A Custom Clue Game and A Scavenger Hunt ++

Many have kindly asked whatever happened to the historical mansion with the organ that I was struggling with. (and blogged about repeatedly!)

It went back on the market yesterday and was being shown to a potential buyer during the Brokers' Open House/Caravan. This already achieves the objective (the house hadn't been shown for over 6 months) and is in direct result of the buzz our collective efforts created. I hope.

This is the house where Woodrow Wilson slept there, Caruso sang with the live organ in the living room and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek had tea in the tea house, by the pool.

In the end I decided to play the history card, and make that history a lot more fun. I created a Clue game with President Woodrow Wilson instead of Professor Plum, Caruso in lieu of Mr. Green and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek in place of Miss Scarlet (even though she was a Nationalist, not a Communist! <sigh> can't win 'em all!!)

Then I created a Scavenger Hunt for the children to follow and color-in while their parents were looking at the house.

We added more furniture in the foyer/Rotunda to make it a really warm, inviting space...

and when the fire is lit, this space does look really fun. Plus, the table now has the Clue game on it. (I'll take another photo when I'm over there this afternoon watering the fresh flowers)

We pruned all of the collections in the LR, the DR, the Family Room - where the Roseville Pottery collection was museum-worthy and overwhelming! I then added a fully furnished in-law, guest suite on the lower floor, so that we would legitmately up the bedroom count.

The master bedroom had a different bedding set placed and the furniture moved around. It hasn't photographed well, so I'll include those pix later, after my pro-photo-dude friend goes in.

Thanks to all for the advice and inspiration here.

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Juliet Johnson Staging maximizes the current market value of homes via staging, custom games, fresh floral designs and marketing input.