...hugs and smiles Gl♥riaHappy To Be/ Gl♥riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515180398559277746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-6504674010613190832009-04-19T10:38:00.000-04:002009-04-19T10:38:00.000-04:00Oh and that photo with the reflected bed? That's ...Oh and that photo with the reflected bed? That's ART. Its the unmade bed that makes the photo -- it makes it about Sunday morning tousled serenity instead of hotel brochure. <br />FRAME IT!jennygirltherathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901499815238309934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-14962913594776608712009-04-19T10:34:00.000-04:002009-04-19T10:34:00.000-04:00Beautiful... Many steps in taste above my own mon...Beautiful... Many steps in taste above my own money pit. Sigh.<br />But I agree you need more stuff about you there.<br />I have no decorating ethos other than, I want it to look like the home of someone like Auntie Mame, with a story about every single thing in it.<br />Only cleaner.jennygirltherathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901499815238309934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-33549316196388212282009-04-19T01:24:00.000-04:002009-04-19T01:24:00.000-04:00Okay time to snap out of it and humor all your blo...Okay time to snap out of it and humor all your blogging friends. We are overcome with curiosity as to what your home will look like .<br />Yes your new home no longer just the new house you bought .How exciting is that ! Wow I can't wait for the unveiling. You can do anything you want to and we your blogging family will love it because you'll be sharing your home with us and making us feel at ease as you grow at ease in your new home.Don't forget if you don't like something change it ,rearrange it ,put it into storage for another day,or give it away.<br />There are no limits to what you can do .It's your home now and your in charge .Rready ,Set ,Go play.<br />Blessings to you as you do a heap of living in your new home.<br />Love your blog !<br />Thank you for sharing with everyone.<br />Hope you don't mind my input.<br />Just want to see you settle in and enjoy your new home.Terryhttp://ladylibertypatriot.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-23067018003202607062009-04-19T00:35:00.000-04:002009-04-19T00:35:00.000-04:00Yes the snails are the same a slugs but with littl...Yes the snails are the same a slugs but with little houses on their backs. They probably need de-cluttering too. I don't think they stage them. <br />If I took that much beer to lure them my husband would have a fit. We would need a whole case to do the yard. They mow through a bed of seedlings in an evening. No sympathy from me. Off with their heads.Lori Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775116608698555225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-68476969340617922592009-04-18T23:41:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:41:00.000-04:00Thanks for visiting! Your old house looked so pret...Thanks for visiting! Your old house looked so pretty. Bet it was really hard to leave.<br /><br />I kind of got stuck in my last house where I lived for two years. There were a couple rooms that I never really did decorate, and I had good intentions in another room but never did transform it. Since I've moved to the duplex apartment, I've been taking things out and hanging them up like crazy. <br /><br />I have way to much stuff. If a professional saw it, they would tell me to "edit." But that isn't going to happen because I love my stuff and I love having it around! <br /><br />You know what's funny. When I bought my house on Bonnie Lane, I loved that the house was so personalized. I loved the blue bathroom and the teal green bedroom walls, and all of their personal things. The realtor said, "they have too much furniture in here," but that made me love it all the more! How sad that people want these houses that lack life!<br /><br />Enjoying your blog! I'll be back!<br /><br />Kady<br />Life on the EdgeLife on the Edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900293336540009564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-1016963573476844692009-04-18T23:05:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:05:00.000-04:00Oh Cass..this was a beautifully written post and I...Oh Cass..this was a beautifully written post and I just know exactly from where you are coming!<br />I have asked this very question on my blog...when did totally DE-personalizing a home become a pre-requisite for a sale? I would expect that a family had lived in, and loved, the house I was seeing. That makes it al the more attractive TO me. I expected to piant and add my own personality...and I do NOT live in Pottery Barn! *grin* It is now intimidating for people to see a family portrait over the mantel? Sheesh.<br />But the world has just turned 18o degrees hasn't it? I am happy your home sold so quickly and you do now own a gorgeous place.<br />I can understand how you feel now...I truly can.<br />I have, inb the past, gone through stage when I put away, stored and de-cluttered to the point that our home didn't feel like mine. So back out came the stuff of our lives, the stuff that makes us unique and, well, US! <br />Whatever you choose to do will be the right thing for YOU!<br />And I am betting that you could put HGTV on it's ear! <br /><br />Love,<br />SueSusie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878113034866113803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-19402715574406744822009-04-18T20:04:00.000-04:002009-04-18T20:04:00.000-04:00I feel your pain! Claiming a home as your own is a...I feel your pain! Claiming a home as your own is a lot of work! What great bones your new home has!!!<br /><br /><br />PPPPprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12866977098272359011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-32779665671593958302009-04-18T17:28:00.000-04:002009-04-18T17:28:00.000-04:00We moved and sold houses so many times during The...We moved and sold houses so many times during The Great Dane's Air Force career that I became very good at getting rid of all traces of real life. Of course, as soon as the 'sold' sign went up, so did the bits of real life come out of storage. When we had sold our last place (having just purchased this one) we went to the storage centre to pick up our things. Guess who was there picking up all the stuff they'd stored....the people from whom we'd bought this place. We laughed and I told them that I had commented that I loved the house but found it 'cold' and couldn't wait to warm it up.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-64745088991921848832009-04-18T14:58:00.000-04:002009-04-18T14:58:00.000-04:00Please enlighten me. What on earth is a hair recei...Please enlighten me. What on earth is a hair receiver? <br />I can see getting rid of some stuff to make things look bigger such as closets but I agree people are not so mindless that they can't see their own items fitting in or not fitting in a new space.Lori Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775116608698555225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-15849435779082462132009-04-18T05:48:00.000-04:002009-04-18T05:48:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more, I would much rather walk in...I couldn't agree more, I would much rather walk into a home that feels like a home and says 'Welcome', than a sterile faceless beige house that says, well nothing!