There are many rules in design and it's off shoots (decorating, staging, re-design). But the best designs (those stop you from flipping the page or stop you in your tracks) are always when someone has challenged the rules.
If may not be obvious to you that some design rule has been tossed out. Nor would it have been carelessly tossed out. Great thought goes in to stunning design. Those who challenge design rules are recognized by the industry for their ability to create engaging environments. Those who follow all the rules...create rooms that while may be beautiful technically, they lack the ability to truly draw in and engage us.
In home staging there are so many rules which so many stagers feel are sacrosanct. An example:
Mary Lou Teague of Knoxville TN's Home Style and Staging recently posted on her blog what I think is a Brilliant (with a capital B) foyer for her home. Now her home is not for sale and she only posted the blog to show us something she was really proud of...rightly so. Despite Mary Lou's post having nothing to do with staging many felt the need to say that IF it were a staging clients home they would tell their client to remove the decor.
Home staging since the early years (remember the woman in Hollywood who listed her house and draped her luxurious fur coat across her bed) was, and even more so now, is about creating a warm feeling in the buyer...one where they can say 'I can have family and friends over here and my house will be full of love and good cheer'.
Take a look at Mary Lou's wonderful foyer...you'll see something similar in my next staging clients house!
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Opinions expressed in this blog are that of the author!
Dane Caldwell is a leading decorator and home stager in the Greater Toronto Area as well as having decorating clients in the U.S. and the Caribbean! You can read more about Dane and her firm 2 Hounds Designat:www.2-hounds.com
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