Home Staging in Greater Vancouver: Styling Bonnie’s Condo for Sale

Kate, a previous client of mine (see how I transformed her fireplace), recently referred me to her co-worker, Bonnie… and my first staging assignment!

Bonnie and her growing family just bought a house and they’re excited! Of course that means that now it’s time to leave their condo behind.

Problem. They’ve outgrown the space and so it’s pretty cluttered!

I met with the family last weekend and gave them a list of things to do… starting with packing away pretty much everything! They’ll also patch and repaint some walls, clean carpets and move some furniture into different locations. If I had my way they’d move some things out to the new house, but the budget is small for this project so we’ll work with what’s in the condo. No worries… I have some plans!

Speaking of plans… I went shopping today and picked up some fun things at Ikea. Yes ~ I braved the Ikea crowds on a Saturday afternoon! I’m crazy!!

I still have some bedding and pillows to purchase, but let me show you what I have so far.

The baby’s room is lacking some fun colour… I found this sweet pillow, the 123 baskets and a bright green throw from Ikea. Tomorrow I’ll be sourcing out some curtains that coordinate, as well as something fun for the wall over the crib. I’ll include a few items that I have on hand like these fun handmade rattles and some books, as well as a few of Bonnie’s baby’s toys. I’m feeling good about my plans for this room!

The living room, dining room, kitchen and adjacent den really lack colour. Once I have clean, decluttered spaces, I’ll bring in some of my favourite colour… orange! Not only do I feel it’s a colour that will work with their furnishings, it’s a palette I can support with art and accessories from my own personal attic warehouse! Yep. I’m raiding my boxes! HaHa! So what did I buy at Ikea today? Candles, kitchen towels, a throw for the sofa, and boxes for the den area. Feeling good about my plans for these rooms, too!

I love orange!

Bonnie would like to see the place on the market by the end of next weekend… that means that next Saturday I should be VERY busy!! I’m a little concerned with her timeline because she and her husband have a lot of work to do before I can come in. I won’t worry too much about that because MY JOB is to be ready to go when they are! :-)

I’ll be sure to take after pics…

With only a few minutes to impress potential buyers, home-staging is the best marketing tool when selling a home. Achieve top dollar… have Edin Interiors style your home or listing so that it stands out from the competition!! Edin Interiors services the Greater Vancouver real estate market.