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  • A Glossary Of Home Staging Terms

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    A Glossary of Home Staging Terms

    Every industry has its own language and terms. These words and phrases can be confusing to anyone who is not part of the daily operations of a specific industry, and the home staging business is no exception.

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  • Top Five Questions To Ask When Hiring A Home Stager

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    Top Five Questions to Ask When Hiring a Home Stager

    Home staging may not be mandatory in the home selling process, however, it is a crucial step. Your home is worth thousands of dollars, so it makes sense to sell it for its exact worth.

    Home stagers help you see the potential of every room and facilities (fire-place, swimming pool, etc.) in your house. They create neutral settings that allow potential buyers to envision themselves living there.

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  • Staging Tips When Selling During the Winter Months

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    Staging Tips When Selling During the Winter Months

    For home sellers who do not have the luxury of time to wait until spring, preparing your home properly and staging it right is important when selling during this cold season.

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  • Staging Tips When Selling During the Holidays

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    Staging Tips When Selling During the Holidays

    The Christmas Holidays is the perfect time for the over-the-top and outlandish décor! The more the merrier as they say.  But how much is too much when selling during the holidays? If you’re selling this Holiday Season, you might want to keep some of those holiday décors in the box for now and just use it in your new house next year.  Too many holiday decorations are a BIG TURN-OFF for your potential buyers. 

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  • How Much Decorating is Too Much When Selling During the Holidays?

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    How Much Decorating Is Too Much When Selling During The Holidays

    The Christmas Holidays is the perfect time for the over-the-top and outlandish décor! The more the merrier as they say it.  But how much is too much when selling during the holidays? If you’re selling this Holiday Season, you might want to keep some of those holiday décors in the box for now and just use it in your new house next year.  Too many holiday decorations can throw off your buyers. 

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  • HOLIDAY HOME STAGING & DECORATING

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    DESTINED DREAMS HOME STAGING OFFERS HOLIDAY HOME STAGING & DECORATING AS PART OF OUR HOME STAGING AND REDESIGN SERVICES.

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  • Season's Greetings from Destined Dreams

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    Season's Greetings From Destined Dreams

    Destined Dreams wishes you and your family a wonderful Holiday Season, and a happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year 2019!

     

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  • 50% off on furniture rentals with Destined Dreams

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    50% Off on Furniture Rentals with Destined Dreams

    This December, Destined Dreams has a special promotion running. If you’re in the process of selling your home and need it staged, we have a fantastic deal for you! 

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  • HOTTEST NEW KITCHEN AND BATH TRENDS FOR 2019

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    Bigger than ever are sinks in bright metallics, hammered finishes, intricate details and gold! Yep, you can see that this trend is full speed ahead:

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  • How to have the home staging conversation with your sellers

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    Listing agents have to work through a plethora of situations and have many uncomfortable conversations with a variety of homesellers. Ideally, sellers rely on their agent’s advice to update and declutter their homes before they go on the market.

    Agents can provide lists of home and garden fix-ups along with articles outlining things buyers hate, maintenance checklists and simple cosmetic fixes. Onerous as some of these to-do list items may be, most sellers will comply, albeit some more cheerfully than others.

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  • The Future of Home Staging

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    The Future of Home Staging

    Over the past few years, the real estate market in many Canadian cities has become increasingly competitive. Many homeowners sought out the services of a home stager to attract more buyers, and sell their homes quickly, at an attractive price.

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  • Why You Should Choose Destined Dreams!

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    Why-You-Should-Choose-Destined-Dreams!

    Whether you plan on staging your home for a quick sale or redesigning to match the modern trends, you’ll need the skills of a professional to reach your goals. Home stagers are efficient, creative, up-to-date with the latest design trends, and aware of what makes a buyer fall in love with a home. They keep track of your budget and accordingly create a coordinated design plan to meet your objectives.

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  • Realtors and Destined Dreams Make a Dynamite Dream Team

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    Realtors and Destined Dreams Make a Dynamite Dream Team

    Destined Dreams Home Staging has now staged over $20 Million in real estate thus far in 2018 and has helped several of real estate agents and homeowners in every home style and price point. And through our experience, we have learned that, more than ever before, the world of real estate and the business of home staging transcend locations.

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  • Common Mistakes People Make When Home Staging for a Quick Sale

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    Common Mistakes People Make When Home Staging for a Quick Sale

    If you’ve placed your house on the market and want a quick sale, home staging is the best option. Professional home stagers focus on the visual narrative rather than the size of home you own.

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  • 7 Effective Ways to Eliminate any Unpleasant Odours at Home

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    7 Effective Ways to Eliminate any Unpleasant Odours at Home

    Sometimes, owners are so accustomed to the smell of their home, they don’t even notice it is driving the potential buyers away! Buyers are missing the potential of the property because they are in such a hurry to leave.

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  • 7 Reasons Staging Your Home Eliminates Price Negotiation

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    7 Reasons Staging Your Home Eliminates Price Negotiation

    Are you worried that the location of your home on a busy highway will be a turn-off to home buyers when selling your home? Afraid you won’t get your listing price?

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  • 7 Secrets to Steal From a Home Stager

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    7 Secrets to Steal from a Home Stager

    As a leader in the local home stager industry, Tamara Grant has helped may winning realtors from Keller Williams, St. Jean Realty and the Remax Golfi Team sell their houses.

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  • 9 simple tips to Feng Shui your home

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    9 Simple Tips to Feng Shui Your Home

    1. Fix your squeaks!

    Does your entry door squeak or whine when you open or close it? The entry door is

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  • 8 Affordable Staging Tips To Sell Your House Fast!

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    8 Affordable Staging Tips to Sell Your House Fast

    Once you list your home, it immediately becomes “no longer yours”. You are now living in a museum version of your home, which can be extremely difficult to uphold, especially when you have children!  

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  • Top 5 Tips to A Beautifully-Staged Bedroom

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    Top 5 Tips to a Beautifully - Staged Bedroom

    Every room in your house should be showcased at its best when it is time to sell, including your bedrooms. A bedroom that is beautifully done is a great way to arouse interest and, more importantly, to convince your prospective buyer that this will be their next relaxing retreat!

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