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UrbanEra Model Homes Staged by Rooms in Bloom Home Staging & Design

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Home Stager with Beyond the Stage Homes

Last year, my partner and I were hired by a local developer to stage their model homes. We worked tirelessly with the builder to create two stunning & entirely different designs and feel we succeeded. We chose to decorate the home with simple, yet stunning furniture and accessories which allowed each home's layout and architectural details to shine through.

In the traditional home, we used a rich gold toned paint and accented it with a stunning palette of luxurious colours and materials. 

In the contemporary home we used crisp modern furniture accented by stunning reds, blacks and whites to create a fabulous modern home.

All of the window treatments were custom made for each room, adding polish and sometimes whimsy to the room designs.

Rooms in Bloom worked within our builder's timeline and budget to create these designs. We are proud of the results and are pleased to expand our services beyond staging to sell into furnishing model homes.

Rooms in Bloom Home Staging & Design services the areas of Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph & Stratford. We specialize in partnering with both sellers and realtors to get properties staged and SOLD! 

 

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Heather Cook  is Co-Owner and Principal Staging Designer of the award winning Rooms in Bloom Home Staging & Design Inc. based out of Kitchener-Waterloo, ON.


 

Contact us today so we can help you create the WOW Factor in your home.

     

Comments(22)

Heather Cook
Beyond the Stage Homes - Kitchener, ON
Delivering beautifully staged spaces

Thanks Georgina & Donna! Each time I see them I change my mind about which one I like better! 

Jan 09, 2010 01:37 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Heather ~ Ooh la la - lovely!!  I love all the textures and patterns in the first photo ... love all the rooms in both homes!  Very nice staging -- thanks for sharing your photos with us.

Jan 09, 2010 02:21 PM
Milan Kalkan
DMS (Decor & More Staging) - Saint Catharines, ON
DMS home staging

Heather, I love the styles and your choice of colours for each one of the rooms

great job !

Jan 09, 2010 04:31 PM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

They both look GREAT.....love the glass coffee table with the "X" base and the Dining Chairs with the wood frame and white leather (looks like leather?)!

Jan 09, 2010 04:42 PM
Susan Peters
Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA
The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Hi Heather,

Everything flows beautifully and i love the pops of red.

Jan 09, 2010 06:05 PM
Wanda Richards
Shows Great Home Staging and Web Solutions - Roanoke, VA
Shows Great Home Staging

I love what you did with these two homes.  Beautiful staging.

Jan 10, 2010 12:33 AM
Shelley Roufs
Simply Staged Homes - New Ulm, MN

Heather - Wow - you did a fantastic job! You used an incredilble amount of furnishings. Are they all yours? Love the colors you chose. Hoping for a quick sale...

Jan 10, 2010 02:35 AM
Heather Cook
Beyond the Stage Homes - Kitchener, ON
Delivering beautifully staged spaces

Maureen - thank you :) the texture and pattern in the traditional living room have made it one of my all time favourites!

Milan - Thank you! Our goal for each home was to connect each space either through the use of colours/textures or through the style of design

Kathy - the glass coffee table was a great find and it allowed the living room to feel that much bigger and the dining room set although it looks like leather - it isn't. It is however very sleek and contemporary which is what we wanted.

Susan - thanks so much; red is one of our favourite colours to work with when we're staging because its innately dramatic and eye catching

Wanda - thank you, it was most definitely a labor of love!

Shelley - All the furnishings in the two homes were items we purchased for the builder for these homes. We had some great resources which allowed us to find fantastic pieces which worked well together. These model homes are going to be open for two years to the public so renting furnishings was never an option for the builder.

Jan 10, 2010 02:53 AM
Kimberley Hawley
Hawley Interiors & Staging - Caledon, ON
Hawley Interiors & Staging

Beautiful....I arrangement on the fireplace is amazing and I love the 3 tier dish in the bathroom. Great job

Jan 10, 2010 07:21 AM
Diana Young
Staging Seattle, King & Snohomish Counties - Edmonds, WA

So pretty, Heather!  I love them both.  Your photos are stunning!

Jan 10, 2010 03:10 PM
Michele Hess
Simply Staged Inc. - Rockford, IL
Home Stager Rockford - Simply Staged Inc

Fantastic work Heather!  You successfully created two different looks beautifully.  Congrats!

