Now, some of you will think I've gone way over the edge. But some of you will understand, I know you will. I've taken to staging candy.
Now let me explain... I umm... well, may be just a little, just a teensy bit of a... perfectionist.
Just a wee bit.
I noticed it when I was out shopping for my latest staging project.
When I stage, I make it a point to always have an entry table in the foyer. Just a console table, nothing large, but just big enough for a lamp, the Realtor's flyers, a small dish for Realtor's business cards, and, well, a bowl of hard candy.
So I was shopping for the candy for the latest project and the discussion between my sister and I (she's my partner in craziness) went something like this:
Me: "Ok, we need hard candy and it must be wrapped. Unwrapped is too gross."
Lisa: "Definitely, but what kind?"
Me: "Well, there's this Country Time Lemonade candy that we used last time and it was good."
Lisa: "Right."
Me: "But this house just isn't lemonade, is it?"
Lisa: "Not at all! Lemonade is all wrong for this house!"
Me: "But lemonade was so perfect for the last house."
Lisa: "But not this one."
Me: "I'm feeling it should be more... butterscotch..."
Lisa: "Or caramel!" (said with great excitement)
Me: "How about Werther's?"
Lisa: "Perfect! It should be Werther's!"
Me: "OK, now we need to decide which kind of Werther's."
And that's about how it went. I truly prefer to think of myself as "detail oriented" with a true "quest for quality." (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
Really, I have fun matching candy to the house the same way I match the art, or the accent pillows, or the lighting. And one time I got really lucky and had a listing on "Caramel Drive!"
Michele Rose is a Realtor and Professional Home Stager in Burlington County, NJ. She has been assisting both buyers and sellers with their real estate needs for the last 6 years. In 2007, she founded Rose-Colored Staging, a professional home staging and redesign business, to help sellers and other Realtors successfully market their listings with professional home staging.
I loved reading this... staging candy?!!! Who'd have thought! I can see, though, where one house might be lemonade and another definitely NOT!
I "stage" towels...whenever I show an occupied property I re-hang the towels AND take the dish towel over the stove handle - I don't know why people think that looks good!!!
I'm with you Margo. Never would have thought of staging candy but I can see where different homes have different personalities so they would have different candies. OF course now I will be looking for the candy dish at my next showing to see if they nailed it.
Michele, this is too funny. The devil's in the details, as they say.
What a riot! Isn't it funny how each house has its own personality and feel? I completely track with you on this one!
Margo: I'm still waiting for the day I stage a house that requires "Ferrero Rocher!"
Wallace: I'm a fanatic about towels too!
Randy, that's funny! Maybe you can include it in your feedback! "The house shows well but the candy is all wrong!" LOL!
Thanks Sally-- glad you enjoyed!
Laurie, I knew there would be others who would "get it!" Thanks!
Michele- Too funny. Houses have personalities, so why wouldn't you try to find just the right candy for the house!!! And, Michele, it just goes to show the seller what an "Attention to Detail" stager they hired!
Hi Michelle, it must be a Michele thing. I don't use candy (although that is truly inspired) I use fruit in a bowl. Is this a red, green or yellow apple house. Or is it a green or yellow pear house. I sometimes just put three on a white plate or on a tray. But I too wonder about the "little" details .
This is so funny, Michele! Spoken like a true, anal-retentive home stager!
Thanks Kathy! I think they had no idea how attentive to detail I am! LOL!
Michelle: Fruit is a good idea! But now you'll have me saying, "is this a fruit house or a candy house?" Even MORE choices! :)
Nancy: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Liked your post, Michele! It's all in the details!! :)
Thanks Leanna!