home staging georgetown: Georgetown House SOLD after Home Staging by Cole House Design - 07/23/09 07:12 AM
Cole House Design, a home staging firm located in Georgetown Ontario completed this staging transformation recently.  The home had been a former Georgetown builder's model home in the 1980's and had been decorated in some wild colours like violet and aqua.  The homeowners had recently re-painted most of the home beige and cream, and were now looking to sell and downsize.  They called Cole House Design to complete the staging transformation.
Here are some of the before and after photos of the staging work done:
   Family Room
 
   Master Bedroom
 
   Ensuite Bathroom
 
    Guest Bedroom
 
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home staging georgetown: Another Wild Ride - Congratulations from Cole House Design! - 03/27/09 02:56 AM
Most people don't know this, but I grew up in a car builder household.  Heck, my first car was a black 1968 Camaro with a chrome undercarriage and a wheelie bar in the back (just in case you wanted it to stand on end - LOL).  My weekends were spent helping my father build cars (I was the girl passing the wrench, screwdriver, etc.), hanging out at junk yards looking for parts, doing a lot of washing and waxing, listening to 50's music, and going to car shows. 
My father has owned and built so many legendary vehicles over the years, I have honestly lost count.  … (2 comments)

home staging georgetown: Cole House Design Launches Contest for a "FREE HOME STAGING CONSULTATION" - 03/26/09 09:24 AM

Is your home located in Georgetown, Acton or the Halton Hills area of Ontario? 
Is your home currently up for sale? 
Would you like it to sell faster and for potentially more money?
Do you think it could benefit from home staging?
Then this contest from Cole House Design is for you!
  
Homeowners who currently have their properties listed on the real estate market, can submit a photo of a room in their home that they feel would benefit the most from home staging.  The room that we feel requires the most help, will be the lucky winner of a FREE … (1 comments)

home staging georgetown: 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 georgetown: 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 georgetown: 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 georgetown: 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 georgetown: The Discovery Channel's TLC Launching a NEW "Home Staging Show" - 01/23/09 02:58 AM
Cole House Design, a home staging and interior redesign firm serving the Halton and Peel Regions of Ontario, recently came across an article stating that the Discovery Channel's TLC is launching a new "Home Staging Show".  They are currently casting for homeowners in the Los Angeles area.  Here is the info if you have not heard about it.  Unfortunately there is no mention of the name of the show as of yet.

NOW CASTING NEW TLC HOME "STAGING" SHOW!
Are you in the process of selling your home and need help staging it? Has your home been on the market for awhile … (3 comments)

home staging georgetown: 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 georgetown: A Lesson to be Learned - Stage Your Home FIRST with Cole House Design - 01/07/09 05:52 AM
This past summer a neighbour of our's here at Cole House Design, put his house on the market.  He made FOUR major mistakes in listing his home.   
First, he waited till the last week of June to list, when the real estate market typically goes dead for the summer months.   
Second, he had done all of the renovations on his home based on he and his wife living there alone (with no children).  However, his house was located in a very family friendly neighbourhood.  For example, he had completely decked his entire backyard, so there was no area for children to run and play.  
Third, … (0 comments)

home staging georgetown: Cole House Design Launches Newly Designed Website at www.colehousedesign.com! - 12/17/08 06:45 AM
These past couple of months Cole House Design has been busy with holiday decorating, home staging of some properties that were still lingering on the real estate market, and a few colour consultations for home owners who were prepping for holiday guests.  In between all of that, Cole House Design also spent a tremendous amount of time constructing our newly designed website!
My gosh, all of the wording, the multitude of before and after photos, and the backdoor stuff that goes into building a website - phew!  Cole House Design focuses primarily on home staging and interior decorating, but also offers colour consulting, interior … (1 comments)

home staging georgetown: The Sins of a House & Who Tries to Hide Them! What Cole House Design Discovered - 09/12/08 09:29 AM
Cole House Design, a home staging and interior redesign firm serving Georgetown, Mississauga, Brampton, Milton and surrounding neighbourhoods, does not believe in hiding the flaws of a home from potential buyers through home staging.  If there is a serious problem with a house, it should and will be found in the home inspection anyways.  Cole House Design has always done each and every home staging consultation pointing out the flaws in each room...whether it be simply that the artwork is hung too high or that the water mark on the ceiling should be addressed by a qualified professional.  Cole House Design prides itself in the work … (1 comments)

home staging georgetown: Georgetown Bathroom Makeover by Cole House Design - 09/10/08 01:20 PM
Cole House Design, an interior redesign and home staging firm located in Halton Hills, was recently hired to redesign an ensuite bathroom for a Georgetown, Ontario client.  The small bathroom was used by both the husband and wife...it had little storage, and had been finished with the "builder basics".  
With a tight budget in mind:
we opted to keep the vanity, sink, toilet, tiled shower, and large corner soaker tub; all of which were in excellent condition the brownish-yellow walls were repainted a soft ivory  the builder-basic plastic towel bars and toilet paper holder were replaced with chrome for easy cleaning, and that added bit of sparkle the small and … (4 comments)

home staging georgetown: 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)

home staging georgetown: Curb Appeal Recommendations in Halton - Call Cole House Design today! - 03/31/08 09:47 AM
Cole House Design was just reading Pam Faulkner's blog: "Does the Addams Family Live Next Door to Your Staged Home?".  It made me laugh and reminded me of this home:

This photo was taken at the end of March, and yes that's a Christmas tree sitting haphazardly in the urn.  Christmas lights are still strung around the tree and the front of the house.  Newspapers are piled up on the front porch.  The driveway has a huge pothole in it.  The garage doors have paint peeling off of them. 
This home obviously has NO curb appeal, and this is how you DON'T want your house to look … (3 comments)

home staging georgetown: Cole House Design's first blog...gosh I hope I get this right - LOL! - 03/25/08 11:24 AM
Hi everyone! 
My name is Nicole Hurst, and I own a home staging and interior redesign company called Cole House Design in beautiful Georgetown, Ontario.  Mind you I use the term "beautiful" very loosely right now as we are currently in the middle of a snowstorm and it is -6 degrees celsius outside.  I think that groundhog was mistaken when he said Spring was on the way - LOL! 
I have read many of the blogs about home staging and the real estate world in general over my first couple of weeks here on AR, and I have to say I have already gained … (28 comments)

 

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