staging oakville: CLIENTS…PLEASE DON’T BE OFFENDED
- 11/30/09 05:57 AM
Staging is for selling. Please don't be offended by the suggestionsthat your Home Stager or Real Estate Sales Representative make.How you live, how you decorate your home is your choice alone.A home should reflect its family, their likes and preferences.When a Home Stager suggests that you remove several pieces offurniture and put them into storage...this is very common. Don'ttake it personally; it usually has nothing to do with the furniture itself.The reasoning is to show off your rooms, their size, and their featuresso that they show their best. Buyers are not buying your belongings,they are buying the house, so we what … (3 comments)
staging oakville: DECORATING IS FOR LIVING, STAGING IS FOR SELLING
- 11/30/09 05:53 AM
My tag line on my business card is:A home is where you live,A house is what you sell.Decorating is for living,Staging is for selling.A home is where you live and decorating is for living refer toa home that is not on the market. "Your home is your castle," and you should enjoy it. You shouldlive with the colors you like, the style of furniture of your preference,and the photos and accessories that are special to you and that makeyour house a home.A house is what you sell, Staging is for selling refers to a home whichis on the market, completing for … (1 comments)
staging oakville: Each Home Staging is Different
- 10/17/09 03:51 AM
In Home Staging no two projects will ever be the same. There are such a wide variety of variables and circumstances that can come into play; the age of the house, if it has beenupdated over the years, the clients budget, time factor, price point of the house, target market, the type of furniture and accessories the client has or does not have, if the client is going to do the work themselves or have the Stager do it,if repairs need to be done. It also depends on how motivated the seller is. Motivatedsellers tend to be open to suggestions and … (1 comments)
staging oakville: A Room with a Purpose
- 09/17/09 03:25 PM
When Staging a house for sale, some of the things that should be addressed include; visual flow, furniture layout, scale and proportion, balance and harmony, focal points and room function.When enhancing the functionality of the rooms, you should take into consideration the over all layout of the house, and the intended purpose for each room.A good example is the formal dining room. Today, many dining rooms have turned into home offices, or multi purpose rooms. If your house plan has a formalliving/dining room combination, when preparing yourhouse for sale, the ideal situation would be to returnthe dining room to its intended … (2 comments)
staging oakville: Update Your House - Quick and Easy Ideas
- 08/31/09 02:43 PM
There are many ways to quickly, simply andinexpensively update the look of your house.Take down old curtains and put up sheers or blinds.The room will look larger and brighter.Strategically placed mirrors can make a room looklarger and lighter. Replacing a small bathroommirror with a larger one can have dramatic results.Give you bathroom a lift with some new towels,fancy soaps, candles, give it that spa look and feel.Plants come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and textures,they are an inexpensive and easy to accessorize with.Replacing an old light fixture, with a modern one, canupdate as well as add more light. Updating light switchesand … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Take a Picture of the Landscaping at its Best
- 08/10/09 02:06 AM
Houses go on the market at various times ofthe year for various reasons. If you are listing in the winter or fall months, the chances are the landscaping and curb appeal is not showingat its best.Landscaping in the front and back yards are selling features. Perennials, shrubs, trees, decks, patios, pools etc. are all part of the landscaping. You want to entice prospective buyers; you want them to see all these features when they look their best.Sometimes, this is not possible, the alternativewould be, if you are planning to put your house up for sale next year, plan ahead. If your … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Your Selling Lifestyle…NOT Work!
- 07/21/09 02:43 PM
A sparking clean, tidy, uncluttered well maintainedhouse and yard make it look easy to maintain. Uncut grass, weeds and overgrown hedges willremind them of work.Put away the tools, lawnmowers etc. outside. Hide the vacuum and cleaning products inside. Buyers don't need to see reminders that it takeswork and upkeep for the house to look this good.Put out the patio furniture, accentuate fun and relaxation.Play some soft music in the background to set the mood.If it is a hot summer day, have the air conditioning on.If it's a cold winter night, have the fire place crackling.Don't have them coming into a house … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Home Staging with Landscaping
- 05/31/09 02:34 PM
Capture the attention of potential home buyers, make a good first impression with a well landscaped yard. Home Staging includes curb appeal which includes landscaping.Stage with landscaping to highlight and enhance the houses selling features, to create a focal point and visual flow withbalance and harmony.There are so many options to choose from; trees, shrubs, bushes, hedges, planters, urns, hanging baskets, window boxes, basket trees and trellises. A combination of a fewof these options strategically placed can give your housea whole new look.All in a variety of different sizes, colors, shapes and heights.Flowering perennials or annuals, ornamental grasses, roses come in … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Are You More the Contemporary Style?
