Understanding how to create the WOW factor in home staging can be achieved by using the PRES no-fail 10 Step Formula. In the PRES staging and redesign training program every student knows how to work quickly and efficiently in a room. Using this blueprint they entice prospective buyers into falling in love with the home.

In this training home on first glance it doesn’t appear that we have much to work with. However every trained professional stager knows they can get the WOW look regardless of what they have to work with. Yes it’s great to be able to bring in trendy inventory but when the seller doesn’t want to do that, well this is where we create our magic!

BEST STAGING TIP
1. Determine your FUNCTION in each room
2. Determine the FOCAL POINT

from here everything falls into place. The way you live in your home is not the way you sell your house.

The function in this room appears to be watching television and not about enjoying talking or relaxing. Think about what the seller wants. What would you do here? Even though the home owner has the television and the fireplace as the focal point it just doesn’t work – there is no balance in this living room.

Before – the huge television distracts from the inviting fireplace and oh, this is so not balanced nor inviting…

After – A gorgeous fireplace with trendy accessories and it is clearly the focal point!

There are 2 things in my life that make me feel totally over-joyed with life and both involve transformations. One of them is the transformation that happens when we do home makeovers for living or selling AND the momentum that we created continues throughout the home. The other is coaching PRES graduates after they take the PRES 5 day staging and redesign course to continue building on that momentum.

During one of my last PRES courses we transformed the rooms we agreed to do for our client. When she came home for the ‘reveal’ just like on television, she was totally overwhelmed and cried. I left her with a suggestion that she continue to do these 2 rooms that you see below. She also wanted a colour consultation and I referred Judith Lowe of Twiques, a PRES member to her. Well GREAT NEWS! She got the family together to clean out these last two rooms – the guest bedroom and the ‘pile up’ room. They sorted into piles of what they wanted to keep, throw out, sell and give away! AND, she had her colour consultation with a painter on his way to totally complete this home transformation!

I don’t have any ‘After’ photos but I know these rooms don’t look like this anymore and that is such a good thing! PRES stagers and redesigners are simply AMAZING CHANGE AGENTS!

It is a sad truth that many master bedrooms are neglected because we live such busy, busy lives, and many moms are busy taking care of everyone else except themselves. Sound familiar…

In my last 5 day PRES staging and redesign course we did a home makeover for living and a home staging for selling. Students go into real clients’ homes so they can experience first hand the challenges that they will face once they leave the course. Home owners call us because they have a problem, and we find them a solution – a better, healthier, less cluttered way to live. These are two very different goals but the end result is always a much better looking home and often home owners make new purchases to go along with the ‘new look’.

The master bedroom is suppose to be our haven and safe space from all the busyness of a crazy day! We all live hectic lives and it was such a treat to transform the way these two families lived in their master bedroom. I know they will continue to watch the amount of clutter that starts piling up and keep the rooms looking good!

She LOVES her new bedding!

Master Bedroom too much clutter!

What an exciting time ahead for 11 new students who have been dreaming about becoming home stagers!

We have 2 fantastic training homes this week – one has been on the market for awhile but it is not moving so Lois of Lois Interiors is loaning us her gorgeous inventory so we can get this property to a WOW stage. (photos to follow soon).

Our other home is a home makeover for living. A single women has a large townhouse that just needs a lift. She has beautiful furnishings and lots of original art – not necessarily in the right places. Once we are finished she is going to be ecstatic! She has a guest room…that well isn’t too inviting but once we are finished she won’t be able to get rid of her guests!

That’s it for now as I am off to get set up for the new class! 2011 Staging & Redesign dates will be posted soon.

Kym Tarr of Kym Tarr Home Staging in Kelowna, BC was teaching the 5 day PRES home staging and redesign course in Kelowna last week. Kym and her students left the home owner ecstatic with the changes! In just one day the PRES home stagers and redesigners follow a formula to give the home a whole new look using your things to create beautiful spaces for living or selling.

Testimonial: I had no idea what to expect and the outcome was a great surprise. Our living room looks extremely inviting now and I am eager to have more “quiet time” there. It is amazing what the placement of furniture does to a room, with of course the added touch of a change in decor and artwork. The Family room is great too and I will take Kym’s advice on purchasing a tree for the corner to provide height and to fill the space. The computer room looks like a completely different room! I feel much more relaxed in this space now and it feels so much more spacious. This room was definitely a source of irritation prior to the staging.

As I have also been trained as a CSP, sometimes it is difficult to see the opportunities in one’s own home and with a busy lifestyle it is also challenging to “follow through” on home lifestyle changes. I think that you offer your students a great training edge with the “staging for life” and “staging for sale”. This provides your students with a competitive edge in the market when it comes time to offering their skill set to customers. Thank-you once again for choosing my home and thank-you for all your hard work.
Leah – Kelowna BC