This was a very interesting project. The owner’s daughter was an artist and they traveled around the world a lot so they had very interesting artwork and collections throughout the home. They were very interesting stuff, but just not suitable for staging and the purpose of selling. If the home was not staged, the buyers will be focusing on the sellers’ collection and art and not see the house itself.

The seller was also very resisting to change, which I fully understand. After all, she lived in the home for about 40 years. It’s understandable that this is a very drastic change for her. Martiza, the listing agent, was a total super star. She helped the seller packed up 30 boxes worth of books along and carried 8 life size seals sculptures to the truck for the seller (you will see one of the life size seals in the Living Room Before photo, it’s right underneath the piano). At minimal budget and a little of paint (seller was not willing to repaint anything, especially the dark red in the dining room), we staged the house.

Let us know what you think!

Here are some before & after, and you can watch the slide show via flickr here. To see the virtual tour, go to this link here: Virtual Tour of 150 Casitas Way, San Francisco.

Brief info on the home:

Melissa & Maritza Casciato
415 490 7998 -
415 595 9910
Keller Williams San Francisco
melissa@buysellSFhomes.com