Comments on: Confession

By: Kristine

Kristine — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:48:43 +0000

You know, you might be on to something there! Apart from the nightmare hyper-real furnishings and the fake smell of freshly-baked bread, what these professional homemakers need is actors who “play house” while potential buyers come to visit. Not the true inhabitants of the house, of course, but people who resemble the archetype of the cosy housewife, the daughter doing her homework in the study, the elderly couple enjoying the sun in the garden. I think we should set up an agency!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:54:46 +0000

In San Francisco (one of many cities) there is a lot of home staging for houses on the market, Professionals are literally homemakers and “play house” to make it feel cozy and comfy so that buyers can visualize living in the house with all the accessories. Mostly, the furnishings are more like nightmares, than dreamhomes, but still fun to see. The Ikea vignettes are especially fun to “live in”. Sometime in the near future, I’d like to make myself at home and invite a friend to have lunch with me in one of the kitchens. a little irreverent reverse reality tv.

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:23:10 +0000

Mmm… Electronic voyeurism…