Hot, tired and tired of looking at the same old rooms day after day?
Use this time of easy Summer time lazy days to bring in some color and life in your rooms. It won't take long and is so easy to do.
A quick trip to the local discounted home goods store can do the trick. Use an outdoor plant stand in an empty corner to add some colorful pots with live plants for a fresh look. It is not only a chance to bring some color to the room it is an opportunity to help "purify" the air in the room. Plants filter the air and look so fresh. Add colorful blooming plants and change them out when they start looking a little ragged. If potted plants don't work for you, how about adding cut flowers in an old pitcher or ice bucket. Take the opportunity to use something that is hidden in a cabinet to place them in. Aunt Elli's cut glass would love to be put to use. You can admire it and the flowers.
How about replacing kitchen cabinet hardware. Plenty of websites offer great selections and inexpensive prices. If that is to big of a job, how about just replacing hardware on a table or desk?
Outdoor furniture is on sale now. Try adding a small wicker table or a canvas chair to a room. Don't forget editing of accessories on mantels and bookcases frees up spaces for new ideas and colorful accessories. Change is good.
De-cluttering is always a good way to spend time during a hot Summer afternoon.
Pour yourself a lemonade and try and stay cool. Put your feet up and take a good look around and improve your spaces and your attitude at the same time. Now that is a great refreshing idea.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
More Spring Tips
Home Staging
Homes staging is about making a house look more spacious and light. Home staging is used to sell properties and to enhance homes in need of a "Spruce It Up" look. A new outlook by a home stager can bring just that to a home.
Your bathroom can have an inexpensive update simply by addressing your frameless mirror that is held up with clips. Give it a frame: it's like adding jewelry to a plain black dress. MirrorMate Frames have beautiful, real wood frames that can fit any decor and they are easy to install yourself. They fit right over those unattractive clips and adhere to the surface of the mirror while it's on the wall.
If we cook, have pets, or smoke, you have a home with odors that need to be eliminated. Just because we can't smell an odor doesn't mean it isn't there. Spring is a great time of the year to open up the windows and let the fresh air in!
It's time to de-clutter, add some fresh paint, let some fresh air inside and frame a tired bathroom mirror.
So until next time, Happy Spring and get busy!
for more info on the mirror frames:
www.mirrormate.com
Homes staging is about making a house look more spacious and light. Home staging is used to sell properties and to enhance homes in need of a "Spruce It Up" look. A new outlook by a home stager can bring just that to a home.
Your bathroom can have an inexpensive update simply by addressing your frameless mirror that is held up with clips. Give it a frame: it's like adding jewelry to a plain black dress. MirrorMate Frames have beautiful, real wood frames that can fit any decor and they are easy to install yourself. They fit right over those unattractive clips and adhere to the surface of the mirror while it's on the wall.
If we cook, have pets, or smoke, you have a home with odors that need to be eliminated. Just because we can't smell an odor doesn't mean it isn't there. Spring is a great time of the year to open up the windows and let the fresh air in!
It's time to de-clutter, add some fresh paint, let some fresh air inside and frame a tired bathroom mirror.
So until next time, Happy Spring and get busy!
for more info on the mirror frames:
www.mirrormate.com
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Spruce It Up Tips for Spring
Cover furniture:
Slipcovers are the best and easiest way to make furniture look new. Consider reversible ones – a wintery color on one side and summery white linen on the other. If you are looking for a seamstress, bulletin boards in fabric stores are always a good source.
Add a Pop of Color:
You can't go wrong with a fun citrus color throw pillow in any room. A few accents in yellow or coral add a level of interest to any color scheme.
Give New Life:
A new coat of paint or new stain can give an existing piece of furniture a whole new life. You don’t always have to buy everything new.
Change with the Season:
Rotate accessories with the seasons to keep your room looking fresh. Favorite items that you already own are a smart budget saver and it gives you a chance to enjoy those items that have been taking up space in a cabinet or closet.
Change the Wall Color:
The cheapest way to redesign a room is with paint. A new color can change the tone of a room and you can easily do-it-yourself.
Clean and De-clutter:
Toss out all those tired looking house plants that need new dirt and have seen better days and add a fresh fern or ivy in a colorful pot. Tackle those cabinets that have too many old plastic butter containers and broken things that you have never repaired. Rid yourself and make room for new ideas and fresh new approaches to your storage.
