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Sellers Strapped for Cash for Rental Furniture? Let's Make Some Cardboard Couches

I came across this today on zillow about fakefurniture.com, which sells white, cardboard-shaped furniture ranging from beds, couches, chairs to dressers to help filling the vacant space. You can get

a lovely dining room table like so

for $53.65

 

Need a office desk? You can own one like this 


for $52.83

 

You can even buy a 3BR home!

Three Bedroom House
Fill a 3 bedroom home with furniture. A great way to help a buyer visualize what could be! Includes Twin Bed, Double Bed, King Bed, NightStand, Armoire/Entertainment Center, Triple Dresser/Buffet/Credenza, Desk, Corner Table, Cocktail(Coffee) Table, Dining Table, Dining/Desk Chair, Club Chair, Love Seat & Sofa.

$499.00 Price
$189.22 S&H

TOTAL:
$ 688.22 

Once the home is sold, just remove the accessories atop the cardboard furniture and fold them back up until you need them again. They are easy to transport and store. 

 

hmm... Frankly my clients will fire me if I stage their homes with these cardboard boxes. Although pushes come to shove, if the sellers are really strapped for cash, I suppose I can stage with cardboard furniture. But not at this price tag! I can just paint the cardboard myself, which I have seen Roger on "Sell This House" did for one of the homes where they were really strapped for cash. He painted all the cardboard boxes white and made furniture for the home...

What are your 2 cents? Would you find a staged home with cardboard furniture appealing to you?  

 

Cheers,

Cindy 

 


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20 comments • Cindy Lin • August 21 2007 11:02PM

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I actually saw on one of the home staging shows that they made furniture out of cardboard boxes and painted it white! It looked awful, I think that cardboard furniture (home-made or from a store) it a definate STAGING NOT!
Posted by Lucie Quigley (HOLT modern Home Staging) over 4 years ago
Cindy, I agree with Lucie. I would not consider the cardboard furniture under any circumstances. First of all, it looks extremely cold to me, and I cannot imagine any scenario that is would be suited for. Just my opinion..
Posted by Lois Brant (Impressive Interiors) over 4 years ago

Cindy,

I might ,might use a bed because your going to cover it up with a very savvy bed covering, but other then that I don't think I would use it.

you should talk to Terry H because I think she was going to try them out to see if they were any good.

Best wishes Brian Bloom

Posted by Brian Bloom~ All in One Staging inc. Home Staging Consultant, Redesign Expert (www.AllinOneStaging.com 1-630-292-2710) over 4 years ago
T.V. yes... Furniture NO! What is someone were to sit on it??? Liability waiting to happen. There are strange folks out there!
Posted by Ann Krewson, A.L.I. Designs; Staging Houston Homes; Allied Member of A.S.I.D. (A.L.I. Designs, Inc.) over 4 years ago
It's a look...very Vern Yip.  At least you can sit in LAWN CHAIRS - "The Other White Furniture"!  How about inflatables?  They're available in claer and lively colors too!  Seriously, one of the goals of successful staging is to get potential buyers to linger, to revisit rooms and spend time in the house.  If they can't sit down, they'll leave!
Posted by Julia Maher, Connecticut Home Stager Staging Fairfield & New Haven Counties (Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes) over 4 years ago
Where you been, girl - Terry Haugen did a whole thing on this and got over 90 comments, including one from Craig, who rarely comments on anything!
Posted by Juliet Johnson - Web Based Marketing Specialist (Vizzitopia) over 4 years ago
Yeah Cindy, where ya bean?  Actually I've gotten over 100 comments on this.  Some negative, most positive.  I ordered a sofa, which should arrive next week.  I will then attempt to "upholster" said sofa to make it look as close to the real thing as possible.  Portability is the name of the game here as far as I'm concerned.  Keep an eye out in the next few weeks for my before and after post.
Posted by Terry Haugen STAGE it RIGHT! 321-956-2495 (Stage it Right!) over 4 years ago
man, am I slow!
Posted by Cindy Lin (Staged4more Home Staging & Redesigns // EcoJoe) over 4 years ago
Judging by your blogs Cindy you are not slow.  But in this case maybe just a little unobservant :-)
Posted by Terry Haugen STAGE it RIGHT! 321-956-2495 (Stage it Right!) over 4 years ago
They make me feel like I should get out my crayons and add some color!
Posted by Cari Pilon, RE:STYLE Home Staging (RE:STYLE Home Staging) over 4 years ago
Ack Terry, that's just a little bit mean.
Posted by Cindy Lin (Staged4more Home Staging & Redesigns // EcoJoe) over 4 years ago
I can't find the Terry Haugen blog re fake furniture. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks!
Posted by Diane over 4 years ago
Diane, scroll down the blogs till you come upon the "Egyptian Eye" logo where my picture should be.  The blog is Fake Furniture.com
Posted by Terry Haugen STAGE it RIGHT! 321-956-2495 (Stage it Right!) over 4 years ago
Cindy, I didn't mean to be mean.  I meant you are so busy blogging good stuff you must have missed my post :-)
Posted by Terry Haugen STAGE it RIGHT! 321-956-2495 (Stage it Right!) over 4 years ago
I believe warming up spaces is important.  I think the fake furniture looks very fake.  Can't see using it myself.  Sorry Cindy, I would rather use only a few choice pieces than use cardboard.  A TV or computer I think is ok.
Posted by Karen Hubert, CSP-www.centerstagedesign.ca (Center Stage Design-real estate staging, Dundas, ON) over 4 years ago
It looks stark and cold not warm and inviting. I think kids would start to play with it and maybe run to the car and get there crayons. the tv and computer ok  and bed that could be covered up with great bedding other than that i might by the couch for my kids bonus room. They would have a blast with it
Posted by Maria Lechner-Boise ID Home Stager (The Added Touch Home Staging) over 4 years ago

What an awesome idea! Fake furniture? With a little creativity a vacant house can have seem like an inviting, cozy/spacious, comfortable home. I like the idea and will keep it in mind for those vacant homes. Thanks

Posted by Vicente A. Martinez Realtor Brooklyn | Long Island | Queens Homes (Prudential Douglas Elliman Licensed Real Estate Salesperson) over 4 years ago
I think these would be great for watching football games on Thanksgiving Day.
Posted by TACOMA~FEDERAL WAY~AUBURN~KENT~WA 206-679-4768 Julianna Hind, REALTOR(R) (eXp Realty) over 4 years ago

This is so funny and Val and I were talking about this awhile ago saying someone should come up with collapsable furniture. Guess they did. Years ago my girlfriends son use to make his own furniture out ob cardboard and we laugh about that until this day. He is now married with 4 kids and I can assure you that their furniture is the real deal.

I would not use it. We are suppose to make our clients homes look rich and inviting, this is over the top. It does not look so awful in the pics tho, I must admit.

Phyllis Pafumi

Posted by Phyllis Pafumi-ReStyled to Sell Staging Homes NJ (ReStyled to Sell Home Staging New Jersey) over 4 years ago
Look for my reveal coming next week.  You won't believe its a cardboard sofa.
Posted by Terry Haugen STAGE it RIGHT! 321-956-2495 (Stage it Right!) over 4 years ago

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