staging tips: Quick Fix for a Stuffed Dining Room - 11/29/09 11:48 PM
We run into a lot of properties in Montreal West Island real estate that have more furniture than they can handle. This was one of them.  Among other rooms we tackled in our staging of this property, the dining room was over-stuffed and didn't show off all of the available space.
A quick trick we often use when we're staging a property is to remove the top half of a buffet/hutch, i.e., the hutch portion.  This presents a more contemporary look, cleaner lines, less clutter and, most importantly, more space!

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We also removed the dated wallpaper throughout the home and applied a … (14 comments)

staging tips: Have Fruit, Will Travel - 02/15/08 12:21 AM
Hi there AR members. I'm new to Active Rain and to blogging in general, but I do love to write and to share ideas so here goes. On a recent staging job here in Montreal, Canada, an ordinary dining table went from good to great with the injection of a bowl of real, live fruit. Unfortunately, the cat found the new all-you-can-eat buffet atop the table simply irresistible. And somehow, while strawberries with little chunks taken out of them might qualify as "art nouveau" to some, it's just plain creepy to most.
On my next shopping trip, I went to Pier I … (22 comments)