I like to make sure my house guests have a comfortable place to stay. If you have the space to make an extra sleeping room for guests, then lets make it great! Think about how you feel when you are somebody else's guest, whether it be a friend or family member. Do you feel welcome? Do you feel like...
A cute home for sale needed some staging done on a budget. Virtual staging was the way to go! A few furniture items were added to the non-furnished photos of the rooms in order to help buyers visualize the size of the space and how furniture could be arranged in each room of the home.
A new business in town, Lucent Recovery and Wellness, which focuses on the therapeutic treatment of those recovering from substance abuse, commissioned me to furnish and design their newly leased office space, by turning it into the ultimate wellness and therapy center. This project had a tight timeline, and it was my job to turn an empty space...
We spend a lot of our time in the bathroom. We use it for many functions, but fascinatingly, the bathrooms in most houses do not accommodate all of the functions that we use it for. Usually, storage is a major issue, especially when there are multiple people that use this room. This is a room where we go to...
The latest trend in home renting is short term home renting. Being able to make more money off of your property from short term rentals as opposed to long term rentals can be a better deal for the owner. Whether it be a vacation home of yours or just another house that you own, renters that are vacationing are...
Decorating for the holidays can be fun and also stressful. You definitely need some time set aside to do it, especially if you need to buy things. Sometimes you have decorations that are quite old and could use an update. I can help you with your holiday needs! Whatever your budget, I can shop, decorate and take your stress away....
Recently, I staged a condo. Condos present some obstacles since they are usually attached to other condo apartments. Structurally, you can't really change anything and the exterior is usually public community space, so it is not in the individual's interest to tend to it or change it. With that said, you pretty much have to work with what you...
Rather than hauling in the furniture and accessories and spending time with all the logistics, this project utilized virtual staging. Furniture is placed in each photograph within seconds and now you have a staged room! Of course, this works best in a vacant home. If the home being sold with the owner occupying the space, then I recommend a staging...
Christmas 2020 will feel a little bit different this year for some. The normal family and friendly gatherings probably will be limited or not at all. The normal work related holiday events definitely will not happen, at least in person. Fortunately, decorating can still happen! decorating for the holidays can be therapeutic and put one's spirits...
When you stage a home to sell, you are creating an environment that appeals to buyer's eyes. They can envision the home with their own items and it inspires a buyer to redecorate or buy new items when they move to their new home and this gets them excited. Staging a home can cost a lot up front, but...
I came across a home that was already very beautiful and the seller had great taste in decor, but taking a closer look, I could see where this home wasn't quite ready for buyers. Upon entering the home, the living room just needed be a little de-cluttered and de-personalized. There lots of little fun word and phrases décor on the...
Artwork display is important in your home. Photographs of family, friends, pets, and other photographic visuals are some of the things that can adorn your walls. These are ways to personalize your home, but some people have generic artwork that are general and random prints that box retail stores sell in their home decor collections. These have...
A lot of people don't prioritize a well-designed or decorated home, as there are much other matters in life to prioritize instead. I get it, but it may be more important than you think and it especially comes to light during times such as these, a global pandemic, when you suddenly have to spend most of your time in...
In a perfect world, we would stage a home that is always vacant and with no limits as to what furniture pieces can be used, i.e. we can get a hold of any furniture piece and accessory we want with nothing out of stock and the cost would be reasonable. Unfortunately, homes aren't always vacant and furniture pieces and accessories...
How do plants make you feel? When there are enough of them, you should feel really good. As a stager, it is my job to show off a home for sale, but also make buyers feel good about being in the home. Just look at the difference between a staged room with and without plants:
I'm on a bit of a plant obsession lately and I want to share what I have learned. I've talked to numerous people about how they can't have plants because they kill them. I have had the same problem with certain plants before. There are so many YouTube videos that demonstrate how to care for certain variety of plants and...
There are a lot of staging companies everywhere you go. So how do you choose which is the best company for you? We will do what every stager does in terms of the initial consultation and touring of the property to see what needs to be done. Where we differ is we do not have our own inventory. We...
There are a lot of Interior Designers and interior design businesses everywhere you go. That means there are a lot of choices for anyone looking for that service. It can be overwhelming to research who is the best to do the job. Hiring an Interior Designer is like having a friendship. You really want to get to know that person...
Staging is an important aspect of selling a home. For one, staging allows people to envision the house as being their home. Potential buyers can now imagine their own furniture in the rooms and how it will work for them or can inspire them to buy new furniture! Staging also allows people to get a sense of scale to the...