Why you should stage vacant hones?

Emotions!! One word connects a home buyer to a house...Here is the house we just staged at 318 Belvoire Avenue in Beach Haven Borough New Jersey.

This is the vacant living room area - no emotion -

First we bring in all our supplies

Preparing art for hanging

Furniture and accessories in place

Emotions have been created with  a sense of relaxation

color and comfort 

Plenty of room for family gatherings

Morning Breakfast at the counter

Plenty of room for prep work

Master Bedroom Vacant

adding accessories to enhance the emotions

Warm and inviting once furniture is added

Now that the HOUSE is staged ...Prospective buyers are  more likely to connect to this home emotionally... Buyers need to see them selves making great memories in this beautiful vacation/weekend HOME.

Resources

Home Staging - Harmonizing Homes, LLC

Furniture Rental - Churchill Furniture

Accessories - Home Goods

Accessories - Creative Design Inc

Real Estate Agent - David Cowles - Prudential Zack Shore Properties - BH

Harmonizing Homes - 917-699-1262
David Cowles 609-492-7277

Do I pick out my furniture or my rug first?

I think this is the oh so familiar question;  What do I pick out first my furniture or my rug? 

Anchoring a room with a rug

 In design school they teach anchoring the space with a rug from the get go is the way to navigate the design of an empty room. I disagree.





I prefer to set the furniture first in a room. 

customize color

Then define the seating areas and customize the color

 The rug design details later, as the room organically unfolds.

To help visualize the correct size of rug I often supply plastic table cloth templates for odd or round spaces.


 For larger areas I use blue painters tape to map out the edge boundaries. It helps you determine if a standard or custom size is appropriate.







I hope you enjoyed today's tips....  If you need some help call us at 917-699-1262 
Visit our website at www.harmonizehomes.com  or our sister company at www.shorechicydesigns.com

Trendy new looks for Holiday Decorations

This is one of my favorite time of year...I love the decorations....and every year I end up buying a few more...and every year there is one or two boxes that never make it out of the attic...but I can't seem to part with them...

This year there are some new trends.... Felt Christmas Ornaments and Decorations have made a come back..  They are cute and they will not break...

A lot of crystal is being displayed this year...I've seen trees with vintage crystals for chandeliers... which looks amazing...but can be very expensive.... Imitation crystals can look just as nice....It brings a great sparkle to your tree..

 Lots of Silver also....seems to be trendy this year, from small packages to hang on a tree, to beads and balls....mixed with the Crystals and Felt....for a great trendy new look...

 Here is a close up snap shot of what I used this year....Silver, Crystal, berries and 1.5" vintage red velvet ribbon ......Its fun to mix and match....Have fun and don't be afraid to experiment....once you turn the lights on it all becomes very magical...

Happy Decorating!!





Should you need any help during this holiday season, please give us a call...or visit our website at:
www.harmonizehomes.com   or our sister company for furniture help Shore Chicy Designs.

Call us at 917-699-1262 or Email us at CorinneKaas@harmonizehomes.com