home: Country Western Furniture * Accessories Home Decor * Living Spaces Design - 04/26/08 12:26 PM
Down Home Rustic COUNTRY WESTERN FURNITURE for Interior home Decor applications can be a frustration to access. Furnishings & Accessories for Wilderness Country Theme echoing early North American West lifestyle are in demand for vacation, mountain & country homes, such as the chalet, log cabin, ranch house, etc.
From nailhead leathers to antler chandeliers, rustic hewn woods and metals, where do you find it? Believe it, retailers in this genre are few and far between. However, a significant demand exists. Rising to meet the demand are online shopping sources, which makes perfect sense for this sparce, yet distinct market.
Lots of Leather Art PrintOwen, Chris Buy Western Art … (2 comments)
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home: Real Estate Home Staging in Vernon * Proven Profitability * Living Spaces Design - 03/10/08 01:03 AM
Staging is here to stay. For Real Estate Sale or Resale Professional Presentation has become a widespread practice.
Staging is fairly new concept in some areas & may still creates a little confusion. It is the professional process of property presentation to put your home at the head of the market in your area. I have seen properties sell in 1 to 3 days after staging. The average time on the market is 2 weeks.
De-personalize De-clutter Set the Stage makes the potential buyer feel comfortable in the living spaces.
Growing recognition acknowledges that Home Real Estate Staging puts your sale at the front of the pack in any market. Whether it is a hot market or slow, staging … (0 comments)
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home: Real Estate Home Staging in Penticton * Proven Profitability * Living Spaces Design - 03/10/08 12:36 AM
Staging for Real Estate Sale or Resale is becoming a widespread practice and is defintitely here to stay.
The term 'Staging' is fairly new to some regions & may be a little confusing. It the professional process of property presentation to help your home put its best foot forward! I have seen properties sell in 1 to 3 days after staging.
The goal is to de-personalize & de-clutter, and set the stage for the potential buyer in seeing themselves in the Living Spaces.
Growing recognition acknowledges that Home Real Estate Staging puts your sale at the front of the pack in any market. Whether it is a hot market or slow, staging has … (0 comments)
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home: Spring Redecorating * Color It Fresh * LIVING SPACES * Kelowna Decorator Stager - 02/23/08 05:45 PM
Spring is approaching! A wonderful way over the last bit of winter doldrums before spring gardening time actually arrives, is the cleaning out and refreshing of home interiors. Thoughts begin to turn toward cheery colors, accents, painting and redecorating.
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Along with these inspirations also some questions arise as to how to pull it off. Often simple changes can make a big difference:
Cushion toppers and table linens in fresh colors that make you happySlipcovering furniture is an old tradition for creating a separate look for summer and winterNew art pieces featuring … (18 comments)
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home: Spring Staging * LIVING SPACES * Kelowna Home Selling - 02/23/08 05:36 PM
January and February is when home sellers begin thinking of listing their homes for spring sale. It's a time for also readying the property for the market.
March is now quickly nearing!
Perhaps the property has been on the market for some time. The local Okanagan and Kelowna market has become very competitive in the strength of recent years. It has also meant that extra efforts need be established to get to the head of the pack.
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The right time to stage is before listing.
Property Presentation (staging) is … (2 comments)
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home: Kelowna Home Staging * Art In Modern Interiors * LIVING SPACES - 02/16/08 10:59 PM
Art is subjective. It is can be difficult to choose it objectively. Art tends to have a strong emotional impact. It appeals to the creative right brain. That's a great thing when selecting it for personal use and enjoyment.
The left brain relates to art by trying to quantify and qualify, it seeks to make a logical decision about it. We need to balance left and right brain processes when selecting art for staging. It isn't the usual way we buy art, so can feel somewhat alien making a 'logical' decision where an emotive one is the usual criteria. (Sorry! but it's why A-types tend to need creatives to help them - … (14 comments)
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home: OKANAGAN HOME STAGING Penticton Kelowna Vernon - 12/26/07 08:08 PM
Staging is Essential to Selling - With everyone entering the selling fray, there are houses sitting on the market - you don't have to look very hard to see them.
