Carol Sykes:
"Thankyou for all your great work!"
~ Matt Verity Marketing Team, Maxwell Westview
Benn Mathers:
We were so happy when we had D & B Home Designs stage our home. Not only did our home sell within 5 days from being listed on the market, we recieved multiple offers and $114,000.00 over the asking price. Was it worth having our home staged? Yes it was!
Thank you very much Denise & Benn.
~ Lisa, Forest Hill
Sheila Singer:
August 10, 2008
Dear Sheila,
I want to thank you for all your creativity & hard work and for transforming my apartment into a beautiful and glamorous home.
I am delighted with the redesign and the colours you selected. The colours complement my artwork beautifully & create a very calm, serene and welcoming feeling.
You did an incredible job working with my furniture and re-inventing things to have a new life.
The beautiful new bedding and accessories you selected add a special touch.
I was so excited the first few nights that I could not sleep. I opened all the lights and wandered around the house admiring everything.
Thank you so much for a job well done,I love my new home.
~ S. Rose, Forest Hill, Ontario
Terrylynn Fisher:
Tell Terrylynn we're enjoying our home. We appreciate her knowledge and patience at the problems which arose. She was so understanding and encouraging! I don't know how she does it! The whole process went so quickly, we could hardly keep up, and we couldn't have survived without her and her "Team". We often sing her praises.
Thanks,
~ Lynda Justice, California
Louise Short:
Louise worked with us to help manage our clutter and restyle our home to create a beautiful living space. Her professionalism, knowledge and service is incomparable! Our home sold within 2 weeks thanks to "A First Impression".
~ Mr. & Mrs. Machado
Erna Antaya:
June 21, 2007
I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Christine and all the stagers who have participated in staging the property on Manor Hill Dr. in Mississauga on June 14th 2007.
The property is located on a street where houses are selling in the million dollar range. Although beautifully landscaped, the interior of the property lacked details, colors and accessories. The way the furniture was laid out didn’t make anyone think it was a 5000-sq foot home. The owners were leaving on an overseas trip soon and were stressed out in getting the house ready for sale.
The stagers came in at the right time. With the guidance of Christine Rae, who’s absolutely the guru of the Canadian staging industry, the team did an amazing job! When the owner came in after leaving the house with the stagers for 5 hours, she was extremely pleased. The living rooms were turned into a beautiful and spacious family area. Each bedroom was thoughtfully decorated with it own character. The basement became a cozy and gracious party and play area. Both the owner and I were extremely pleased. We loved every change.
The owner and I appreciate the impressive expertise and professionalism that the stagers have demonstrated throughout the staging process. We are very confident that it will be a successful sale.
Yours truly,
Robert Chow
Sales Representative
Sutton Group Elite Realty Inc.
~ Robert Chow, Mississauga
Carolynn Marques:
June 21, 2007
I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Christine and all the stagers who have participated in staging the property on Manor Hill Dr. in Mississauga on June 14th 2007.
The property is located on a street where houses are selling in the million dollar range. Although beautifully landscaped, the interior of the property lacked details, colors and accessories. The way the furniture was laid out didn’t make anyone think it was a 5000-sq foot home. The owners were leaving on an overseas trip soon and were stressed out in getting the house ready for sale.
The stagers came in at the right time. With the guidance of Christine Rae, who’s absolutely the guru of the Canadian staging industry, the team did an amazing job! When the owner came in after leaving the house with the stagers for 5 hours, she was extremely pleased. The living rooms were turned into a beautiful and spacious family area. Each bedroom was thoughtfully decorated with it own character. The basement became a cozy and gracious party and play area. Both the owner and I were extremely pleased. We loved every change.
The owner and I appreciate the impressive expertise and professionalism that the stagers have demonstrated throughout the staging process. We are very confident that it will be a successful sale.
Yours truly,
Robert Chow
Sales Representative
Sutton Group Elite Realty Inc.
~ Robert Chow, Mississauga
Andrea Gross:
June 25, 2008
Dear Andrea:
I would like to thank you for all your efforts in staging our house. As builders of luxury custom homes, it is crucial that our homes are staged for maximum appeal, in order to sell the home in a short time frame.
We received many compliments on the staging and I would not hesitate in recommending your services to anyone considering selling their home. I have already recommended your services to several Real Estate Representatives and clients that visited our home.
You and your team created the perfect ambiance suitable for home in an organized and timely manner.
We look forward to working with you again on our next project.
Yours truly,
George Cochrane
President
Rouge Highlands Carpentry & Renovations
~ George Cochrane, Oakville
Joanne O'Donnell:
How can I say thank you enough (again)! The home you used for your staging class last weekend looks spectacular.
It was on the market since late September and I was really beginning to worry if it would sell. Even though we had plenty of traffic through to tour the home all of the feedback was pretty negative. Most people felt the home was dark and crowded. I got a lot of people who felt that the rooms would not work for the layout of their furniture and many people felt that the downstairs bedroom was useless and too small. We did get one offer but my clients rejected it. It was a very low offer and they were treating the home like a fixer upper even though there was nothing wrong with it. Homes all around us had sold; I have it advertised in many magazines and on the internet but it was just sitting there and both I and my clients were beginning to panic.
