Friday, February 17, 2012

Imaginary Family - Need Your Help!

Since we will be staging the house when we put it on the market, I keep imagining the family that might live here.  We want the house to be warm and inviting, so prospective buyers can imagine themselves living there.

We have a lot of young families in the area, so I'm thinking that makes sense for the imaginary family.  Probably two kids - a boy and a girl.  The boy is around 6 or 7 and the girl is 11...not quite a teenager, but not ready to give up all of her toys yet either.  But I'm tired of referring to the bedrooms as the boy's room & the girl's room.  I need kids names - any suggestions?

Could Petey be part of the imaginary family??
Oh, and they have a dog....this is a big neighborhood for dogs.  People take their dogs to the beach every day, regardless of the weather.  At first, Richard was laughing at the concept of creating a family for staging the house.  But I think he's getting into it!  Today he started suggesting dog names.  He thinks it should be a black lab named Hobo or Rascal.  Really?  Seems kind of boring.  Any other suggestions?  

I appreciate your help!
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11 comments:

  1. Laurel - you are right on target with the pet space! I recently read a study that the big time home builders are increasingly incorporating/dedicating space solely designed for their extended family i.e. pets! go for it! built in platform for doggie bed,lease rack, stainless elevated water/food bowls...

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  2. I've already bought the leash, bowls and doggy placemat :-) The futurist Faith Popcorn has coined the phrase DONK - Dog Obsessed, No Kids. She said empty nesters, young couples and gay couples are all becoming DONKs..LOL, our household is a good example!

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  3. Well, you've just described my sister's family - the girl, Mirea, is 11, her brother Arno is 8 and the dog is a mutt named Vespa....

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    1. Wow, what are the odds of that! Amazing! Did I get it right about an 11 year old girl and interest in dolls/toys?Amazing.

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  4. Ummm, of course it should be HoBo!!

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  5. How about "FLIP-IT"?

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    1. Hmmm....cute in context, but do you think it could be taken the wrong way :-) LOL!!

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  6. Girl named Ava. Boy named Sebastian. And the dog is a yellow lab/golden retriever mix... named Goldie!

    And I love finding fellow Maine bloggers. Good luck with your project!

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  7. Sebastian!! What a great name! And a golden/lab mix is the perfect kind of dog for this beach neighborhood.

    Thanks so much Mainer!! What's you blog address? I'd love to check it out.

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    1. smalltown20something.wordpress.com

      You'll have to let me know when the house is all done, I'd love to come take a peek!

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