The Okanagan Real Estate market demands set a high standard Professional property presentation has become a requirement to meet the demand not only of discerning sophisticated buyers, but the hot market is very competitive. Professional adjustment is essential for the edge you need to put your property at the head of the pack for quicker sale & best return.
Home Staging takes the appeal beyond what most homeowners consider when they … (0 comments)
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home: Elements of Interior Design (& Home Staging) Living Spaces - 11/16/07 09:32 PM
Interior Design may be referenced as art. Staging follows the same principles & elements of design, which are universal in whatever context of arrangement.
There are the foundational unchangeable design elements. Secondary elements then fall into the main categories.
The Specific Design Elements relate essential information: POINTLINE - FORM - FLOWSCALECOLORTEXTURE & PATTERN
There is much to be understood about design. Far from being a means of concise analysis of Design Elements, a beginning is necessary to develop an understanding & hence develop your ‘eye'. The way you see things critically affects & effects how you arrange your interior Living Spaces or a piece of art or any arrangement of … (2 comments)
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home: Vacation Home Decor - Okanagan Chalets Condos Bungalows - 10/20/07 12:12 AM
The Okanagan always a popular vacation destination has become more in demand than ever. The past 10 years especially has seen accelerated non-stop development for permanent residences, second home and Vacation Home location.
The draw of World Class amenties and facilities enhance all the more, the appeal of spectacular natural scenery. Golf courses abound, complete with residential homes and bungalow development attracting retiring golfers, vacationers and weekend city escapees.
Long known for knee deep powder, local ski resort villages have become vacation home to internationals from Hong Kong to Germany to Australia and many points in between. Big White and Siver Star Ski Resorts bustle with year round development.
Absentee Vacation Home and … (2 comments)
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home: Bar Stool Heights Ergonomics & Selection * Living Spaces Staging Interior Design - 10/18/07 11:21 PM
Clearing up some confusion about bar stool selection, they are in fact easier to select than regular dining chairs. One reason being that bar stool seats are not as deep, removing that concern. The second reason is simply that you are accounting for height that is relative to the counter or bar height and not leg length.
So the biggest question that consumers most ask, then is - what are the appropriate heights?
Kitchen counters are typically 36" high. Counter stools are 24" high to seat top.
Bar height is usually 42" high. Bar stools are 30" high to the seat top.
Heights can vary somewhat. Always measure before … (4 comments)
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home: Stage Vacants - Kelowna Home Staging - 10/10/07 06:56 PM
Vacant homes can take the longest to sell. Consequently the original asking price can also depreciate considerably. They are often taken off the market. The longer on the market, the less appealing property becomes and don't kid yourself, people remember! Potential buyers are not likely to come back once they have already viewed a property that they cannot see themselves in.
Less than 10% of people can visualize spatially. They cannot see the end from the beginning. They will breeze through an vacant house so fast, because there is nothing stopping them! They need a reason to stop and say, "Oh, I like this reading corner", … (8 comments)
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home: Sellers - Finish Renovations Before Showing - Kelowna Home Staging - 10/10/07 06:51 PM
Sellers can be in too much of a hurry to list and show their properties. It is understandable to be concerned to get the sale underway, but what needs acceleration is completion of renovations first. The very thing you want - quick profitable sale will very possibly be undermined by showing prematurely. Your realtor may not tell you this, being in a hurry to get the sale going also.
63% of buyers are willing to pay more for move-in ready status. Most people do not want to be bothered with renovations and repairs.Less than 10% of all people are able to visualize … (6 comments)
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home: Cycling - 'Fraiche Aire' - Black & White - 07/20/07 07:03 PM
Thanks Lola for your 'Black & White' update - http://activerain.com/blogsview/151924/RendezVous-in-Black-White It caused me to clarify for myself that we've gotten to a consciousness of environmental issues that can no longer be considered 'gray' at all, but in fact are clearly black & white.
In response, I don't know the scientific terminology & understanding of the various particulates in the air as per tonnage of carbon, etc. The broad term pollution is what I know. I have begun to understand the grave concern for quality of life & affected earth cycles.
My personal concern has caused me to take personal measures. I am fortunate for many reasons to live in the downtown … (6 comments)
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home: Realtors Awaken to the Value Real Estate Home Staging - 07/04/07 10:56 PM
"This is great David! Do you mind if I quote you in my marketing? Thanks so much for posting this. Cheers - Happy 4th!"
