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toronto home staging: Rules - Call Me Crazy But...They Often Times NEED to be Broken! - 02/18/09 10:04 AM
There are many rules in design and it's off shoots (decorating, staging, re-design). But the best designs (those stop you from flipping the page or stop you in your tracks) are always when someone has challenged the rules.
If may not be obvious to you that some design rule has been tossed out. Nor would it have been carelessly tossed out. Great thought goes in to stunning design. Those who challenge design rules are recognized by the industry for their ability to create engaging environments. Those who follow all the rules...create rooms that while may be beautiful technically, they lack the ability to truly draw in … (10 comments)

toronto home staging: Autumn Hot Picks 4 Your Home From 2 Hounds Design & Home Staging - 09/23/08 06:53 PM
Autumn Picks To Elevate Your Home As Selected By Toronto's 2 Hounds Design & Home Staging  There are so many inventive products coming on to the market and design plays just as important a role as function...perhaps more important than function!
This will be the first in an on-going series from Toronto's 2 Hounds Design + Home Staging.
As a decorator, stager and shopaholic it is imperative I stay on top of trends in home fashions so I see on a daily basis and I'm regularily introduced by manufacturers the latest and greatest.
Here are a few of my picks I've come across this Autumn in no specific order:
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Bodum's … (10 comments)

toronto home staging: Toronto Real Estate Market and Surrounding Communities - 06/29/08 01:14 PM
First let me say I am a Decorator & (home) stager not a Realtor. I am very closely involved in the selling of properties however and I am seeing a distinct trend in buyer behaviour.
I've also direct experience myself as a buyer in the current market.
The Toronto real estate market is still going strong with prices continuing to rise at an average increase of 3%. If you take last years (2007) record sales figures out of the equation, 2008 has so far had an increase of 6% over 2006 prices.
Is it a sellers market? Yes and no.
Buyers are taking longer to decide … (2 comments)

toronto home staging: 2 Hounds Design + Property Merchandising we are taking staging to a whole new level! - 01/07/08 01:37 AM
We are excited to announce our newest service:
2HDe stage|advice. As a 2HDe-mail clientyou will receive the most informationpossible to prepare your property with the least investment! This is the equivalent of having us give you a consultation at your property. However, because the consult would go so much more quickly over emails, any remaining time of the 2 hour consult would be utilized to source rental furniture, decor, accents, artwork, etc all emailed directly to you to utilize! Additional hourly rates are available for further sourcing or arranging trades for any repairs/painting required.
This could potentially save you the cost … (14 comments)

toronto home staging: A few pictures from a recent Toronto Home Staging by 2 Hounds Design - 07/23/07 04:39 PM
We had a limited budget for decor items but I think the place turned out great. Now we just have to hope it sells!




I'm still working on improving my photos. The images where taken using the Kodak v705 ultrawide angle lens.
Much of the artwork was sourced from an amazing local artist...I have to find his card so I can fill in his contact info. Due to the low budget for decor items we filled in with a few pieces from the 2 Hounds collection (which is very small).
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toronto home staging: Do I hear the words 'price reduction'? This is NOT a staged house! - 04/28/07 10:35 AM
I've been to a number of open houses in the Durham region which have been 'staged' as told to me by the agents. You would NEVER in a million years guess that they'd been staged. I mean these places showed terribly. Not only that, but these houses have sat on the market and had multiple price reductions.
I don't know if this is common in other areas, but I figure it is not a one off situation here in Durham Region.
The agents response to my shocked look is 'it looks a lot better than it did'. Now, I know that … (24 comments)

toronto home staging: More upcoming events: Music at The Market - 04/25/07 05:58 PM
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toronto home staging: 2007 Multiple Sclerosis Carnation Campaign - 04/25/07 05:50 PM
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toronto home staging: Art Festival - Visual Arts Centre of Clarington - 04/25/07 05:48 PM
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toronto home staging: Bethesda House 5th Annual Dinner & Auction - 04/25/07 05:39 PM
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toronto home staging: Professional Real Estate Photographers - 04/25/07 01:17 PM
I didn't realize that there were photographers who specialized in real estate until joining AR. We all know the value of quality photos to market houses.
I see a direct parallel to stagers. The real estate photography trend seems to be much more popular in the US than in Canada, just as staging using professionals is still more popular in the US.
I'll make a wild assumption that most Realtors (in the US and Canada) still take their own photos and give pseudo-staging advice to their clients. My blog thoughts, today, are not on the majority however.
I am wondering about the Realtors who make the … (2 comments)

 

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