Without a doubt, the most popular question I get asked when conducting a staging consult is what color should I paint my walls? And that’s a good question, because by far, hands down, painting your house before you sell, can be the BEST decision you make when you’re getting your house ready to sell. Its the…
Approximately 5 years ago, I bought a fixer upper. I needed to find somewhere quickly to live within a certain school district for my two teenagers and myself. I looked at renting and almost found something when my brother found two townhouses for sale in a complex across from one of the schools. I had…
Design trends continue to shift drastically as we move away from the all white interior area and the all gray interior era. We’re seeing bolder colors and apparently the bolder the better! This applies not only to interior paint colors but our furniture as well. We’re seeing very moody rooms in our houses in many…
Whether you’re renovating your house to stay and enjoy, or are getting your house ready to sell within the next couple of years, installing new flooring in your home is a sizeable investment. You want to pick something that not only fits with your décor and family’s needs, but something that is going to be…
The kitchen is the hub of the home. It’s where the action is. We spend alot of time in our kitchen and the pandemic changed how we use our kitchen now. We use the kitchen counter and dinner table for homework, to hang out and get caught up at the end of the day. We…
When you’ve made that decision to sell your house, your house no longer becomes the home where you’ve raised your kids, or started out as a new young couple or was that first home which you were so proud of being able to buy. Your house becomes a business! You need to do everything that…
A neighbour beside your house or even a couple of doors away, can have a positive or negative impact on the value of your home. If their house looks stunning, then their beautiful house will have a positive impact on your neighborhood and thus the value of your home. Likewise, if your neighbor’s house has…
Several years ago, I staged a stunning townhouse where the homeowner had spent a significant amount of money upgrading the kitchen before she moved in. Granite countertops, floor to ceiling cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and a chandelier in the adjacent dining room that was absolutely stunning. Around the same time I staged another home that had a gorgeous…
Is Your Home Messy Right Now? Be honest! If you’re like most of us, we are NOT visitor ready. i.e. We secretly hope that friends don’t ring the doorbell without notice. And if they call us that they are on their way over, we madly run around the main floor scurrying up clutter stuffing it…
Welcome back to Week 7 of the One Room Challenge! I have been sharing the past few weeks all the ups and downs of doing a kitchen & dining room renovation with supplier and labor shortages. Its been quite a ride but I’m blasting through. I’m tackling my kitchen & dining room doing a MAJOR…
Welcome back to Week 2 of the One Room Challenge! Last week I shared how I’m tackling my kitchen & dining room doing a MAJOR renovation to get my townhouse ready to sell. I know, a bad time to sell, a house, but it is what it is. Read all about my story for Week…
I am so excited to be participating in the Fall ‘22 ORC. If you’re not familiar with the One Room Challenge (ORC) it is a bi-annual design event where participants, Designers & DIYers like me, from all over the world, share the process of transforming one room over the course of 8 weeks. This is…