This is a great colourful guide for getting your home prepped for a quick sale.
What says welcome home more than a bright red door? This house is next door to me and I love looking at it every time I walk by.
The contrast of the bold red door against the black and white is fantastic. If had been just plain old white, nothing would have really differentiated it from the other little war time homes that dot the street.
The front door is a great focal point to a home, so why not give it some punch.
Some people paint the shutters and trim the same, but it takes away from the dramatic impact of having the door colour stand alone.
Why not give your home a pick me up this spring with a bright, bold and exciting front door.
We love it when we get the call “I’ve lived in my condo for a year & still don’t have it looking the way I want.” Music to the ears.
One of the rooms our client wanted to transform was the bedroom. She lives in a beautiful Yaletown condo in Vancouver with stunning views of the water. As she gets older, so does her style & taste. What can make a bedroom feel more glamorous or luxurious than wallpaper?
We found this fantastic “Candice Olson” paper that has just enough glam to make the room feel really sophisticated. One wall was all we needed, as the foot of the bed was a wall of mirrors so that our client wakes to see the beautiful paper reflecting back at her. Fabulous!!!!!!
The finishing touches aren’t quite done yet, coordinating throw pillows & beautiful lamps are on the list. Just couldn’t wait to show off this beautiful paper.
Where would wallpaper look great in your home?
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This beautiful West Van home has been on the market since May unstaged with no offers. When the staged house next door sold, (staged by us) the homeowner knew it was time.
I get super excited watching an empty house slowly transform into a “home”, one pretty pillow, vase & piece of artwork at a time.
Will keep you posted on how quickly it sells now.
For the non believers out there, this is for you.
In the spring, we were hired by a busy developer to stage one of his 3 newly built homes, all next to each other on a beautiful lot in West Vancouver. All of the houses were just above the $3 million dollar range. The house immediately next door is the exact same house, a mirror to the one we staged.
As time went by 4 offers were received, but only on the house that was staged, which in fact is the also the one that just sold.
We will be staging the other two homes within the next week, as the owner truly understands the power of staging.
Which house would you rather buy?
 This one?
 Or this one?
My client in the West End of Vancouver’s downtown asked for some help……..actually the real estate agent phoned me. He was really frustrated that his well priced condo wasn’t moving & they were interested in staging.
It had been on the market for a bit & the son was finally moving out to give us a clean slate. Before staging , I highly recommended changing ALL of the dated light fixtures, adding a mirror above the sink in the bathroom (can’t imagine brushing my teeth with no mirror), adding a backsplash in the kitchen, pulls on the kitchen cabinets and changing the blue tiles in the entry to a contemporary 18 x 24 inch tile, it looked like night & day.
Here are the results of his investment…………………
” Suze’s attention to the details really worked for us in preparing our condo for quick sale at full price. Even down to light switches, fixtures, and accessories; her staging advice was right for the market and helped us get two offers at full asking price within 10 days.”
” We had completed some upgrades prior to putting our unit on the market but Suze’s creative ideas with furniture, artwork and accessories made the whole package complete and marketable. Suze and her crew completed the staging in one day , on June 8th, and by June 18th we had 2 good offers at full asking price, we accepted one offer and completed the sale by June 29th. Fantastic Results!”
D. Calder, July 2012
Living Room Before
Living Room After
” Staging works! Suze McCart of Suze Interiors recently was hired by my seller at my recommendation to stage a home of his recently departed aunt. Suze handled the situation with compassion and sensitivity, giving my client a sense of confidence about the whole process.
With her flair for presentation, Suze turned a dated, time-warped condo into a fresh and contemporary living space. The result: selling for more than 99% of the asking price in just 4 days. This was the highest priced sale of several similar but un-staged condos in the building that subsequently were sold. Suze was in constant communication with me throughout the process, and she was very
easy to work with. She was on-time and on-budget. I most definitely will continue to recommend Suze McCart and her staging services.”
S. Hubele, Remax Crest, May 2012
Drapes in my opinion are luxurious. They complete a room & give it that finishing touch. They add warmth as well as texture and can be made using beautiful fabrics that tie in the rest of the colours in the room.
If you love that darkness you get when you stay in hotels, that is also easy to achieve, we put a black out lining on them to block out the light.
My client recently took that step to get drapes made for her living & dining room and has written a lovely testimonial on the process.
“I lived in my new apartment for a whole year without drapes, just the Venetian blinds that were there. In the past I have either inherited drapes from former owners or made my own. The windows in this apartment are very big & it seemed rather daunting, so I did nothing for an entire year.
Then my daughter introduced me to Suze McCart, owner of Suze Interiors. Over a cup of tea, she made suggestions & discussed various possibilities with me; always asking me whether I had any special ideas.
The fabric samples she brought for me to see were carefully chosen with the colours of my apartment in mind. Before I knew it, it was in the works and in a very short time they were installed. They are indeed very beautiful and in fact the word “stunning” has been used by several people, including me!”
When a condo has the key pieces, sometimes it is just a matter of editing what they have as far as art and accessories and bringing in a few pieces that make the room feel put together. It always amazes me how getting in the right piece of art can completely transform a room.
Now this Yaletown condo with the fabulous view, has a fabulous interior to match.
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This Quebec Street townhouse in Vancouver needed to shine to command the price that the homeowner is planning on getting.
The first thing to go after all of the clutter, were the blue walls in the dining area and to add a chandelier to help define the space. Once painted, it gave us a clean slate to bring in some fabulous pieces. The goal with home staging is to make the space neutral, so it appeals to any potential buyer.
The realtors words were ” thank you, it looks amazing” and the home owner said “it looks incredible”. Music to my ears!!
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