Moving in to first home

This lovely couple were moving in to their first home. It was fun discovering the right style and colours for them. They didn't want to change any of the wall colours yet, so I added warmth in the accessories.

The bedrooms...

Here is the first floor of the house I just finished...

Latest project...

Just finished this home staging project - all ready to sell now. These are all 'After' photos - will show the 'Befores' once the house has sold!!!

I will put all the bedrooms in my next blog entry...

Shopping...

I've been shopping for this house today - I'm staging it next week. (Don't worry, the homeowners have been working on it since these photos were taken!!)  Looking forward to the challenge!!!

The estate agents loved the smallest bedroom the most...

There were so many comments from the estate agents about the smallest bedroom in the house.  I just had some fun with it, and everyone loves it!  And the toy carrot is the most talked-about accessory in the entire house!!

Here are a selection of comments from various estate agents who visited the property:

“A1 presentation” ;
“The presentation even exceeded my expectations”;
“Fantastic finish”;
“The house feels bigger & roomier”;
“Fantastic dining room & conservatory”;
“The bedrooms have a lot of room”;
“Is the bathroom new?” ;
“Unusual kitchen – Very Nice” ,
“Beautiful views from the windows” ;
“Very well presented” ;
“Nice patio area” ;
“Love the motif on the wall" (Kids bedroom);
“Oh the carrot looks nice” ;
“The ladies are going to go 'wow' " (main bedroom);
“You have gone to a lot of effort to present & finish off the property” ;
“The property is so beautifully dressed”

I don't think they would have made these comments if  it hadn't been staged, do you??!

Latest makeover - kitchen , dining and conservatory

This is our latest makeover, from a rented 'mess' into a lovely home about to go on the market.

The Kitchen:

         

The Dining Room:

The Conservatory:

Photos of the upstairs will be on my next blog entry ... wait for the Master Bedroom transformation- here's the 'Before' photo:

An amazing transformation... from messy rented house into a calm space to buy

This shows a great transformation, from a house being rented out, to one that's been prepared for sale. It shows why trying to sell a house whilst it is still being rented out is not a good idea!!

Hall

Before

After

Living Room (!!)

Before

After

The back garden

Before

After

Before

After

An exciting new makeover...full house...for selling...

We've just finished an amazing makeover... here's a sneak preview of photos to come over the next couple of days. 

Before

After!!

The house was being rented out when I first visited, but the homeowner planned to sell, and wanted it to look better than it ever did.  More photos to follow on my next blog entry...

More makeover photos - bedrooms

More photos...

Bedroom 2:

Before

A furniture re-balance by Carolyn and a few others was all this room really needed...

After

Bedroom 3:

Before

A little more storage and a good sort-out by Peggy worked wonders on this room...

After

Bedroom 4:

Before

The twin beds didn't fit properly into this guest bedroom, and the fifth bedroom needed a bed, so we moved one over.

During

We also brought the desk in from the fifth bedroom, which had been set up as a study, but was rarely used. It's always very easy to suggest "swopping the bed for a desk" etc, but of course in reality, it can be time consuming, as the furniture may need to be taken apart -

After

Bedroom 5:

Before

After