home staging brampton: Brampton House SOLD in 6 Days after Home Staging from Cole House Design - 04/07/10 06:32 AM
Cole House Design recently staged a Brampton Ontario home.  It sold in 6 days for 99% of the asking price.  Hooray!  Another example that staging works!!
Cole House Design was called by this Brampton homeowner as he wanted his home staged before listing.  He and his wife were retirees living in a 30 year old house.  He knew over the years they had accumulated some clutter, and needed help depersonalizing and updating the interior of the home.
After a home staging consultation by Cole House Design, these homeowners started packing things up.  Old furniture stored in the basement was put out at the curb, … (9 comments)

home staging brampton: Coat Closet Clean-Up by Cole House Design - 03/05/09 06:01 AM
Cole House Design has staged numerous homes in the Halton and Peel regions of Ontario as of late.  And many of those home owners have asked us the same probing question - "do I really have to stage my closets too?".  Now most of these clients had closets bulging at the seams, and they were all a little concerned about what we would uncover.  But the answer is always the same, "YES".   
Now I am no Martha Stewart, and I will admit that I have never staged a coat closet quite to the degree she has below (even though the photo is inspiring).  But potential home buyers WILL … (5 comments)

home staging brampton: Cole House Design Transforms a Georgetown Kitchen from Dumpy to Funky! - 02/18/09 06:06 AM
Cole House Design has staged and redesigned many a kitchen since we started our home staging and interior decorating firm.  I was emailed this week actually about one kitchen transformation that is currently on the portfolio page of our website.  The lady had to know what colour the walls were, as she had a similar kitchen and wanted to repaint.  I looked at the photo and realized that I had never even mentioned it on my blog, and it is likely one of our favourite kitchen transformations (oops)! 
This kitchen had natural maple cabinetry, and the laminate countertops were black with a grey and brown fleck.  The tile floor … (5 comments)

home staging brampton: The Confusion Around What Home Staging Really Is & An Article that Proves It - 02/17/09 11:17 AM
Cole House Design recently came across a supposed home staging blog on http://www.realestateblooms.com/.  At first I thought it was another article on the benefits of home staging, however as I read on, it started to get a little strange.  I am assuming the article was NOT written by an actual home stager. 

 Here are a few excerpts from the article.  Note that I have not altered the wording or the spelling mistakes for that matter (LOL).  Read on to see if you find it odd as well!
 
"Here are some excellent tips for staging your home:
Remove all the clutters. Sell the old … (6 comments)

home staging brampton: Cole House Design Asks "Do You Offer a Guarantee" on your Home Staging Work? - 02/11/09 05:50 AM
Cole House Design, a home staging and interior redesign company located in Georgetown, Ontario, recently received a promo for a Feng Shui company who also does home staging.  Near the end of the email I was surprised to see they offer a "guarantee" on their work. Here's a portion of the email:  
"Applying the principles of Feng Shui to sell your home will increase your selling price and reduce the time your home stays on the market. When the Feng Shui is done correctly, your home will sell within 30 days of its listing, guaranteed."  
I will be honest, Cole House Design … (28 comments)

home staging brampton: Cole House Design's Favourite Home Staging Transformation of 2008 - 01/08/09 04:52 AM
Cole House Design is a home staging and interior decorating firm located in the Halton Region.  Our favourite home staging transformation of 2008 was a family room in a home staged to sell in the prestigious area of Credit Mills, in Mississauga, Ontario.  With only a little money, and some ingenius furniture swapping, we transfromed this room from "crammed with clutter" to "simple yet elegant".
Family Room Before
This family room was located in a million dollar mansion in Mississauga, Ontario.  The homeowners were a young couple with a new baby.  It was crammed with baby apparatus, toys, stuffed animals, baby gifts, and all kinds of "stuff".  You would … (3 comments)

home staging brampton: Cole House Design Stages A Cluttered Desk Into a Child's Craft Corner with Great Appeal - 09/06/08 07:00 AM
Cole House Design, a home staging firm located in Georgetown, Ontario recently staged a home west of Toronto, where our client had placed a sewing area for herself, in her sons' basement toyroom.  Although the placement of the desk in the room was fine, it was disorganized and cluttered, and did not really suit the real function of the room.  Cole House Design moved the sewing machine and sewing supplies into the neighbouring laundry room, and instead turned the desk into a child's art area complete with craft supplies, paper, and bulletin board. 
For little more than 20 minutes of our time switching things around, the art desk was a … (7 comments)

home staging brampton: Cole House Design featured in New Dreamhomes & Condos Magazine - 07/09/08 09:58 AM
Cole House Design, a home staging and interior decorating firm from Georgetown, Ontario was approached a little while ago by a Realtor who writes regularly for the Toronto housing magazine "New Dreamhomes & Condos".  She was writing an article about visiting model homes and taking current decor and design ideas from them, and incorporating those ideas into your own home.  She needed help with the design aspect of the article and using the proper terminology, etc. 
After a couple of rough drafts and reminding her that we don't typically use semi-gloss paint on walls(LOL) - I think we co-wrote a pretty good article.  And Sarah if you're reading … (1 comments)

 

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