STAGING SECRETS..............................

Secrets to a Sensational Room……..using what you already have!”

Are you confused as to how to ‘pull a room together’? Do you want your home to feel more spacious, warn and inviting? Or do you want to shake up your style, contemporize, or organize? You might be tempted to add another chair, piece of artwork or accessory hoping it will magically transform the room-instead the space feels more disjointed and cluttered. The thought of buying all new furnishings is not only daunting from a time perspective, but a very costly endeavor.

The solution is literally surrounding you! By creatively using the possessions you’ve accumulated over the years, you can make your home more visually appealing and comfortable whether you are trying to attract a buyer or just a place where your family will want to spend more time.

By showcasing your home’s best features and maximizing the furnishings, artwork and accessories you already own, your home will reflect who you are and provide an inviting and interesting environment for your guests.

Here’s what we do to help you. First we help you sort through your stuff. Using an adjacent room’s floor or a large counter or table top we begin to sort ‘like’ items according to function, theme color or substance.

Next, we evaluate, keeping in mind less is more! Take a hard look of what you’ve got, be critical. Ask yourself which pieces you still really need and love-the remainder can be stored, donated or rotated with the seasons.

Tips for Staging Your Room

Group like items. Cluster like objects – they’ll stand out more and make a more dramatic impression. Group according to color, finish, or theme, instead of having items spread throughout the room.
Furniture finesse. To maximize flow, resist the urge to push all your furnishings against the wall. Pull the big pieces away from the walls, you’ll be surprised how much more spacious it makes the room feel.
“Track: your lighting. Much like a sailboat needs its sails tacked in a triangle in order to achieve balance and flow, your rooms will benefit from a triangular placement of lamps in order to equally distribute light throughout the room.
Pauses, or free zones. No matter how much stuff you have, you need to have some surfaces free of objects-especially walls and windowsills. To fully appreciate your collections and treasures, there needs to be alternating empty areas to balance the accessorized areas. Crete important ‘pauses’ by utilizing negative space when hanging artwork and arranging accessories. Place artwork or photos on every other wall, and notice the increased focus on the objects.
Cluster plants and pillows. Instead of spreading plants individually throughout the room, group them together for a more dramatic effect. Gathering pillows together pm sofas, beds and chairs adds more color and interest to the room.
Cross-utilize and rotate items. Just because something has always been in a particular room, doesn’t mean it can’t be reinvented and revitalized in a new setting. Think outside the decorating box!! A bench found in the basement becomes a side table to accent the couch. Faux finishings can do wonders to all kinds of furnishings and surfaces.