The proof is in the pudding: home staging is way more than smoke and mirrors.  In this case, it helped an agent in my office sell a vacant Montreal condo that she had had on the market for a year. A year!Â
Our vision: to make the condo appeal to a young and hip clientele. Being located within walking distance of two of Montreal’s major universities, this was prime Montreal real estate for students and/or students’ parents looking to make an investment while at university.Â
Once staged by Ready, Set…Sold! Inc., a Montreal home staging company that I started three years ago (before I got my real estate license), it sold with multiple offers within two weeks. No price change, no difference in marketing…with one big exception: great photos for the MLS listing.
Before: Nice but…
After: Young and hip, just like the most likely buyer for this condo.
Tanya Nouwens, May 3rd 2010 |
Tags: home staging Montreal, Montreal condos, Montreal home staging, Montreal real estate, ready set sold
Posted in Home Staging
Sometimes, decluttering and decorating can change a person’s life. Sounds kitschy, but that’s what they tell us. And for any of us who have gone through the monumental task of decluttering our own homes and then pulling things together in a way that makes us happy, we know it’s true.
Last spring, we did a Montreal home staging for a Montreal real estate agent and the home sold within days. That real estate agent then referred us to a friend of hers who wanted some help pulling his Montreal condo together.
It turned out to be more than “pulling things together” actually. This man had allowed the clutter in his home to accumulate, had never chosen furniture and art that he actually loved, and hadn’t bothered to arrange things in a way that made him want to be at home or have friends over.
And there were many reasons for this, not the least of which was a belief that it was not important. He had been raised in a modest home where home furnishings and decorating had no real importance. Art and music were important, but not the feeling you get in your own home. I think he also had to get his head around the idea that decorating his home because he wanted to was enough of a reason; his reasons needn’t be loftier or more altruistic than that.
He was ready for change, he worked really hard, and we helped him get there.
Here’s a look at some before and after photos of his living room and dining room. I’ll show the bedrooms in my next posts.
 Living Room Before Decluttering and Decorating |
 Come on in, have a seat, relax... |
 Dining Room Before Decluttering and Decorating |
 Ready for Entertaining |
Tanya Nouwens, January 7th 2010 |
Tags: decluttering, Interior Decorating, Montreal condos, Montreal home staging, Montreal interior decorating, Montreal real estate
Posted in Interior Decorating