- 05/24/09 02:01 PM
Do you like that current, modern sleek simple subtle sophisticated look?Do you like geometric shapes, intriguing shapes and forms, as well asinteresting styles? Maybe your decorating style is Contemporary.Wood, leather, glass, chrome, stainless steel and an assortment of othermaterials are popular in the contemporary style. Contemporary is modern,yet still comfortable, practical and welcoming without being cluttered.Less is more in the contemporary room. An open plan is popular for thebrightness, lightness, and spaciousness.There are no fills, ruffles or floral in this style, no cornice molding,chair rails or wainscoting. Very little pattern, no wallpaper, fancy drapes,tablecloths or other non-essential details are used in … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Is Country your Decorating Style?
- 05/18/09 12:03 AM
The friendly, casual, cozy, warm lived in feeling of past times, historyand ancestry is characteristic of the Country style. Common in this style of decorating is the mixing in of family heirlooms, cast-offs, vintage furniture, and mismatched dishes. Antiques of all any sort, in various conditions are very popular in the country style. Open shelving, accessorized using knick knacks of ceramics, pottery, rustic items, hand made items, antiques, enamelware collections, natural materials, candles, old chests and boxes, woven baskets, dried herbs orflowers and clusters of framed photography often in black and white, antique-looking chandeliers, wooden antiques or antique reproductions, plate racks, … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Room Styles – Is Your Style Casual?
- 05/11/09 05:41 AM
There are six basic room styles which include; the Casual room style, the Contemporary room style, the Country room style, the Eclectic room style, the Formal room style and the Traditional room style.Today, we will have a look at the Casual room style. The elementswhich are characteristic of this style include; its focus on comfort, casualness and an inviting feeling, yet attractive but not luxuriousor elegant. Casual is a well-chosen and harmonious mix of furniture, fixtures, colors, textures and accessories that give a room that homey feeling.The use of oversized comfortable furnishings, typically sturdy, rectangular, chunky, and sometimes softly curved are … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Why Did You Buy Your House?
- 05/04/09 12:08 AM
When you are getting ready to put your house up for sale,think back to the time when you bought the house, remember the reasons you fell in love with it, the reasons you bought it.What were the things about this house in particular that made itstand out from the other houses you looked at that were on the market at the same time. What were the selling features that made you want to buy this house as opposed to the other Tell your Agent so he/she can highlight these points in the listing. Was it the open concept of the main floor? … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Clean, Clean, Clean
- 04/27/09 01:00 AM
- Once your house is de-cluttered, it needs to be spic and span from top to bottom.- In addition to making your home more attractive to buyers, it shows pride of ownership, makes buyers more comfortable, reduces allergens, eliminates odors, and makes the house feel more spacious because it reflects the light, lets the light in and brightens.- Clean all light fixtures and chandeliers, including the bulbs. All light bulbs should be working and at maximum allowable wattage.- Clean all the windows, insides and out, including window sills and ledges.- Clean all mirrors and pictures.- Wash all window curtains and blinds.- … (1 comments)
staging oakville: Spring – Garage Sale Season
- 04/20/09 02:18 AM
If you are planning to put your house up for sale. Plan ahead.A great way to de-clutter is to have a garage sale. De-cluttering is a very important part of Home Staging. 1. Organize a Street Sale instead of just a single garage sale. Turn it into a neighborhood social event. A street sale will attract more customers and make for a fun atmosphere.2. For a street sale, distribute the work. One person can be in charge of making the signs. Another for putting up the signs. Another in charge of balloons. Etc.3. Have residents park their cars on other … (0 comments)
staging oakville: House For Sale, does it Pass the Sniff Test?
