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T Minus 2 Days & Counting…

There are only two days left until our house goes on the market… and who knows how many days till it sells. As stressful as this whole process has been, I feel like we’re finally at a place where we can breath a little.

Yesterday the house stagers came and did their final staging. Shortly after, the photographer showed up for the photo shoot.

Mr. Weekly Bite and I have gone through the house selling process before, but it didn’t compare to how involved this one has been. When we sold our home in San Diego 6 years ago, there were no stagers, and there was no photographer. Our realtor took the pics with her point-n-shoot and uploaded them herself.

The kitchen was the cleanest its ever been… then the stagers arranged the accessories for the pictures and said to keep it that way till the house sells. They even took away my cute hand soap holder. They said buyers don’t want to know we wash our hands. Strange… but true. They said it’s like leaving your toothbrush out during an open house… no one wants to see it…

Fresh flowers were placed in every room. Actually, I only had this vase of fresh hydrangeas. They moved it around the entire house so there could be fresh flowers in every picture…

They arranged my end table books to display them. I originally had them on the middle shelf of each table. I was flattered they thought they were nice enough to display 🙂

Mr. Weekly Bite & I painted the entry to the basement, as well as the stairs and the entire basement floor. For the basement entry we used the same color that’s in our bathroom. We love it!

They arranged our aprons, Mr. Weekly Bite’s hat, and our bucket of chalk.

Remember the chalkboard calendar I made? It made the cut!! They loved it! We hung it on the wall of the basement entryway.

We converted the upstairs open loft to an office.

I finally got to hang my favorite prints on the wall 🙂

And last but not least, we added board & batten to the 2nd upstairs bathroom. We loved how it turned out in our master bath and couldn’t resist adding it to the 2nd bath.

We’ve done just about all we can do. Now the challenge will be to keep our house in this super clean/non-lived in condition… which will be easy with a toddler & a 110 pound dog 😉

22 Responses

  1. Sarena (The Non Dairy Queen) said on March 1, 2011 at 8:00 am

    Your house is amazing! I’m guessing that all of this is because your husband’s company is moving him? I have never heard of all the staging and having a photographer for selling a house. Tony and I have looked at a lot of houses lately and I swear they are the worst pictures ever.

  2. Jen said on March 1, 2011 at 8:06 am

    The house looks great! I have watched you guys working so hard the last few days and just by looking at these photos, I can see it has really paid off!

  3. Estela - Weekly Bite said on March 1, 2011 at 8:19 am

    Thanks Jen 🙂

  4. Estela - Weekly Bite said on March 1, 2011 at 8:21 am

    Thanks Sarena! Mr. Weekly Bite’s company is moving us, but we were on our own when it came to seeking out a realtor. I guess this is just what the realtor’s do around here. If it makes our house sell quickly, I’ll take it 🙂

  5. Elizabeth@The Sweet Life said on March 1, 2011 at 8:53 am

    I love it–what city/state do you live in? We’re looking to move and what would be the odds of this being in a town we’re considering???

  6. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg said on March 1, 2011 at 9:06 am

    Y’all have been working your tails off! The house looks great– you’ll sell it in no time!

  7. Kristen said on March 1, 2011 at 9:19 am

    It looks beautiful, Estela. Where are you moving to again?
    Hopefully everything happens quickly and painlessly!

  8. Estela - Weekly Bite said on March 1, 2011 at 9:19 am

    Elizabeth, we live in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC 🙂

  9. Kristen said on March 1, 2011 at 9:19 am

    I love it! What a beautiful home. Where are you moving to again?
    I hope everything happens quickly and smoothly!

  10. Estela - Weekly Bite said on March 1, 2011 at 9:20 am

    Thanks Kristen 🙂 We’re moving to San Diego, California.

  11. Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman said on March 1, 2011 at 9:31 am

    I can’t imagine you not selling fast. First you live in the D.C. area. From what I’ve heard from friends who have bought homes here, homes go fast, unlike the rest of the country. I had a friend put in five offers and get beat each time.

    And second, your home is gorgeous. I love the paint jobs and the bathroom renovations. It looks comfortable without looking lived-in.

  12. Heather @ Heather's Dish said on March 1, 2011 at 10:00 am

    I’d totally buy your house! Just stay calm 🙂

  13. thehealthyapron said on March 1, 2011 at 11:33 am

    I think you are ready! I loved all the pics I saw! I would definitely be interested in checking it out if I was in the market for a house!! Good work and good luck!

  14. Chicago Cuisine Critique said on March 1, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    Your house looks great! Best of luck! 🙂

  15. emily (a nutritionist eats) said on March 1, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    Your house is so beautiful!! Are you a little sad to leave it?!

  16. Mary (What's Cookin' with Mary) said on March 1, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    I can’t even imagine being pregnant AND trying to sell my house AND taking care of a little one ?! Glad you can finally take a breather ! Breathing is good 😉

  17. Lauren at Keep It Sweet said on March 1, 2011 at 7:20 pm

    Your house looks terrific!! Good luck with trying to sell.

  18. Maryea {Happy Healthy Mama} said on March 1, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    The house looks great! Good luck!

  19. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) said on March 1, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    THIS IS GREAT INFO: They said buyers don’t want to know we wash our hands. Strange… but true. They said it’s like leaving your toothbrush out during an open house… no one wants to see it…

    Wow. But i can see it, totally true.

    Your house looks amazing!!! Took me 14 months and my house in Phoenix falling out of escrow four times!! before i sold it. Your luck WILL be better than that. Youll be outta there in no time!

  20. Joanna Sutter (Fitness & Spice) said on March 2, 2011 at 6:48 am

    What a beautiful home you have built…and staged! 😉

  21. Anne Marie said on March 2, 2011 at 7:37 am

    It looks absolutely beautiful 🙂 I love your chalkboard calendar and your bathroom updates… I might just have to add that to my house todos!!

  22. Melanie Flinn said on March 4, 2011 at 2:03 am

    I was just thinking the same thing. How on earth do you keep it looking like that? The pressure is one! I sure hope it sells fast. 🙂 It looks beautiful so I am sure it will!

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