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 … (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 … (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 … (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.
Meadow Suite I
Art Print
Novak, Shirley
Affordable Art Prints
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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 … (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 … (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 … (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 … (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 … (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 … (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 … (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. … (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 … (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 … (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 … (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 … (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. … (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 … (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 … (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. … (0 comments)
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