ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2011
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You are going through a marital divorce. You are hurt and angry. Your home is part of the assets that have to be split and you can't afford to buy your spouse out. The house may be your first home or it may be your dream home and you resent having to give it up. In your anger and grief you have d...
04/28/2011
Utility companies tell us to call before we dig to avoid damaging buried lines. Well, you could say the same holds true for selling your home. Before you start preparing your home for sale, call a Staging Professional to do a consult. You may discard or store the wrong items. This holds true no ...
04/27/2011
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Unify your home and make it flow. Your home will feel very comfortable. You have found your inspiration, a piece of art you just love. Your Great Room is going to look just super. Now you have to decide if and how this color scheme is going to apply to the rest of the house. If you have an open c...
04/26/2011
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Whether you are Staging your home, changing things up for the next season or doing a complete redesign you may be wondering where to start. Finding that jumping off point can be quite scary. If you plan to sell before you redecorate again, then the wall color you use this time should be neutral. ...
04/25/2011
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Barb Schwarz the founder of Staged Homes has so many wonderful sayings but this one really tickled me. "If you can smell it, you can't sell it." She is so right! Odors can either bring on a positive response from a buyer or it can send them running. The aroma of freshly baked cookies can light th...
04/24/2011
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Those words are music to my ears. It means another Realtor has seen the light. The Realtor now knows that a staging consult is the way to go. They no longer want to chance offending their clients by telling them about the issues in their home. I'm a Stager and proud of it. My Realtors know that I...
04/21/2011
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It looks like it will be a wet Easter weekend for Burlington this year. I guess we'll have to use our umbrellas to save our Easter bonnets. Never mind, April showers bring May flowers or so the saying goes. The Easter Bunny still comes to our house even after all these years. He never forgets ...
04/21/2011
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Many sellers cannot see the value in preparing their home for sale. They just don't want to invest anything else in their home. The problem with this attitude is that if you don't value it neither will the buyer. That investment doesn't have to be money. It can be time and effort. Start with your...
04/19/2011
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While fans can be an asset in some homes, they can also highlight the wrong thing. If you have 9ft or cathedral ceilings there is plenty of room for a fan. So often I see them installed in rooms with only 8ft. ceilings and they make that ceiling look really low. It almost makes you want to duck u...
04/18/2011
As I look outside today at this unpredictable spring weather it is hard to think about gardens. However as a Stager, I know that outside spaces should be treated as a room or part of a house when you are selling. The truth is that even though it is not warm enough for flowers the grass has starte...
04/17/2011
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Janice Ankrett
Staging Professional
Home Staging tips and advice offered to help sellers.
Worked in Burlington Ont. and surrounding areas Janice Ankrett helped sellers prepare their homes for sale.
Janice worked with real estate agents and owners to help the home sell as quickly as possible for the best possible price.