- 04/13/09 01:58 AM
A potential home buyer comes into your house and thefirst time they inhale, they are over come with a stench.Not a very good impression.An offensive odor can turn the potential buyer off fromthe moment they first get in the door. It can distract themfrom seeing the houses real potential.Pets are the biggest culprits, smelly litter boxes, animalbeds and animal toys. Cigarette or cigar smoke is anotherculprit and can be very offensive to non smokers. Thesmell of certain types of food, un-cleanliness, mold andmildew all leave their scents. The home owner gets usedto the smells in their home, and doesn't notice them.It's … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Curb Appeal in March
- 03/23/09 01:41 AM
While out on the weekend, I couldn't help but noticea house that was listed for sale. The owner had made an attempt to stage the exterior front of the house.In Ontario it's a tricky time to decorate the exteriorof your house. It's too late for Christmas decorationsand too early to start planting or putting out the patiofurniture.This home owner had purchased bright yellow plastic daffodils. The daffodils were in bouquets. Even thoughit is still too early for daffodils, if the owner had strategicallyplaced a few bouquets in appropriate locations...it might have been acceptable.The home owner had however used so many of … (1 comments)
staging oakville: Importance of Lighting it Up
- 03/16/09 01:01 AM
When a room has a lot of natural light, it makes the room look and feelwarmer and larger. Open the window coverings and blinds. Less is usually better for a house on the market. In townhouses and condominium, natural light is often in lower supplythan in a detached house due to the direction and layout of the unit. Inthese situations it is important to make the most of overhead lights,light fixtures and accessory or decorative lighting.Every light bulb should be the highest allowable wattage for that particular light fixture. Today there are many more types of light bulbs available thanjust the … (0 comments)
staging oakville: House Plants – Great to use to Decorate and Accessorize
- 02/23/09 12:47 AM
Many people over look using plants as a fast, easy and economical way to decorate and accessorize when Home Staging your house for sale. Plants clean the air, improving the air qualityso important during the winter months Economical, buy when small or on sale Come in many shapes, sizes, colors, textures Can be accentuated with decorative pots Can be used to fill any space, high, low, large or small Can be used in almost any room and any décor Appeal to a wide array of tastes of the target market Available and can be used throughout the year Look great to … (0 comments)
staging oakville: Home Staging – Final Decisions are up to the Seller
- 02/16/09 07:25 AM
As a Home Stager, my job is to look at the Sellers house through the eyes of the most discriminating home buyer and give the Seller my honest and professional recommendations on all of the improvements that can be done in the house to position the house to be more competitive and appeal to the greatest range of potential buyers in the target market. The final decisions as to what suggestions are or are not implemented are entirely up to the Seller.I had a Home Staging Consultation recently, a listing that had expired.After the Consultation, the very motivated Seller implemented the … (0 comments)
staging oakville: February – Time for Christmas Decorations to Come Down
- 02/02/09 02:53 AM
As I drive around this weekend. I can not help but notice the numberof houses that still have their Christmas decorations up. I have towonder if these people still have their Christmas decorations upon the inside of their houses as well.I follow an Open House sign. Interestingly enough, it leads to ahouse that still has their Christmas decorations up outside. A Christmas wreath on the front door, a Christmas mat at the foot of the door, big red bow on either side of the garage doors, and Christmas lights which have fallen down in various places and are just hanging.Inside, there … (0 comments)
Staging is for selling. Please don't be offended by the suggestionsthat your Home Stager or Real Estate Sales Representative make.How you live, how you decorate your home is your choice alone.A home should reflect its family, their likes and preferences.When a Home Stager suggests that you remove several pieces offurniture and put them into storage...this is very common. Don'ttake it personally; it usually has nothing to do with the furniture itself.The reasoning is to show off your rooms, their size, and their featuresso that they show their best. Buyers are not buying your belongings,they are buying the house, so we what … (3 comments)
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