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Marina Vazzana CRE-A-TIVE Home Staging - Durham Region

THE ART OF REDESIGN - BEFORE & AFTER - Give the gift of a room makeover!

Redesign is a service provided by many home stagers. It is incredible how affordable it is to hire a professional stager/redesigner to come in and completely transform a space on a budget. Many people want "the look" but can't afford an interior decorator.

Below is a recent CRE-A-TIVE Staging & Redesign transformation. This room was a true redesign using the homeowners things with the exception of a few key purchases.

Fresh coat of paint: Benjamin Moore CC-20 ... $33.00

Stunning Crystal Chandelier: Canadian Tire ... $89.00

Beautiful Glistening Wreath: White Feathers ... $19.99

White Mat: Wal-Mart ... $6.99

Luxurious White Throw: Costco ... $21.99

Transformation: PRICELESS

How to pull it all together: One call to CRE-A-TIVE STAGING & REDESIGN.

Before... Tired, drab, unwelcoming.

Before

The CRE-A-TIVE Difference... White on White. Luxurious, warm and inviting!

After

GIVE THE GIFT OF A ROOM MAKEOVER THIS SEASON.

Marina Vazzana is the Owner and Lead Consultant of CRE-A-TIVE Staging & Redesign. Serving Oshawa, Courtice, Whitby, Pickering, Ajax, Durham Region and G.T.A.

www.CreativeStagingWorks.com

905-245-0272

Need a heavy dose of Inspiration?

Who doesn't need a little push every now and then. I have just viewed an awesome clip courtesy of "Walk The Talk". I'm not sure if this has been around the block a few hundred times, but in case even just one of you hasn't seen it I thought I would post it and share. Pretty powerful... click here...http://www.walkthetalk.com/the212movie.php?refsource=&campaign= it really gave me a new perspective. Let me know what you think.

What's up with Realtors?

Did I get your attention? No, this is not a slam on Realtors. Just a little insight so stagers keep doing what we are doing. Dane's post got me thinking.

As for the lack of push from the majority of Realtors... 10 years ago I sold Real Estate in Durham Region, and at that time "Home Inspections" was in its infancy. I remember how eager the Home Inspectors were. They would come to the Tuesday morning realtor meetings trying to pitch us on the importance of their service. They would get the usual responses "Why would someone pay for something that anyone could do...a buyers father or brother or friend can check over the place?" or "marketing tool for us?...Why should we (the realtor) pay for an inspection for our clients? The list of negative responses was long. (Sound familiar?) Now look at how far they have come. Buying a house without a home inspection is ludicrous. Full legal clauses have been created to remove liability if a buyer is crazy enough not to get a home inspection. I believe Staging is in exactly the same place Home Inspections were ten years ago. With time and with knowledge it won't be long before people are saying..."Selling a home without staging? ...that's ludicrous!"