Top Ten Home Staging tips - No. 9 - Bold colours

When selling your home, if your colours are as vivid as this first photo, it's time to tone it down. Go for a more sophisticated look with subtle colours.  See the rest of the house...http://www.homemakeoverservice.co.uk/ann_maurice5.php

Top Ten Home Staging Tips - No. 10 - Children's Toys

When trying to sell your home, choose ONE room to keep all the children's belongings in, so the rest of the house is clear. Here's the full house... http://www.homemakeoverservice.co.uk/g23.php

Another BBC Radio Derby interview - Is your loft strong enough?

I was interviewed for the second time by Aleena Naylor - this time we discussed a recent news item about a loft collapsing on a man in Essex whilst he was sleeping! See a summary of the interview, with advice on how to use your loft:
http://www.homemakeoverservice.co.uk/loftcollapse.html

BBC Radio Derby interview - Clutter Makes You Fat!

I was recently interviewed by Aleena Naylor on a fascinating subject - Clutter, and how it makes you fat!  See a summary of the interview at http://www.homemakeoverservice.co.uk/cluttermakesyoufat.html

Declutter your dreams

Whether you're trying to sell your home, or just want to enjoy it more - calm your bedroom down. Remove cluttered patterns, use soft co-ordinating colours...and breathe!

Buy a new sofa

My client planned to buy a new sofa and chairs once she had moved house, but I convinced her that doing so now would increase the saleability of her current house. I only advised this as I knew she would be purchasing a similar sized property, so there wouldn't be a problem fitting them into her new home.

DIY Home Staging Report

I'm contacted numerous times by people living far away, where a regular consultation wouldn't be possible. So I developed a DIY report, that I prepare from photographs.

This client in S.W. London just sent photos of her empty property. I arranged the hire furniture, prepared a shopping list for the accessories, and supplied a detailed plan of where to put everything!

Name your rooms

When selling your home, it's important to show that each room has a purpose. Some of your rooms may be multi-purpose, like the office/lounge/dining room shown here, but you should only show one of it's uses when putting your home on the market. Move or hide the other items out of sight. A good test is to name each room - 'the dining room, the study, the spare bedroom,' and everything on show in those rooms should match the name.

New Team member

                                                                                 Welcome to my newest team member - my dog! I was replacing some flowers in a vase one day last week, and when I went to put them back, I saw that my dog had placed his own colour co-ordinated ball right in the very centre of the windowsill! Perfect!

Not the normal clutter

I recently spent a fascinating few days working with a client who's spent many years in the music industry. The memorabilia we uncovered was really exciting - quite different to the 'normal' clutter I come across. Items signed "love Phil" turned out to be Phil Collins, gifts from "Paul" meant Paul Young, UB40 jackets, items signed by Michael Jackson. Stories of a child-like party arranged for Michael Jackson, where a helter skelter was hired to use instead of the stairs. Tales of Wham in the early days. And lots more.

Looking forward to the final staging day, and thanks to my client for sharing all this with me!

Home Staging in Sutton Coldfield

I recently completed this beautiful 7 bedroom house in Sutton Coldfield.

My client was much more interested in playing golf than fluffing cushions, but luckily for me, realised just how much they needed the home staging process.

http://search.knightfrank.com/sco090137

New Home Stylers' blog

Visiting so many different homes and meeting so many new people all the time means I have lots of little stories to tell. Friends and clients alike have all encouraged me to start a blog... so here it is.

I plan to report on home makeovers I'm currently involved with, and also to comment on some of the projects I've worked on over the last few years.

Feel free to leave comments, and share your own experiences with me.

Lynn