Home Staging

Selling? Don't make the mistake of putting your home on the market before you've had it professionally Staged. Many people make this mistake. When your home first hits the market, this is when you will have the highest volume of prospective buyers viewing your home. I've had clients call me after their home hasn't sold, wanting to make the changes they should have before they listed. In some cases, it's almost too late. Realtors remember how your house looked before and won't bring new clients back. Don't let this happen to you.

Make a great "First Impression"!

Preparing a house for sale is incredibly important. Repairing where needed, Replacing when appropriate. De-cluttering and neutralizing without making the home look sparse and boring. Updating- Does your mature home look OLD? We can change that!

One thing never to be overlooked is proper lighting for your home. Task, ambient and overhead are the three basic lighting needs, and you will want to incorporate all of them into your home.

Task lighting is essential for kitchens and bathrooms.

Floor and low level ambient accent lamps will create that warm relaxing feeling to your home in the evening and grey winter days.

Overhead lighting is the standard way you will illuminate your home: mini pot lights continue to stay in style and are very attractive.

Staging is very different than Decorating. This is not about pleasing your taste and style- it's to appeal to any potential buyer. Frequently, my clients that have had me stage their house will hire me to decorate their new home.

I've had clients say "How do I know what colour to paint? Let the new owners deciden" ...Big mistake! A Home Staging colour consultation is specifically intended to appeal to the masses! Painting gives you the biggest bang for your buck!

There are two key parts to selling your home quickly and for the best price. Making your home look great, and pricing it correctly. I can help with the first and recommend a fantastic local Realtor for the second.

Furniture Rental can be key in selling an empty or sparsely furnished property! I work with a local company that rents beautiful furniture and accessories very affordably.

Staging helps you get the ball rolling, by starting to pack up your collections and mementos, you enhance the appearance of your home.

You wouldn't try selling your car without totally cleaning and polishing it up - Do the same with your biggest investment - Your Home.

I don't hand over a "to do" list, leaving you feeling overwhelmed. When Home Staging, I get the ball rolling making immediate changes to the key areas of your home.

You can benefit by a faster sale when you invite Fresh Eyes into your home!

For examples of some before and after home staging projects, please peruse our Home Staging Photo Gallery.