New Lamp Shades:
Plan to spend 25 to $50 per lamp, and take your lamps to a lighting store. Pick out new shades in a color you wouldn’t normally choose to bring a little more color into the room. Remember to use opaque shades in the bedroom to direct light up or down.
Slipcovers are the best and easiest way to make furniture look new. Consider reversible ones – a wintery color on one side and summery white linen on the other. If you are looking for a seamstress, bulletin boards in fabric stores are always a good source.
Add a Pop of Color:
You can't go wrong with a fun citrus color throw pillow in any room. A few accents in yellow or coral add a level of interest to any color scheme.
Give New Life:
A new coat of paint or new stain can give an existing piece of furniture a whole new life. You don’t always have to buy everything new.
Change with the Season:
Rotate accessories with the seasons to keep your room looking fresh. Favorite items that you already own are a smart budget saver and it gives you a chance to enjoy those items that have been taking up space in a cabinet or closet.
Change the Wall Color:
The cheapest way to redesign a room is with paint. A new color can change the tone of a room and you can easily do-it-yourself.
Clean and De-clutter:
Toss out all those tired looking house plants that need new dirt and have seen better days and add a fresh fern or ivy in a colorful pot. Tackle those cabinets that have too many old plastic butter containers and broken things that you have never repaired. Rid yourself and make room for new ideas and fresh new approaches to your storage.
New Lamp Shades:
Plan to spend 25 to $50 per lamp, and take your lamps to a lighting store. Pick out new shades in a color you wouldn’t normally choose to bring a little more color into the room. Remember to use opaque shades in the bedroom to direct light up or down.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
After spending years working in customer service areas, I found a new way to offer a service with a real need. I had been decorating for family and friends, so I finally decided to put my passion to work for me.
I attended the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and graduated in 2005. I have spent the last 5 years working with people accessorizing, decluttering, organizing, down sizing, relocating and home staging for clients.
Home staging is a growing industry. I earned my certification in home staging in 2010from RESA PRO (Real Estate Staging Association Professional). I am currently working with several real estate professionals in staging homes for sale.
If your home is on the market, it is in a beauty contest. In a tough real estate market, presentation is everything in selling a home! The homes that look the best sell the fastest. Spruce It Up is a one stop resource for staging and preparing your home to sell or to just bring out its best qualitie. Based in Fort Lauderdale my team can declutter, deodorize, clean, furnish, accessorize and improve a home from the inside out (including curb appeal).
Magazines and television shows are featuring beautiful homes, and while these shows are inspirational for home buyers, they have made it tougher for sellers. Home shoppers are using the internet to view prospective homes before contacting the real estate agents. Home owners need to have great looking photos of the inside and outside in place. The sellers can't have those in place until the inside and outside are perfect.
It is my job to make the homes look as clean and spacious as possible. Buyers want a "turn key" property (one they can move it to just the way it is). This is where home staging comes in.
My mission is to improve and make homes more beautiful, accent the home's assets and obtain customer statisfaction, whether it be from a home owner or a potential buyer. My goal is to do this in a timely and affordable manner.
I attended the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and graduated in 2005. I have spent the last 5 years working with people accessorizing, decluttering, organizing, down sizing, relocating and home staging for clients.
Home staging is a growing industry. I earned my certification in home staging in 2010from RESA PRO (Real Estate Staging Association Professional). I am currently working with several real estate professionals in staging homes for sale.
If your home is on the market, it is in a beauty contest. In a tough real estate market, presentation is everything in selling a home! The homes that look the best sell the fastest. Spruce It Up is a one stop resource for staging and preparing your home to sell or to just bring out its best qualitie. Based in Fort Lauderdale my team can declutter, deodorize, clean, furnish, accessorize and improve a home from the inside out (including curb appeal).
Magazines and television shows are featuring beautiful homes, and while these shows are inspirational for home buyers, they have made it tougher for sellers. Home shoppers are using the internet to view prospective homes before contacting the real estate agents. Home owners need to have great looking photos of the inside and outside in place. The sellers can't have those in place until the inside and outside are perfect.
It is my job to make the homes look as clean and spacious as possible. Buyers want a "turn key" property (one they can move it to just the way it is). This is where home staging comes in.
My mission is to improve and make homes more beautiful, accent the home's assets and obtain customer statisfaction, whether it be from a home owner or a potential buyer. My goal is to do this in a timely and affordable manner.
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