<br />You should decorate for your tastes, I love being surrounded by precious memories of my family. I don't like cluttered but I love the someone actually lives here look.<br />Have a great weekend.Kym-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514390287084315676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-72337033769668109982009-04-17T23:38:00.000-04:002009-04-17T23:38:00.000-04:00That it 2 sad stories in one. I'm getting more sen...That it 2 sad stories in one. I'm getting more sentimental by the minute. Leaving the house where my kids grew up and decorating a new house where my kids will never live. Too sad for me tonight.<br /><br />But our designer friend Gordan has already come to our rescue. (We didn't move but our kids are gone.) He has eased us along with periodic visits. He is not sentimental about our decor but he knows we are. So he makes a few places for our family memory stuff and also places for us to move on with our "mature" lives.<br /><br />He is alwasy thinking about the future sale. He says, if you put it on the market, we'll have to take these pieces out: House for sale, house for living - not the same thing.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-4014684404849262982009-04-17T23:29:00.000-04:002009-04-17T23:29:00.000-04:00I believe a house should be "yours" -- with your t...I believe a house should be "yours" -- with your things, your taste. Linderhof is definitely us. And when we looked at Linderhof for the first time, we looked past the rabbit cages, the giant Santa clause face (it was March) and the plastic crabs in the kitchen (they had moved from Florida). We saw the bones -- and we loved the bones. Now it is ours and if people don't like ours . . . well, there is always Pottery Barn!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114417561785860122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-62517464393492783472009-04-17T22:56:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:56:00.000-04:00Oh Cass I feel your home you be your Happy Place.....Oh Cass I feel your home you be your Happy Place..I don't do a thing that tv tells me to do..I do things that make me happy when I walk into a room..I am a more is more gal and I love having all my family things around me they made me smile..I did HGTV RMS for over a year and girl I got some horrible comments...at first I wanted to toss out everything and start over...but then one day it hit me..I Paid for it, I love It, and if you don't exit stage left..move out of my space..You do what you wnat with your space..hugs and smiles Gl♥riaHappy To Be/ Gl♥riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515180398559277746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-83783594803097176112009-04-17T22:48:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:48:00.000-04:00hey Cass,
You really hit a nerve here. I hated th...hey Cass,<br />You really hit a nerve here. I hated the staging our house thing when we sold it less that 2 years ago. My hubby even removed some beautiful wallpaper because one buyer didn't like it. Actually they didn't buy, so what a waste. I have kind of given up on HGTV because of this very thing, I get much more inspiration from the blogger's beautiful homes. Thanks for sharing, CindyCindy (Applestone Cottage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03761029458170652533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-67862133493855095392009-04-17T22:12:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:12:00.000-04:00I'm torn between clean and simple and wanting a li...I'm torn between clean and simple and wanting a little "something" sitting out. I don't have all my family photos out yet, mainly because the hallway is at the bottom of the redecorating list.<br /><br />We bought our house 18 months ago from an older couple. They basically wanted to walk out and sell it as is, which was a fantastic deal for us. We were then able to paint it our own colors and we're in the process of replacing the floors, one room at at time.<br /><br />I find myself talking back to the TV when I watch the real estate shows. Some of the "complaints" are so petty: the wall color, cabinet door hardware, light fixtures. Things that could be updated with a minimum of time and money, yet they're deal-breakers for some.<br /><br />And my favorite pet peeve? Where is is written that granite countertops and stainless steel appliances are the be-all and end-all of a kitchen? Not that I have anything against anyone who has them, but come on...<br /><br />Sorry! I didn't mean to ramble and complain!!<br /><br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-362547859595558582009-04-17T22:11:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:11:00.000-04:00This staging s--t has hit critical mass! You and ...This staging s--t has hit critical mass! You and the Blogger Ladies have seen my present house and some from the old one, and the comments are all positive. Everyone who enters is effusive in their comments. I thought I would never sell that Money Pit! It took three tries, and one Realtor actually said to me, "Lady, you are a scream!" (It was a man...)<br /><br />I never turn on HGTV any more -- it has gone beyond awful.<br /><br />ScribblerScribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681743103386838795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-46426487306238840172009-04-17T21:36:00.000-04:002009-04-17T21:36:00.000-04:00Cass, I think the clean and empty look is working ...Cass, I think the clean and empty look is working OK - - - but if it isn't you, do YOU to your house. Life is too short to live by other people's house rules. Let your house be YOUR HOME.<br /><br />I look around my house and I think "I have no style unless eclectic is one." True, BH & G are not knocking my door down offering me fabulous sums of $$$$$ if I will only let them do a film shoot here. BUT - - - I LIKE my things and I like having them around me.Keetha Broyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850398844489825600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072219918314541508.post-50926934975917223952009-04-17T20:54:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:54:00.000-04:00Sometimes I think that "declutter" thing can go to...Sometimes I think that "declutter" thing can go too far. I like for a house to say "Look at how happy we've been here and you will be too"! I've sold 3 houses in less than 2 weeks without the aid of a realtor, so something must be working. Time to put the You back in your house! Love the kids' pics! (see-- personal :)!susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747371887761333128noreply@blogger.com