In the last PRES 5 day training course we had the opportunity to do a home makeover for a client who said her home was very bland, and seemed to lack personality. (A home makeover for living is all about bringing in the home owner’s personal taste unlike staging where you want to create broad buyer appeal to the seller’s target market)
When I did my initial consultation and tour of the home I noticed they had a lot of very nice bigger furnishings and some attractive accessories scattered throughout the home. But it was true – everything was quite bland UNTIL … I sat down with Maureen, the home owner, and asked her if there was anything in storage that she might like me to incorporate in the home. BINGO! She said she and her husband had just come back from Africa, where he was born, and they had brought back some African art and even a canvas painting of the house he was born in.
African art taken out of storage for us to use
When we arrived, myself and my students, we were delighted to see more African art and accessories on the kitchen table. Now we had more to work with. So using the PRES 10 step secret success formula we got to work by emptying the room and then building it back up.
We did our ‘walk about’ in the home and discovered some African masks and some gorgeous African vases that would fit in perfectly with the new personality of the home.
Bland Personality in Living Room Before
We were able to incorporate some new furnishings and removed the curio cabinets.
- Personality Plus! Living Room After
A created ‘art wall’ of more of their African collection!
African Art Collection Showcased!
This is great news for those of us already in the business and those who are thinking about it. Think no more!!! While this is a USA stat, Canada is always close behind. For the entire article go to this link:
HOME STAGING #1 EMERGING CAREER
By Rachel Zupek
CareerBuilder.com writer
Editor’s note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com.
In today’s uncertain job market, even the jobs once marked as “recession-proof” are not as safe as we thought. So where should you focus your job search? Several trends — existing and emerging — continue to drive job growth and creation throughout the United States. Developments in technology, health care, environmentalism and globalization, as well as current trends in the economy are clearing the path for several cutting-edge careers to surface.
If you’re in the market for a new job, here are seven emerging careers that are making a mark and poised for growth in the coming years. Please note that salary and job growth information is not collected for all positions because of the size and awareness of each job.
1. Home Stager
The real-estate market is not what it used to be and homes are taking longer to sell. Potential buyers usually decide how much they like a property by picturing their own possessions in the house. That’s not always easy if the home is cluttered with unattractive décor and furnishings. House stagers work with real-estate agents and their clients to improve the appearance of their home and make it more appealing for potential buyers.
Industry umbrella: Interior design
Job growth: N/A
Salary: Most stagers are self-employed and set their own fees. Prices may vary from $75 for an initial consultation to $500 for staging an entire house.
Very good news indeed and we have gone from a ‘buyer’s market’ to a ‘seller’s’ market these past few months.
At the PRES Staging & Redesign school we are proud of our graduates. We believe we have some of the best stagers and redesigners in the West! Stay tuned for some of our featured PRES graduates who are doing some amazing projects that are a little bit ‘outside the box’ of our normal staging and redesign jobs!
If you are looking for a professional real estate stager to help prepare your home for selling or you need a professional redesigner to help create a new look for your home please check out Locate A Stager on our website. You will be very happy that you did!
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
