PRES Staging Resource Centre

City TV - June 9th See Dana Smithers Live at 12:20pm

Dana J. Smithers — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:26:45 +0000

Preparing your house for selling is more important than ever in this a ‘buyer’s market’. Buyers are taking their time looking at what is on the market and they like those homes that ‘look great’. Getting a home to have that ‘WOW’ appeal takes work on the part of the seller.

You can catch our Founder & Creative Director Dana J. Smithers on City TV Channel 13 (Vancouver) on Tuesday June 9th. She will be talking about her newly launched ebook - Do-It-Yourself Home Staging:Getting Ready for an Open House in 10 Easy Steps! . She will share some of her Top 5 Tips from her new ebook.

Please join her and feel free to send any comments to her at info@PresStaging.com

NEW COURSE! Creating Presentations that Sell July 17th

Dana J. Smithers — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:16:25 +0000

Creating Presentations that Sell You - Part 1

Are you ready to expand your marketing to include group talks to home owners, sellers and realtors but lack the confidence to try it? Would you like to have a No-Fail Template to create a talk for 2 to 1000s of people?

Most people are naturally uncomfortable making a presentation for the first time.
If you are properly trained and have excellent materials to work from, presenting can
actually be a lot of fun. Some of the highlights of this course will be Dana’s tried-and-true
templates and tips on creating lasting connections with your audience. If you are
not using the ‘funnel system’ of selling, you need to be!

Topic: Creating Presentations That Sell You!
Date: Friday, July 17, 2009
Time: 9:30 am – 4 pm
Location: Fluff Rentals 1363 McLean Drive, Vancouver, BC
Phone: 1 888 296 3148
Website: www.PresStaging.com
Cost: $247 for non-PRES Members; PRES Members $197
plus GST (value $1700!)
Registration: Register and Pay Online at or Email info@PresStaging.com to register.

VANCOUVER AREA Home Staging for Selling or Living Training Homes Needed June 23 & 24th

Dana J. Smithers — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:09:21 +0000

DO YOU LOVE THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN YOUR HOME BUT JUST DON’T KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THEM AROUND TO GET THAT ‘WOW’ LOOK?
THINK IT WOULD COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL COME IN AND DO A ONE-DAY HOME MAKEOVER USING YOUR THINGS? Well read on because we have good news for you!!!

‘FREE’ TRAINING HOME OFFER - ONE DAY HOME MAKEOVER FOR SELLING OR LIVING USING YOUR EXISTING FURNISHINGS

For all of the 5 Day PRES Professional Staging & Redesign courses taught throughout the year, we provide hands-on experience in real client’s homes. Our 5 day course is designed for entrepreneurs wanting to start their own home staging for selling and/or home staging for living business. The course offers theory AND hands-on work in homes just like yours that need a little bit of help from the ‘professionals’.

To see if you qualify check out our website at under Staging Training - Be a Training Home. If you want to get on our ‘WAITING LIST’ sign up now and we will contact you shortly.

Giving Back: The only thing you need to do is make a Charitable Donation on behalf of the PRES Staging Resource Centre.

Just Released: ebook Do-It-Yourself Home Staging

Dana J. Smithers — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:57:47 +0000

I can’t believe it is already May! The market has picked up so that’s great news. I have been busy finishing my two new ebooks for the DIY seller who wants to get their home ready for selling. These ebooks were created for people who really like to do their own home staging and with the economy being what it is, might want to save themselves some money.

Make no mistake though, the PRES stagers are the best in the business and you may want to start with our professionals and determine what you can do on your own.

Up until May 11th you can purchase Do-It-Yourself Home Staging: Getting Ready for an Open House in 10 Easy Steps for $19.97 and for a Limited Time Only you can receive my mini-ebook on Creating Curb Appeal that Sells! Then the price goes up to $47 still a great bargain - a small investment worth a whole lot more when you sell your house!

Check it out: Do-It-Yourself Home Staging will take you room to room, divulging expert tips and techniques on how to de-clutter, de-personalize and rearrange your home so that it will attract the most prospective buyers. This ebook is a hands-on, economical approach for home staging. It’s so simple, with or without any previous decorating experience, you will be able to follow along easily and achieve exceptional results.

Full of tips, checklists and before-and-after pictures, Do It Yourself Home Staging leaves no room untouched, providing you the most comprehensive plan for getting your home “open house ready” in such a way that saves you time, money and energy!

Happy Selling!

Langley Library Talk April 4th - Home Makeovers for Living or Selling

Dana J. Smithers — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:05:59 +0000

I’ll be speaking at a an upcoming “library talk” on April 4th in Langley BC:

Topic:     Redesigning Your Home for Selling or Living
Date:         Saturday April 4th, 2009
Time:        2 - 3 pm
Location:     Fraser Valley Regional Library 20399 Douglas Crescent Langley BC: www.fvrl.bc.ca
Phone:    604 514-2855
Cost:        FREE
Registration:     Is required. Space is limited so please phone 604 514 2855 to register.

