From SHAB to FAB!!!!

From SHAB to FAB!!

Staging….Refreshing….Updating….De-cluttering…. What do we call it?  Recently one of our sellers agreed with us that their well loved beach house needed some attention.   We knew this house had so much potential, but the mix of furniture and years of “take it to the beach house” had taken its toll on this Myrtle Beach Golden Mile house,  3802 North Ocean Blvd…’Dolce Vita’.

We pulled up our sleeves and spent an afternoon packing away and sorting through what should stay and what should go.  Then I went shopping!  Imagine that….shopping for great things knowing that the palette was an Oceanfront home that we consider a diamond in the rough.  I worked on a streamlined budget, as if I was shopping for myself!

Here’s a before picture so you, too, can see where we started….

To start, we removed the oriental rugs and red wingback chair with dated fabric.  We removed everything from the fireplace and table tops and found a special place for the pillows and shabby drapes.  And we removed and found another home for the lamps.   I had the “educated” eye of my sister to help me sort all this out!  We decided we could live with the leather furniture and other wood furniture in the room remembering our  goal  to refresh and save the seller money while doing it.  

Our inspiration piece was the bright art I found for the wall behind the sofa and linen pillows for the sofa.   I discovered awesome wicker lamps that are lighter and show up great in front of the dark, pine paneled walls.  I found a cool, unusual red linen corner chair, but one of the best things was replacing the dated Oriental rugs with Sisal!  If you ever have a need for them, White Harvest in Pawleys Island, SC, has a great selection with a variety of sizes and bindings!! Check them out and tell them we sent you J.

For the fireplace we relocated the bright, seascape painting that was hanging over the sofa, we placed it on the mantle vs hanging and added some whimsical, happy seahorse decorative pieces!  Seashells now sit on the coffee table in a tray and fill a large glass vase on a shelf that holds the generous supply of beach towels for guest to use.   

Take a look and let us know what you think!!

Next we tackled the dining room!  This had already been updated with great furniture and new wall paint…. so we just made a few changes….you’ll be amazed at the difference changing the Oriental rug to a sisal and removing the dated table arrangement and linens makes!  Check it out….

We moved upstairs to do what we could on our limited budget.   Changing the heavy spreads to matelasse coverlets and quilts was a great improvement!  We also added some fresh decorative pillows and changed lamps around…..

So now we have a great house to sell that feels good from the moment you enter it!  And the seller is pleased with the look and low cost of under $2,000.  Our next goal is to put “SOLD” on the sign!!!  Check out this listing and share with your friends….http://ccar.fnismls.com/publink/default.aspx?GUID=1dc5c058-6161-4550-be2e-a5913e9026b1&Report=Yes