Living to Staging

Like many stagers I love to view homes in other parts of the world, and I love viewing homes of the extremely wealthy and what's for sale around the world. I try not to admit to anyone but  I do pick the longest line up at the grocery store to peruse  the "rag" magazines.  The one "gossip" site I...

Home Staging can cost as much or as little as you decide to spend.  One of the ways Living to Staging can help you stage is by using what you've got.  For example, I took an antique dresser, and put it in an entry way, got rid of an oak  table that was in there and far too large, hung a picture f...

With the good weather upon us (finally) home owners have another great opportunity to sell.  Upping the curb appeal of your home.  In the winter and the rain curb appeal is always a challenge.  Summer time brings the opportunity of really making your home inviting by ensuring the front of your ho...

Happy Canada Day to all, Being that it is our Country's Birthday, I believe in a day of rest, though it seems the homes in Vancouver need more help!  Today I was staging and I looked out the window of the house and what do I see, a flag in a window across the street!  I am patriotic but as a Home...

I received a call from a realtor who had an apartment listed I looked on the mls and it looked lovely to me... I couldn't really understand and he continued on the phone that just to please come to the home for a consultation.  He'd already convinced the homeowner.  So I did. The apartment was fa...

Yesterday I went to do a consultation, I think in a bat cave...... no lighting, I personally think I support our Hydro Company, I love lighting, and lights on.  Yes I believe in turning them off when you leave a room, but it amazed me how anyone could even read in this home!  Curtains drawn, blin...

I have had more and more requests, from areas I don't serve (northern BC, all the way to the North end of Vancouver Island -and a couple of Islands up Inlets-  for feedback on their home) I then put together a service for this, E-Staging, it provides sellers assistance with their online pictures ...

In the homes that I have been working in I have been finding that there is way too much color on the walls, for example the home I was working on yesterday the entire bedroom was done in RED really red, or the entire house is Apt. cream, or else someone has painted a lovely beiges and browns but ...

With so many homes on the market the competition I am finding is outstanding at this time, I drive around Kitsilano (where Living to Staging calls home) and Downtown Vancouver  and there are so many  Listings and buildings with upcoming listings.  I count the Cranes in False Creek as I drive towa...