And then you and your class worked your magic…. After your class I took a client out that had seen the home a month prior just to have another look - she kept assuring me that she had never seen the home before - she was wrong, I had record of it. She loved the layout of the second floor loft / game room; the reason she didn’t like the home before is that the second floor loft was “set-up awkward and wasted space” and she didn’t think the layout would work for her. One agent who had brought clients through before told me how great the new paint job looked and how it opened up the whole house - I still don’t think I convinced him that the house was not re-painted it was just staged. We had seven showings over the weekend after your class and not one person used words like “small”, “crowded” or “dark”. Both the agents and their clients were complimentary of the home and the feedback consisted of word like “bright and open”, “great downstairs bedroom” , “good size rooms” and “great floor plan”. The residents of the house were amazed, even they did not realize what great space they had and they loved the changes.
I kept meaning to call you and give you big THANKS on Monday but I was busy presenting an offer on the property you staged! That’s right…We had a great offer in by Monday and I know that we owe it all to you and your students! My clients only regret is that they will not get to enjoy the new look of their home longer, they will be moving out in mid February and are starting to pack as we speak.
~ Lydia Clark, Las Vegas, NV
Kelly Ralph:
I just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful job that you did in setting up Mum's room at Central Park. She is just thrilled with it and I can't begin (without crying!!) to express my gratitude to you for helping me ensure that Mum makes an easy adjustment to her new life at Central Park.
I've been to see her daily since her move and she continues to delight in looking at all of the family pictures on the walls and explains to each new visitor who they all are.
I was terrified that whe would hate her new living arrangement and hate me for putting her there but she actually seems content and I attribute that entirely to the fact that she feels at home in her new room.
Thank you....thank you....thank you.
~ Christine, Toronto
Jan Saunders-Maresh:
After seeing the staging process -- at the very least -- I would encourage a consultation before anyone sells their home. My home was on the market for over a year before staging it and in contract within 60 days after staging it ... incredible.
~ Tom C., Camas, WA
Bev Brawley:
"Thanks Bev for the thought you put into our kitchen redesign project. We really appreciated your ideas....especially your recommendations for things we should NOT do!
~ Francine Desjardins, Davis Bay
Maureen Blanken:
Maureen,
Thank you for helping us get our house ready to list. We were putting it off because we didn't know where to start. I couldn't believe the difference when you were finished. The house looked amazing. We now feel confident that our house is ready for open houses or agent showings.
~ Linda and Gary, Burlington
Lorena Hurtubise:
The house looks great! Jamie thinks it looks larger now, and likes what you've done with the den. Our agent liked it as well. He was a bit skeptical about us using a home stager when we first mentioned it, but he commented that "she did a good job" as he toured the house.
~ Joan, Caledon
Marienne Guberina:
We thought our home was ready to go on the market, until we saw the photos in the paper. We knew we had to do something quickly. We contacted MG Projects + Design to help us revitalise our home. Her compassion & professionalism was really appreciated. Without spending a fortune on hire furniture & accessories she used what we had to re-create our home and transform it. We re-took our photos and the place looks fantastic.
~ residents, Clareville, Australia
Sharon Haycock:
I am the one that should thank you for what you have done at Ainsley Court. You have done a trememdous job and I am amazed at the restuls. You have teken this home that was very poorly organized and uninviting and turned it into a warm and welcoming home that any potential buyer will feel right at home. I am sure once we start showing this house, potential buyers are going to love it. Thanks to you and a very hard working tem. From now on I will considering using home staging services.
~ Sam Nakad, Century 21 519-777-2021, London ON
Jo-Dee Hunter:
Here's my two cents worth:
For us, staging made all the difference in the sale of our house. Staging made the home more appealing to the buyer and enabled them to see themselves in the property. We didn't have a lot of work to do, but the pieces that were brought in made all the difference in brightening up the home and appealing to a wider range of buyers. I would adivse perspective sellers to definitely stage their home before selling.
~ J. Cole, Homeowner, Markham, ON
Patricia Kay McAlpin:
It is my pleasure to recommend My professional Home Services and Patricia McAlpin. I feel very fortunate to have located her unique service. In addition to being warm, kind, and professional, Patricia is extremely talented. Having Patricia and employing her many talents is a decision you will never regret. I know I won't. Our family is forever changed in a positive way.
~ Lisa, Rome, GA
Maggie Magner:
I wanted to take a moment to congratulate the team on the tremendous work. I cannot believe in less than a day - you have taken our things and created
a feeling in this house that we have never been able to create in 31 yrs of living in it!
WOW the transformations are amazing - I would definitely recommend every Realtor® & homeowner use this process.
Our house has been on the market for over a year with another agent - if that agent had used staging in his marketing plan I am convinced we would have sold already. Thank goodness we found Linda, our new agent - she brought the CSPT Staging suggestion to our attention - definitely worth the investment of time & money.
I am actually looking forward to the open house - I am sure we will receive offers.
~ Annie Wilson (Homeowner), 2464 Scrivens Drive, Greely, Ontario
Janice McLean:
I had heard about home staging from friends in Southern Ontario and I was really excited to hear that there is someone here in Sault Ste. Marie doing this type of work. Thank you so much for your expertise in staging my home and also for all the hard work you did and professional advise you gave us. I have so much more room now - it's just too bad that I didn't do this before I decided to sell! I'll be using some of your ideas in our next house.
I would highly recommend your services to anyone who is selling their home. Thanks again for all your help and the best of luck with your business.
~ Linda C, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
