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Transformations that sold.

Every project below started as someone's everyday home. A little design, the right updates, and professional staging turned each one into a listing buyers couldn't resist — see the same rooms, before and after.

See the Difference

The same room, reimagined.

Drag the handle — or tap Before / After — to reveal one of our most dramatic changes. Every project below is real, local, and sold.

Before

After

Living Room & Hearth · 3510 Kingwood

Dated brick hearth → dramatic black fireplace & built-ins

Project by Project

Every home has a before.

Tap any photo to see it full-screen. Each project shows what we found, what we changed, and how it showed for buyers.

Design + Build + Stage

3510 Kingwood

Lee's Summit · Full remodel & staging

Plan mine ↗

The challenge

A well-loved home held back by a dark brick hearth, heavy furniture, and dated finishes that made generous rooms read small and closed-in.

The strategy

Refinished the fireplace and added built-ins, lightened floors and walls, opened the kitchen with a white island, and staged every room to let the architecture breathe.

The result

A bright, magazine-ready home that photographed beautifully and showed like new — the kind of first impression that gets buyers through the door.

Before: enclosed kitchen with dark cabinets and dated countertops — Kitchen Swapped dark cabinetry for bright white, added a working island, quartz, and stainless to open the whole space up.

After: bright kitchen with white cabinets, a quartz island, and stainless appliances — Kitchen Swapped dark cabinetry for bright white, added a working island, quartz, and stainless to open the whole space up.

Before: primary bath with patterned wallpaper and oak cabinetry — Primary Bath Removed dated wallpaper and oak, then reset the room with clean tile, a glass shower, and a double vanity.

After: modern primary bath with clean tile, glass shower, and a double vanity — Primary Bath Removed dated wallpaper and oak, then reset the room with clean tile, a glass shower, and a double vanity.

Before: cluttered bedroom with mixed furniture and busy decor — Primary Bedroom Cleared the clutter and staged a calm, neutral palette so buyers could picture the room as their own retreat.

After: calm, airy primary bedroom staged in a neutral palette — Primary Bedroom Cleared the clutter and staged a calm, neutral palette so buyers could picture the room as their own retreat.

Design + Stage

3rd Terrace

Kansas City · Design & staging for market

Plan mine ↗

The challenge

A solid home that needed styling and a photographer's eye to compete with new-construction listings nearby.

The strategy

Refreshed the palette, styled each room for how buyers actually live, and captured the exterior at twilight to stop the scroll online.

The result

A warm, buyer-ready listing that looked its absolute best in every photo — bright, inviting, and easy to fall for.

Before: living room with dark wood paneling, a dated fireplace, and bare subfloor — Living Room & Hearth Painted the brick fireplace, added a shiplap accent wall, and carpeted and staged a warm, bright living room built to photograph.

After: bright staged living room with a white-painted brick fireplace and shiplap wall — Living Room & Hearth Painted the brick fireplace, added a shiplap accent wall, and carpeted and staged a warm, bright living room built to photograph.

Before: dated kitchen with light wood cabinets, blue walls, and an old refrigerator — Kitchen Refreshed the cabinetry to bright white, added granite, subway tile, and stainless, and opened the room to the dining space.

After: refreshed kitchen with white cabinets, granite counters, and stainless appliances — Kitchen Refreshed the cabinetry to bright white, added granite, subway tile, and stainless, and opened the room to the dining space.

Before: bathroom gutted to the studs during renovation — Primary Bath Rebuilt from the studs into a clean, modern bath with a tiled walk-in shower and a fresh vanity.

After: modern bath with a tiled walk-in shower and a new vanity — Primary Bath Rebuilt from the studs into a clean, modern bath with a tiled walk-in shower and a fresh vanity.

After: home exterior photographed at twilight with warm window light — Twilight Curb Appeal Photographed at dusk to stop the scroll

Full renovation & staging

Appleton

Kansas City metro · Full renovation & staging

Plan mine ↗

The challenge

A dated cottage with tired cabinetry, dark trim, and worn finishes that hid the home's charm and kept buyers from seeing its potential.

The strategy

Refinished floors, brightened every room, rebuilt the kitchen in white with butcher block, and staged with warm, mid-century pieces.

The result

A light, characterful cottage that photographed beautifully and felt instantly move-in ready.

Before: empty living room with a dated fireplace, dark floors, and window AC unit — Living Room & Hearth Refinished the floors, brightened the walls, and staged around the classic brick fireplace for a warm, welcoming first impression.

After: bright staged living room with a refreshed brick fireplace and mid-century furnishings — Living Room & Hearth Refinished the floors, brightened the walls, and staged around the classic brick fireplace for a warm, welcoming first impression.

Before: dated kitchen with cream cabinets, ornate hardware, and a tile backsplash — Kitchen Swapped tired cabinetry for bright white, added butcher-block counters, subway tile, and open shelving.

After: bright kitchen with white cabinets, butcher-block counters, and subway tile — Kitchen Swapped tired cabinetry for bright white, added butcher-block counters, subway tile, and open shelving.

Full renovation & staging

Hunters Ridge

Kansas City metro · Full renovation & staging

Plan mine ↗

The challenge

A large, dated home — dark wood trim, cluttered rooms, and dated finishes throughout a dramatic vaulted floor plan.

The strategy

Reworked the whole home: black modern-farmhouse exterior, a bright vaulted great room, a new sage-and-quartz kitchen, and refreshed baths and utility spaces.

The result

A striking modern farmhouse that photographs beautifully inside and out — a true head-turner on the market.

Before: dated vaulted great room with dark trim, a loft railing, and worn walls — Great Room Brightened the vaulted great room end to end — painted the brick fireplace, light floors, and a clean, modern palette.

After: bright vaulted great room with a white-painted brick fireplace and light wood floors — Great Room Brightened the vaulted great room end to end — painted the brick fireplace, light floors, and a clean, modern palette.

Before: dated laundry room with oak cabinets, a duck wallpaper border, and an octagon window — Laundry Room Cleared the dated cabinetry and wallpaper border for a crisp, functional laundry with hex-tile floors.

After: bright white laundry room with hex-tile floors and the same octagon window — Laundry Room Cleared the dated cabinetry and wallpaper border for a crisp, functional laundry with hex-tile floors.

Design + Build + Stage

3518 Kingwood

Lee's Summit · Full remodel & staging

Plan mine ↗

The challenge

A dramatic two-story floor plan held back by a dark, floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, teal carpet and heavy drapes in the formal dining, and a dated double-vanity bath wrapped in trellis wallpaper.

The strategy

Refinished the towering stone hearth in soft plaster with a wood mantel, laid warm wood-look floors throughout, wrapped the dining room in moody sage with picture-frame molding, and rebuilt the primary bath around a wood-and-gold vanity and a marble walk-in shower.

The result

A bright, elevated home where the vaulted great room finally shows off its height, styled and photographed to sell fast.