"Deborah, I would be honored for you to use my comments."
Used with permission these are the July 1/07 statements on the Remax Realtor David Slavin's blog.
"A staged house made me wake up!"
"I showed a vacant house this morning. I was expecting to walk into an empty house and to my and the buyers surprise, this was a staged house. WOW! What a difference! My buyers loved the house so much that they signed an offer in the house at the kitchen … (18 comments)
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home: Support City Gardens - 06/25/07 08:27 PM
I live downtown in a booming resort & vacation destination in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. Out in the 'burbs for many years, I now love living near the 'happenings' & waterfront. Cycling & walking everywhere, I have no desire to return to suburbia with it's long drives into town.
Spring has turned to summer.
I have missed my garden. So this spring I got involved with the community garden across the street! How lucky am I?!
I've just come in with a basket of healthy organic mixed green things for dinner. They are so fresh & beautiful they make me smile & I hesitate to eat them! But I do, thankful for … (8 comments)
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home: Is Interior Design, Redesign, Home Staging For You? - 06/15/07 01:01 AM
We are practically raised believing that Interior Design is too expensive & for the rich only. So we carry on thinking it's out of reach.
At 11, sugar plum dreams of beautifully decorated Living Spaces sparkled in my head. I loved the idea of being a designer, but who would ever pay me for having the fun of decorating?? was the consensus of the time & times to come. Well I'm not sure how it all happened, but I have been doing something creative all my life! Art, Interiors & business define my life work.
Homeowners unquestioningly hire all sorts home trades for … (0 comments)
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home: Home Staging Kelowna BC * Proven Profitability * Living Spaces - 06/13/07 02:09 PM
Staging for Real Estate Sale or Resale is not a new concept. The term 'Staging' is what is new & perhaps creates a little confusion. It is still the professional process it has always been, of presenting property at its best. I have seen properties sell in 1 to 3 days after staging.
The goal is to de-personalize & de-clutter, aiding the potential buyer in seeing themselves in the 'Living Spaces'.
What is new is the growing recognition that Home Real Estate Staging puts your sale at the front of the pack in any market. Whether it is a hot market or slow, staging has statistically shown higher profitability … (0 comments)
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home: Home Staging - De-mystifying the Process - 06/10/07 03:35 PM
Home Staging is a reality in the way homes are sold. Whole communities are embracing the concept as the norm.
More than that people are seeing the delightful advantage of living in well designed Living Spaces. Why not live with it as well as merely dressing it up when you sell?!
I am finding some misunderstanding & a bit of confusion regarding the concept of Home Staging. Generally, there is some public misunderstanding, which I am happy to clarify with a call. What is more baffling is that some realtors I talk to believe staging is 'new' & don't understand the process or benefits they can be passing along to home sellers. … (0 comments)
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home: Kelowna BC * - 06/09/07 02:50 PM
Kelowna is the hub of the Okanagan.
The international airport of the interior of BC is here, as well as many determining factors that make Kelowna the 'Big Player' in the scheme of Okanagan business & development.
Surrounded by many golf courses, vineyards, world class wineries, resorts, & ski facilities, Kelowna overflows with endless attractions with an international draw. It also is the business & shopping designation of BC's Central Interior. It is a logical focus of attention, investment, & desirability.
There seems no end to the flurry of construction fever & real estate increase which spills over into many levels. Building trades are in big demand, with home - related … (0 comments)
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home: Central Okanagan * Market Temperature * Living Spaces - 06/09/07 02:30 PM
Construction booms. Reaching a feverish pitch with a labour shortage, the provincial government is making agreements with other countries (ie: Jamaica) to bring in specialized labor - electricians, plumbers,etc.
A long period of provincial economic lows & the international exchange rate, supported & encouraged international investment interest creating some development flow in the nineties. The low Canadian dollar made it very appealing to BC's immediate neighbors Washington State & Alberta residents, as well as many internationals to invest in Okanagan recreational properties.
This is where I started staging in the nineties (decorating we called it then!) properties for developers' & internationals' vacation & resort properties.
Being a … (0 comments)
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