Shh…don’t tell but my guilty pleasure is watching HGTV’s Design Star. Like its sister show, "Next Food Network Star", the show casts off people until the one left gets their own TV show.
In the interior decorating and home staging business, summers can be slower than other times of the year. In this area (Buffalo, NY) folks are finally able to be outside and enjoy the gardens, BBQs, and picnics. The spring is very busy and summer slows down. Not this year!
I am having one of my busiest summers ever. My theory is that the unusually cold and rainy weather has people inside more. They are stuck inside on a rainy day and say to themselves – "I really don’t like this room".
With my services of do-it-yourself decorating and staging, homeowners stuck inside can actually afford to make those room transformations by doing some of the work themselves. But more importantly have a plan so they don’t make mistakes and save money.
What are you waiting for? Love your home again.
Julie
Last week I was called in to consult on a very nice home in desirable area. It had been for sale by owner for a month or so then the real estate agent came on board.
He realized right away that even though it was nicely decorated, he knew with a few changes it could be great.
I came in and made several simple suggestions: Move furniture for better traffic flow, removed small area scatter rugs to make the room less choppy, and we even talked about painting over a small mural in the kitchen.
I met the homeowners on a Thursday night. They did much of the work themselves including painting over their beloved mural. On that Saturday’s open house, the house SOLD!
Prepping a house for sale is decluttering but it is also depersonalization (the mural) and making the house appear as large as possible (traffic flow). The hardest part of this for homeowners is depersonalization because there is not objectivity – the exact reason to bring in a professional home stager.
The homeowners and real estate agent are thrilled! and so am I.
Julie
This lovely living room was a do-it-yourself project. The homeowner did a beautiful job executing the plan developed and designed by The Home Stylist. She saved money and it looks great!
Here is a before photo:
See more of this project in the do it yourself example in the Case Studies section.
If you would like a professional decorating plan, I would love to help you. Call (716) 912-1581 for an appointment today!
Julie
This room was the Laundry Room I did for the 2007 Junior League of Buffalo Decorator’s Show House. It was in the Silverthorne Mansion on Delaware in the city of Buffalo, NY
Here is another photo from that room:
Here is the ugly "before" shot from that room:
The "after" photos were taken by Stephen Smith of Iron Images.
Julie
The dining room is set for staging to sell. It is elegant, neutral and ready for entertaining but not "over the top".
Staging to sell tells a story to potential buyers. What is your home telling people? As a professional home stager, I can help make sure your house is telling the right story for the right buyers to pay the right price.
Here is the before picture of this room:
I would love to help you stage your house to sell. Call (716) 912-1581 for an appointment today. Online staging consultation can also be done – you give me photos, I’ll give you a priority plan.
Julie
