Staging A Sausalito Cottage For Sale

 This well lived in cottage with lovingly tended gardens was filled with personal mementos and souvenirs from travels to exotic locales. Potential buyers have to be able to envision themselves living in a space, so de-cluttering and de-personalizing was the first order of the day. This was followed by  incorporating some contemporary furnishings, and rearranging the homeowner's accessories. 

                                                                   
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Then on to repurposing some rooms...

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Back bedroom

                                                                    
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                                      We turned this into a guest room with a beach theme

                                  

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This room was being used as an office

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It became the main bedroom

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And this room (in the midst of de-cluttering) was being used as a bedroom...

                                              
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                                                which was turned into the office

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Small changes...

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Kitchen

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Live Your Fantasy!

Our client wanted this small bedroom to be her intimate sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of the busy household. Her taste is very feminine and romantic, and she showed us her inspiration book above, "The Paris Apartment: Romantic Decor On A Flea Market Budget" by Claudia Strasser. We had to create her fantasy retreat with more dash than cash!

When we arrived, we could see she had some elegant pieces, but in order to make them shine the room needed a good de-cluttering and rearranging:

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After a good sorting out and letting go, the fun began.

The pink peonies from her garden provided the inspiration for the wall color:

 We switched out the ceiling fan for a small crystal chandelier ($129) and re-covered the headboard by stapling on some silky gold fabric ($20). We hunted down the shimmery gold pleated dust ruffle ($5.99) and bronze shams ($.99 ea). We found some old curtains in her closet (recycled), and created a vanity table that also serves as hidden storage. Then, for drama and fantasy, we wanted to create a "lit a la Polonaise" (French canopy bed- see our previous post about this style here.)  We had the client's curtain panels to drape (use what you have) but needed a way to fasten them to the wall. To our delight, she disappeared into the kitchen and returned with an old copper pot rack, asking "Can you use this?"

 (repurposed) Why not???

With a little ingenuity, here's what we created for her:

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                              Our client was thrilled with this little slice of Paris in her own home!