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
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
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
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