From paint company trend forecasts, to our favorite home décor magazines - the new 2010 decorating tune is "Everything old is new again." With décor buzz words such as aged patina, heirloom, archetypal, and artisan - It's time to take a new look at our old stuff!
It's so yesterday to announce that your home is filled with all brand new. Open any home magazine today and there is feature after feature about re-purposing furniture, shopping flea markets and decorating with vintage finds. Wouldn't it be refreshing not to have to run to retail to solve your decorating dilemmas?
What if you could get a new room using the stuff you already have?
You can!
Welcome to a new era of interior decorating and design for the times. Gone are the days when a fancy suited designer would sweep into your home declaring, "Darling - Everything must go!" All new is now a "No- No."
They're call Interior Stylists, Re-designers or Arrangers - niche decorators that specialize in using what the homeowner already has. In these belt tightening, environmental conscious times; these makeover wunderkinds sweep through your home and within a matter of hours, reposition, re-hang and redisplay your furniture, art and accessories. They stylishly arrange your space with a pizazz and a wow factor worthy of a magazine cover and scour your home to see what treasures you've squirreled away. Accessories, furniture and other finds that you just didn't know what to do with, may end up as the fabulous finishing touch to a perfect new room!
And their talents aren't sequestered to arranging your stuff; they're all about up cycling and reinventing your wares. They'll informatively suggest how that old chair you inherited would be a wonder with a new fabric wardrobe, how to turn that unused TV armoire into a bar, or with a new hue, that old chest of drawers could be show stopper for your foyer. These pros are clever. After the room makeover they'll leave you a "let's chat list" with more ideas, items to further complete the space, or pieces that may have seen better days.
What do you need to know about hiring these clever Room Makeover experts?
- Money - Since the concept of a Room Makeover is based on using what you already own, there is an immediate savings. Because there are so many variables, fees are based on your specific scope of work, but most room makeovers cost less than what you would pay for a single piece of new furniture.
- Time -Makeovers typically take between three and seven hours, whereas conventional redecorating methods can take weeks of making selections, ordering and then waiting for delivery of your new furnishings. When you have a Room Makeover performed, plan on entertaining your friends and family the very same evening in your fabulous "new" home!
- Comfort-In addition to the pleasure of being surrounded by familiar objects that you know and love, gone is the anxiety that comes from purchasing "NEW" and wondering if it will "WORK" once you get it home. Your past purchases have been validated, your collections beautifully displayed and your heirlooms celebrated. A Room Makeover artfully transforms your belongings into a picture perfect setting, instantly.
- What if my furnishings don't match, can I still have a great looking home? -Absolutely! Whether it's a certain element of color or style, there is generally a common thread that runs through every home. The advantage of a Room Makeover is having a trained and objective eye to pull it together. Once your furnishings have been properly placed and accessorized, you will once again fall in love with all your wonderful choices!
- Am I Ready for a Room Makeover? - Your room makeover expert will begin with an in-home evaluation. She'll discuss your goals, priorities and challenges for your rooms. After a tour of your home, she'll quote you a per room price for the makeover and schedule a date to actually begin the work.
So, if you're ready to make your home your own, celebrate what you already have, finally pull together your rooms, and have a space that is a one-of-a-kind - Hire a Room Makeover professional.
Julea Joseph of Reinventing Space has created her own recipe for success with her signature Interior Stylist Philosophy. Always a few steps ahead, Julea launched her home design business in 1999 when interior redesign & home staging were just in their infancy.
She is also the founder and member of InteriorStylist.org a network of decorating professionals. These talented network members have years of experience and have appeared on Oprah, HGTV, CLTV, WGN, ABC and in numerous print and media publications.
InteriorStylist.org also offers educational forums for both homeowners & Home Staging/Interior Redesign professionals to discover and fully appreciate our most cherished possession - the home. It is their mission to guide and enlighten you to fully embrace everything about your home, from curbside to back fence, and create a retreat within.
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