Read more about the talk in this article from The Langely Advance: Guru show how to rejuvenate homes

I hope to see you there!

Dana

White Rock Library WINNER of ‘Free’ Consultation

Dana J. Smithers — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:46:00 +0000

Hello,

I wanted to thank the 80 or so patrons that came out for my White Rock Library talk on my 5 Top Tips for Home Makeovers for Living or Selling! What a fun group you were!

I always have a draw for a ‘FREE’ one hour consultation and the winner is:

SUE WILSON of Surrey!

Sue is busy with family and friends right now so we will get together after Easter and have a fun time picking out some new paint colours and giving her a few decorating tips in our time together.

For those of you in Langley I hope to see you at my library talk on April 4th. If you are interested in ‘Budget Decorating’ and learning how to make changes in your home using some of what you have and getting creative in new ways, then check out my Mothers & Daughters 2 for 1 offer on May 9th.

Calgary Training Homes Needed March 26th & 27th

Dana J. Smithers — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:29:08 +0000

PRES has expanded its PRES Staging School to Calgary this year. We are currently interviewing potential training home clients to secure 2 training homes in which we bring in our students (up to eight) and TOTALLY TRANSFORM your home for LIVING or SELLING! And best of all - we do this for ‘FREE’! All we ask is that you make a charitable donation on behalf of the PRES Staging Resource Centre to your favourite charity - how great is that!

If you think your home would be suitable as a PRES Training School home then go to our website under www.PresStaging.com and click on Staging Training - Be A Training Home and fill out the information. You can also email either Kym@PresStaging.com or Dana@PresStaging.com and we will be in touch with you shortly if you meet the training home requirements.

If you know of someone who lives in Calgary and you think they might be interested feel free to have them email either Kym@PresStaging.com or Dana@PresStaging.com and we will be in touch with them.

With Gratitude
PRES Instructor Team

Christy Clark of CKNW interviews Dana J. Smithers

Dana J. Smithers — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:15:20 +0000

Christy Clark a well-known radio personality brings in industry experts to discuss topical issues of the day. Dana J. Smithers of PRES Staging Resource Centre and Sun On My Back Redesigns a real estate staging expert, was quick to reply to Christy’s first question of, ” So what is a seller to do in this buyer’s market to make a sale of their home?” - STAGE IT! There was a lot of banter back and forth much like 2 woman around a kitchen table! Listen to the interview to see what Dana tells Christy to do with the chickens!
Dana’s talk is about half way through the podcast if you want to skip the beginning…

Listen to the Podcast of the show here

Upcoming Library Talks Home Makeovers for Living or Selling

Dana J. Smithers — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:55:42 +0000

Dana J. Smithers Founder & Creative Director of Sun On My Back Redesigns & PRES Staging Resource Centre will be giving ‘Free’ talks at the following locations.

Learn some of her Top Tips for quick, easy and cost effective home makeovers!
For Selling to start you off, try this mantra: My Home is for Living in, my House is for Selling. You have to start ‘detaching’ from the emotions that you feel about your home, and treat the selling of your house like a business. For many it is their retirement fund!

Topic: Home Makeovers for Living or Selling
Date: Monday March 9th 2009
Time: 7 – 8:45pm
Location: Fraser Valley Regional Library - White Rock Library - 15342 Buena Vista, White Rock BC between Centre and Fir Street on Buena Vista.
Phone: 604-521-2201
Website: www.fvrl.bc.ca
Cost: FREE
Registration: Registration is required: You must phone to register at 604-541-2201

Topic: Redesigning Your Home for Selling or Living
Date: Saturday April 4th, 2009
Time: 2 - 3 pm
Location: Fraser Valley Regional Library 20399 Douglas Crescent Langley BC
Website: www.fvrl.bc.ca
Phone: 604 514-2855
Cost: FREE
Registration: Is required. Space is limited so please phone 604 514 2855 to register.

Stay tuned for more talks & workshops and her new eBook: Home Staging Made Easy for Do-It-Yourselfers!

CBC LIVING VANCOUVER - March 24th 3pm STAGING TV SHOW

Dana J. Smithers — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:05:54 +0000

Dana J. Smithers founder of Sun On My Back Redesigns & PRES Staging Resource Centre had a blast taping a show for CBC Living Vancouver that will air approximately March 24 at 3pm.

As a PRES Staging & Redesign instructor I could never do the great jobs I do in homes without the assistance of some truly amazing PRES graduate members. Judith Lowe of www.twiques.com and Irene Huva of www.interiodeco.ca ended up ‘doing whatever it takes’ to get this house staged in the time we were given by CBC! Check them out - happy as can be!

The home we used for taping this show is going on the market next week in North Vancouver. You can check out the home under Leanne Woodward’s website www.leannewoodward.com. Leanne was a lot of fun to do this show with.

We hope you enjoy it!