$42.9 Million Greenwich Estate–A Poster Child for Staging

By Jordan • August 10th, 2011

This 14-bedroom mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut offers 22,000 square feet of emptiness that will satisfy your inner interior decorator for years to come. Built in 1918, the Round Hill Road manor house sits on 40 acres of land, which includes a recreation area with a 75-foot swimming pool surrounded by ineffectual stone lifeguards. But wait, there’s more…

A mahogany paneled library…without any books. A master suite with an intricate fireplace… but no bed. And a massive marble foyer that you can hear your voice echo in, just by looking at the picture. You’d think with a $42.9 million price tag they’d toss a few dollars toward staging. Even the most vivid imaginations could use the suggestion of a few classics on the shelf, a cozy sofa in front of the fire, rugs you can sink your toes into. Instead we’re confronted with a yawning 22,000 square foot abyss. If this isn’t a selling point for staging, we don’t know what is.