Queen Anne Beauty

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We finally had an opportunity to use one of our new purchases from our time at market in Las Vegas. We call it “the Ladies”. See the image in the media room. Took 3 of us to hang it but what a POW! it provided.

This one of a kind home was listed by Rene Stern & Kim Wesselman-Windermere and the fabulous staging is done by us gals at Open House Staging.

Bar Cart Rescue

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These bar carts are always ready to entertain but they do not have to be used only for entertaining. I have a small one that works double time as a night stand. It’s also great filled with kitchen appliances and cookbooks. Look at it as a piece of furniture that can go anywhere. We have loads of ideas…

How to Get Our Look: Tiny Living Room Addition

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Thought I would do a How to Get Our Look… tiny living room addition. Being the intern I only get to look at these beautiful projects from behind a screen so I thought I would try and make some of the amazing looks that Open House Stagers create come to life. This is How to Get Our Look, tiny living room addition!

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Megan

This is the look I am going to be re-creating with similar pieces, so if you see something you like, it’s just a click away.

To me, this entire room is brought together by one piece in particular, can you guess which piece it is….? The center table. I love the wood and metal look, here are some similar pieces.

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Next key piece is the white sectional, and the best part of these sectionals are they are timeless! Here are some similar pieces.

Alright now let’s jump to the TV consoles, not as glamorous as the white sectional BUT necessary to bring it all together. Try and match the wood with the rest of the room if you can.

Pillows are important too…can’t forget about the throw pillows. The color scheme here is yellows and greys, here are some ideas.

Home Office Inspo

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I fell in love with this adorable home office that I found from Jessica Stansberry’s Pinterest page. As the Open House Intern my bosses are letting me loose on the design front and I get to pick a style I like and share how to create it. I hope this impresses you because I do love my job and want to be kept around awhile longer. HA!

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Rolling in Style

Pick your desk!

Go Vertical

Create a fun floor…

Green is the color of money, green is healthy, plants are good

I am focused on the home office vibe since many of you are working from home these days…let us know if you like to see how we break down a room piece by piece. I am here for ya!

A Full Circle House

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Back in 1989 my sister and I rented this home. We added roommates and started our careers. It was a pretty fancy home for us back in the day. It then was later purchased by some good friends of mine who did a great remodel and today’s sellers added their touch with more improvements.

Thrilled my sister and I got to stage this home. We were flooded by memories of the big Snow Event of 1990, our apple cup party where we let the neighbors know ahead of time, our cars being stolen from out front, and convincing our landlord to get us a VCR during the snow.

Our team of hardworking and overworked Stager Girls absolutely loved its charm and character. Thank you universe for bringing it back into our circle.

Memory Lane is listed by Elaine Shankland & Kris Murphy for Keller Williams and that fab staging is by us gals at Open House Staging.

New Construction Staging

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How to get the Urban Farmhouse look:

An edgy hybrid style of two popular design aesthetics. Rustic wood mixed with linen and leather that warms the space. Add in high-contrast finishes and onyx accents to create the contemporary side. And…BAM! You got the look.

Our SHOP also has what it takes to help you with this vibe.

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Listing by Jason Viydo for Windermere Real Estate, photographs by our very own Jodi Merrywell here at Open House and staging by us!

What a Difference a Few Changes Make!

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Let's get one thing straight: I shot these photos on my iphone so they are not going to wow you but the room change may.

My daughter went off to college so it was time to create a more grown up beautiful room for her return. It only took me a week to complete. Here is how it worked:

I have been following Tuft and Needle mattress company for a couple of years. They sell 1 mattress in several sizes. The Queen is about $550. I tried it out, my nephew tried it and now my daughter. We are all fans. You do not need to pay big prices for a mattress anymore. I purchased mine from Amazon for a handful of reasons. Purchase here. Ships in a box, open, cut plastic and it expands. PRESTO!

The makeover cost me about $1400.00. That is with the mattress, hiring a painter, the paint, bedding, and accessories. No furniture. Everything was Home Goods, Target and Amazon. The furniture: bed (also sold on Amazon) and dresser and mirror are Ikea.

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Before

The original room was Carrie's (Sex in the City) apartment color-left image. My youngest is not a fan of feminine so this is what we agreed on (back in the day). 

We are adding a collection of black and whites on the wall and I think that completes the look.

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Kirkland Staging

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We don't show all of our stagings or I would be in front of my computer all day but I did want to share a recent favorite. 

Day in the Life of a Stager Girl

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With a booked schedule, we had to find a creative way to stage.  With the help of our movers, these Stager Girls, had to move the staging from a house that went pending to the house across the street. Piece by piece, pillow by pillow. The object was to make it not seem like we moved it so we switched up the art and made some furniture changes. It worked!

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THIS WAS THE RESULT OF SWITCHING UP THE FURNITURE BELOW.

THIS WAS THE RESULT OF SWITCHING UP THE FURNITURE BELOW.

Shopping in Portland

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Our most recent trip was more about focusing on our company and getting inspired and less about shopping. That said, we filled the back of the SUV we drove. Here were some of our stops along the way.

Located in the Pearl District. Great Home store.


Super creative owners. We saw how they added trim to an already cool light fixture and make it even better. Beautiful new and old furniture and accessories.




Manor has beautiful Farrow and Ball paints, lovely books, bedding and furniture.
This is where we hit the inspirational jack pot. Beautiful beautiful furnishings. Incredible pieces from Oly that we have always coveted.

Out of this world fabrics and trims for the home. We picked out a few for the Sewer Chicks to whip up some pillows for us.

It is completely unsightly... Look past the big box vibe, head straight to the home décor area and you will find plenty to inspire you. We purchased fabric for chairs and pillows.

Often worth a stop. The no tax situation makes it an even better proposition. Purchased an acrylic console table and a piece of incredible art that we used in the next staging job.