Jan 10, 2010 08:13 PM
Julia Maher
Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT
Connecticut Home Stager

Congratulations, Heather!  You and your team did a wonderful job on these models - I love to do them too!  It's a smart builder that hires a Stager for models, rather than a designer.  Some designers don't really understand Staging (flow, function) and the need to appeal to a broad specturm of buyers.  Smart builder, having two options done.  Happy Staging - Julie

Jan 11, 2010 12:53 AM
Nancy Maurer
Whitehall Interiors & Home Staging LLC - Sparta, NJ
Home Stager - Serving No. NJ

Great job, Heather! You clearly put a lot of time and effort into these models and it will pay off, I'm sure.  Each room is beautifully planned and balanced and your use of color is terrific!  Congratulations!

Jan 11, 2010 01:39 AM
Deena Cottingham
GreenApple Staging & Images, Calgary Staging & Photography - Calgary, AB
Home Stager & Photographer

Wow, Heather. Awesome job on both homes. How did you hook up with this builder, out of curiosity? Was it a contact you worked at, or did they call you? Thanks.

Jan 11, 2010 03:05 AM
Debra Valentine
Designing Details ~ Staging & Design, LLC - Bountiful, UT
Utah Home Staging for, Bountiful, Salt Lake & Surrounding Areas

Really excellent staging in both models Heather! I love the dimension given by your use of light, med and dark tones in each home. The flow you created is perfect - thanks for sharing.

Jan 11, 2010 03:12 AM
Heather Cook
Beyond the Stage Homes - Kitchener, ON
Delivering beautifully staged spaces

Wow, lots more great comments!

Kimberly - thank you :) We had a local floral designer create all the different floral arrangements for our designs and we provided her with the vessels that we had found in different shops. The poppies we used in the contemporary home really tied in beautifully with the rest of the colour scheme and the floral piece in the traditional home incorporated alot of the bronze/browns and blues we were playing against the rich gold tones. 

Diana - thank you - we worked hard to make sure everything flowed seamlessly together and felt true to layout and design of the home

Michele - Thanks! The contemporary home came easier to us as our style tends to lean much more towards the contemporary lines. The traditional we absolutely love - but we found creating these room designs much more challenging and expensive!

Julie - You said it! I'm writing a whole other blog post on why builders should use stagers, not designers for their models. Our builder was very smart and we anticipate working with them again this year on more projects.

Nancy - LOL! Yes we put lots of hours into these two homes. At one point my partner Alana (who is my shopping guru) said she was tired of shopping! Tired of shopping?! I was surprised lightning didn't strike her on the spot! But all the work and stressing over details has definitely paid off.

Deena - In answer to your question, the builder approached us. One of their reps had seen some of our work and recommended us to the project managers so we got a call. We were in competition with several interior designers to get the job however our tireless enthusiasm, design skill and lower price point were what landed us the contracts!

Debra - thank you! We worked hard to achieve balanced, memorable and engaging designs that would wow buyers with a variety of textures, fabrics, colours and light

Jan 11, 2010 10:42 AM
Cindy Griffith
First Fruit Holdings - Lawrenceville, GA

OMGosh, my heart leaped when I saw your pictures.  PHENOMINAL job of staging!

Jan 12, 2010 12:01 AM
Patti Glover
Stage It In A Day! - Moorpark, CA
CISS,RESA, Home Staging, Ventura County CA, Conejo Valley, LA

Heather - You did a fantastic job on both models.  Isn't it fun to work with a style that you normally wouldn't find easy.  I love to use different styles....except then I want to change my whole house!

Jan 13, 2010 11:04 AM
Patti Glover
Stage It In A Day! - Moorpark, CA
CISS,RESA, Home Staging, Ventura County CA, Conejo Valley, LA

P.S. Your photos are great.  Did you take them?  If so, what type of camera do you use?

Jan 13, 2010 11:04 AM
Heather Cook
Beyond the Stage Homes - Kitchener, ON
Delivering beautifully staged spaces

Cindy - thank you! We're using them to put together a virtual tour of the homes and will be using those DVD's for marketing purposes. I love looking at the pictures and its a great reminder of what we can achieve for our clients.

Patti - thank you! Alana and I definitely found the traditional home a challenge however we knew we could do it - it would just take more time. We had a great time searching for furnishings and it felt great when it was all done to totally fall in love with the traditional model - now we several clients and my mom who want us to re-create the same style in their homes!

We used a professional photographer for these shots. I am many things, but a great photographer is not one of them. We normally work with a pro photographer and its great for our clients, realtors and our portfolio!

Jan 13, 2010 11:58 PM