Your home has two wardrobes. ย One for living and, if you decide to sell it, another for listing. This home literally has the worst staging possible. ย It goes against even my own passion for “lived in staging”.
My sellers struggle with this all. the. time. ย They want to live in their home until the day they sell, but it’s just not realistic! ย If ย you want to make the most fromย your investment thenย you really need to declutter and simplify your home so buyers can imagine themselves in your space.
But once you buy? ย Bring on the clutter, the layers, and all the stuff you want. ย
Theย beautiful home of Artist Jack Pierson in Greenwich Villageย screams, “I live here.” ย It’sย filled with anย intoxicating level of curiosity and wonder. ย Itย feels more like a scene pulled straight from a favorite movie than real life. ย It isย aliveย andย just the kind of place that buyers should hope to create. ย Jack says,
“โI decided that I wanted it to look like an apartment that a rich auntโone I didnโt know I hadโhad left to me…”
Inspired by theย residence of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergรฉ, which he was sent to photograph just before the big sale at Christieโs following Saint Laurentโs death, Jack had a life-altering visionย for how he wanted to live.
โI loved the layering of objects, how the shelves were filled right to the top,โ
So, if you are trying to sell your home, consider the investment you have made and pack up your layers, but if you are settling in, layer, layer, layer! ย Your home should be about living!
These photos, links to products, & more can be found at Architectural Digest.
PHOTOGRAPHY BYย STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON
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