Interior design – Home staging – Real estate investment

Aug26

Interior desing = planning, makeover and furnishing the property for customizing it to the requirements and style of the owner(s). The owner sets the budget.
Home staging = furnishing/refurnishing the property (which is frequently inhabited) for fitting it to the taste and requirements of the more customers-to-be. The staging contains smaller makeovers but the spent amount on it should be maximum the 5% of the property’s value.
Real estate development/investment = buying a property in bad condition, then reselling it after a full makeover. It should be done in a way that the property fits the taste and requirements of the more customers-to-be. The spent amount and the profit after selling have to be conciliated.

Home staging 2.

Mar18

The essence of Home Staging is to make the property desired for the prospective buyers. This is the hardest task when the property is inhabited during the selling procedure. In this case, the main task is depersonalizing. It is important to highlight good givens and to show space connections and exploitation.
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Moving

Jun12

Moving is an exciting event, the promise of a new life, at the same time it is a stressful period in people’s life. We can reduce the inconvenience of it if we begin to prepare for it in time.
Many unnecessary things can be piled in one’s home without regular sorting. It’s worth to get rid of them before moving, since not only the number of boxes can be reduced this way, but they haven’t to be treated in the new home also. The task should be started far before moving in steps, even room by room. Prepare three big sacks or boxes and sort the unnecessary objects by groups: for sale, for donation and trash. Announce the sale of furniture, decorating objects etc. in time, even with the term of the real taken time. It has a little chance that everything will be immediately sold, that’s why we have to be prescient. Charity services are happy to get any kind of clothes if they are not sleazy or toys and story-books. The broken, useless objects can be recycled. We can get rid of bigger pieces (furniture, carpet etc.) at the yearly garbage. If this is not relevant presently, these have to be taken away which needs organization and has costs.
Don’t let boxing for the last time also. We always have more stuff than we think. Those which won’t be used until moving (books, decorating objects, winter clothes in summer, Christmas ornaments etc.) can be boxed already. Have time to pack them in a clean condition, because this way they only have to be put on their place in the new home. Boxes always should be labeled! It will be much easier if these will have put in that room where they will be opened and we don’t have to seek what we need first in the new place. Stick the boxes carefully, for not to fall apart during moving and objects in them not to be dusty until it.
Moving company has to be booked as soon as we know the moving date. Commonly they are time-workers. We shall rather pay for one or two hours more than the hurry causes harm to our stuff. Wrapping of furniture and big household appliances is the task of the moving company’s employees, wrapping properly every other things is our responsibility.
Ask for advice your friends or even your interior designer before moving to pay attention to what and what kind of mistakes has to be avoided during this period.

Home staging

Aug3

Home staging nowadays is a wide spread technique at property sales, when a specialist prepares the estate to be sold. Determines the steps to be taken to show the flat at its most advantageous side.
The essence: to turn the interior in a state, which is desirable to the potential customers from the aspect of general taste and requirements. Good features should be emphasized, while bad ones should be covered.
Everyone would like to get the price of the estate instead of invest into it, but no one see it from the same aspect as the owner, who is full of positive preconceptions. Because of this, the mistakes of the property may not be realized. Anyhow, the potential buyer will notice them immediately. Estate agents believe, the first impression about the apartment plays a key role in the success of the sale. Potential purchaser in average decides if he needs the property or not – within 15 seconds from entering. With some modifications, the sale will be measurably more effective – both in time and money. The invested amount returns multiplied. According to the latest statistics, the ‘staged’ properties are sold in much shorter timeframe.
There are two options for the owner to chose from:

– Documentation only
– Common implementation

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Photos for selling our home

Feb11

When selling a property, the most important part of the advertisement – beyond floor map – are the pictures taken of it. According to the experience, it’s not quite obvious how to take some such quality photos, which will “sell” the property for us.
Before we start, let’s clean up! It’s a great mistake if we think, that the several weeks old mist or the lack of mopping will not be noticed on the pictures. Another essential task is tidying up. Everything should be put to its place and let’s check, how could be the space even more spectacular. Let’s look at a few interior design magazines and get some ideas from the photos in them: there is no mess, color- and style cavalcade or too many decorations. It’s advised to move from room to room and always prepare the given room for the perfect photo. This can be quite difficult task when the property is inhabited, since the amount of personal objects and furniture should be decreased to a level acceptable by an outsider. If necessary, move the excess chair or commode to another room during taking pictures. Most of the decorations should be placed behind closed doors and the remaining should be arranged nicely. Let’s turn on all the lights even in daylight! Use wide angle lens to catch the most of the room in one frame. Emphasize the good features, such as large window, cozy alcove or the beautiful hardwood flooring. At bathroom and kitchen, the feeling of hygiene is the most important. Here the metal surfaces should be shiny, glass doors and mirrors should be freshly cleaned to show the glamour. If possible, let’s provide a picture of all the rooms to the advertisement.
Some disincentive examples that are regularly appear among property advertising: drying underwear in the bathroom, full trash bin in the kitchen, unmade bed in the bedroom, or dirty clothes on the floor. Although the prospective buyer will purchase the property not our personal objects, yet all this counts a lot with him when deciding, whether he comes to see the apartment or house, or not. In case of a house, choose a shiny day for taking outdoor pictures for the sake of real bright colors. The principle of order still should be valid: tidy up the garden, trim the grass, even stairs and paved parts should be washed up. Take several photos of both the house and garden from different angles.
If you would like to distinguish your advertisement among the lots of others, ask home staging advices from an interior designer for the preparation.

Scents of our home

Feb5

When guests arrive to our home, beyond the colors, forms and lights, the scents are the first they encounter even subconsciously. Because of this, our home should have a pleasant fragrance, not only a nice look. This is even more important when selling an apartment, because it depends on the first five seconds, if the potential buyer will have a good impression of the home or not. For this, scents are essential. With some simple tricks we can provide a delectable environment for ourselves.
Instead of artificial sprays and electric fragrance gadgets, let’s use the treasury of nature. The most simple solution is using natural, essential oils into the evaporators. We can choose from lots of scents, but the best are the light, fresh ones (e.g.: citrus, lavender), since they are concentrated and they shouldn’t be too dominant. In heating season, the peel of orange, tangerine or apple can be placed on top of the radiators. The result is less intensive, only the pleasant impression remains in guests. Fragrance candles can also act as visual decoration.
Our clothes will remain fresh out of season by inserting dried flowers, spices among them in small fabric bags. Cloves, cinnamon, lavender, rose, rosemary are great for this purpose. They keep the moths away also.
Just before the estate agent arrives with the potential buyer, let’s bake some sort of cake, even if only a few pieces. The fine scent (e.g.: cinnamon) will fill the home. According to scientific researches, as an effect of the fragrance of the cake, people will “fall in love” with the home much more easily.
Wherever we safely can, let’s place fresh flowers, both cut, or potted. Beyond the intensive scent of rose, lily and hyacinth, there will be no need for any other trick.
In the bathroom, let’s place a soap with intensive fragrance on a shelf, without its packaging. Even it’s not used, the scent will result a boudoir mood in the relatively humid environment.
Of course, these tricks don’t eliminate the need of regular cleaning and airing. There is no fragrance or scent that covers stale or musty air. If you plan to sell your real estate, consult with an interior designer for home staging before the potential buyers arrive.