Louise Henry Home Stager Pair Home Design Chilliwack

The Chamber of Commerce sure now how to put on a trade show, This was an afternoon of fun, great food and wonderful people. There was endless appetizers to keep the motor going while individuals came by our booth to talk about Home Staging & Redesign options for their home.

In today's real estate market which is pretty Hot out in here in Chilliwack were we live. Home Staging is fairly new to the valley so we have a lot of people interested to find out how they can improve the inside of their home to attract potential buyers. As a Home owner selling your home is expected that your HOme is in "Move In Condition" this means that all the repairs are taken care of, Interior painted which by the way is one of the top 3 things that will attact buyers, along with updated lighting new kitchen or remodelled along with bathroom upgrades and most importantly is the "Curb" appeal. You may not get a second chance to make a Positive FIRST IMPRESSION... Home staging sells houses....

When do I "Stage" Stage before you list with a realtor this way you will get your appraisal price based on all the work you have done rather than making price concessions for what needs to be done. Keep money in your pocket by taking care of the important things that need to be done.

Visit my website at www.pairhomedesign.com

Life is wonderful when I can play and have fun doing what I love. As a Home staging & Redesign consultant I have the privilege of working with home owners to bring a fresh new look into their home either for the purpose of selling or living. I make suggestions to clients as to how they can make home improvements to that will enhance the look and value of their home and bring potential buyers over the Threshold of their home. Giving your Kitchen CABINETS a Facelift is just one of the many things you can do to change the look of your kitchen and keeps more $$$$ in your new home.

To be in a learning environment just made my heart sing, I was thrilled and excited about learning and working with Kathy Van Gogh as she is so talented, knowledgeable and fun to be around, our days were filled with chit chat, fun and laughter and of course splashing in the Paint bucket....

This is an OLD OAK cabinet that has been refinished, you still get a nice grain showing through the paint, i've called this an "Antique" finishe as with the finished glaze and a Benjamin Moore lambskin paint color underneath its really quite eye catching..

Have painted kitchen cabinets previously I decided to keep an open mind and learn so new techniques to be more creative in what I can offer my clients so off I went to the Van Gogh school of Art to enhance my skills which by the way can be applied to any other furniture piece in your home.

Kathy Van Gogh my personal instructor for my time in art clases, As a good compliant student (how life has changed from a teenager at school) I came all prepared with my primer cabinet door fronts (4) in total to create four different looks. When selling a home a few of the top home improvements you can do is Paint the interior of your home, New or remodeled kitchen & Bathroom.

This one is kinda unique and a custom design for a client that would be doing a Redesign for living rather than selling, its more time consuming and naturally more expensive, the original cabinet to the right is a door from ikea which has been refaced with a nice paint combination stencilling, plaster and waxed.

This melamine board cabinet with an oak trim at the bottom was really turned out brillant, I even impressed myself at the outcome as these cabinets can be a bit of an eye sore however, not no more with this new "Bittersweet Chocolate" finish MMMMMMMMM chocolat.... I finished it off with a double glaze of black n purple with a splash of copper and really close up its amazing.. so don't dispair if your kitchen is needing some esthetics to create a new look thats affordable and personalized, no two cabinet doors will be exactly alike which makes it even more interesting.

Last but not least a new finish to an old maple kitchen door front. This cabinet is finished with a light and charcoal great with a nice black grey glaze.

If you want to get rid of those old and mold tiles in the bathroom they too can be painted for a look that will last for several years if cared for much like anything else in life.

Visit my website at www.pairhomedesign.com to view my work on Renovations, remodelling, Home staging & Home Redesign. Lousie Henry, Home Staging & Redesign Consultant British Columbia

Home Staging - Preparing your home for Sale!

Tuesday April 21st 2009 7 p.m. 8:15 p.m

Chilliwack Public Library

Preparing your home for sale is no easy task so if you are planning on of selling your home in the months to come then this Seminar will help you get started. Learn what Home Staging is, tips for preparing your house prior to listing to ensure top asking price. Pair Home Design will give you tips on everything from "Curb appeal" to "Broad buyer appeal"Home buyers today expect more and want "Move in Condition"

Limited seating: WHICH ROOM DO YOU FIND MORE APPEALING?

What a great time we had at the Chilliwack Home Show, Hosting our first booth at this event proved to be quite spectacular and we received an overwhelming positive response from the Chilliwack Community who are very excited that we are a local company (Chilliwackians) and can offer Home Staging for selling and Redesign for living along with our Design work & renovations for those individuals who want to take advantage of the federal budget renovation incentive tax program and take care of those overdue repairs & renovations prior to listing their property. We met so many wonderful people who see value in what we have to offer & who welcomed us into their community of Chilliwack.

Pair Home Design did three stage talks one on Home Staging - Preparing your Home For Sale & two on Home Redesign, whatever the client does now to improve their home will stand to them when they consider selling in the future. I encourage indiviuals to Home Stage & Redesign their homes using what they already own, we can be such a consumer society at times and once you "shop" your home (Without spending a CENT) you'll be amazed at what you really have and how FABULOUS all of your belongings can look once you have a professsional Stager / Redesigner working your home to create the balance, flow & functionaility required to make your home stand out in a positive way. We talked about the need for clients to downsize and de-clutter to create a more minimalist look along with the benefits of Home Staging and how it can maximize on their financial investment their Home. If your home shows well its easier for Realtors to market your home to their clients & other realtors, not to mention how great the MLS pictures will look which just might be what is needed to get the Potential Buyer across the Threshold into the Home.

Our booth had a steady flow of people with questions about Home Staging, Home Redesign & Renovation design ideas, thankfully Tammy Bordt, & my fabulous Husband Joseph Backstrom were on hand to answer questions throughout the day.

People have so many options for making changes in their home which makes me very excited about the direction of Pair Home Design. We did a draw for a one room redesign and the winner was Gayle Irving of Chilliwack, Gayle was so thrilled to receive our phone call and very excited to get the room of her choice redesigned by our Team.

Pair Home Design is offering Free talks on Home Staging & Home Redesign at the Chilliwack Library Tuesday April 21st 2009. 7 - 8.30 p.m. Cost Free

A sincere THANK YOU to all those who came by our booth

Louise & Joseph Pair Home Design - Chilliwack

Louise Henry is a member of PRES - Professional Real Estate Stagers Association & CRDA Canadian Redesigners Association.

Grungy Unsightly Bathrooms can put off potential buyers from buying a home. I find Many buyers either dont' have the financial resources or time & energy needed to fully renovate a bathroom. As we all know with renovating we never know what we will find behind those 20 year old bathroom tiles and may the truth be known we really dont' want to know, somethings are just best left alone.

Remodelling a bathroom is far less expensive & time consuming never mind the disruption it can cause in a household and the comings and goings of trades people. Remodelling gives a Fabulous refreshing new look to an outdated unsightly bathroom or ensuite. Cost of painting tub surround is pennies compared to the cost of renovating. view more work at www.pairhomedesign.com

Bathroom tiles have been painted /new caulking/ venetian plaster on walls, new vanity and tiled over lino All in a Days work!!

Options for Remodelling:

Tile over existing tiles with a larger trendy look & more esthetically pleasing or

Paint over existing tiles with speciality paint that will give your tiles a refreshing look for years to come with proper care and cleaning visit our website at www.pairhomedesign under "Our work" MANCHESTER renovations to see how fabulous your bathroom can look in a minimal amount of time. 1-877-778-7564

Pennies saved add up to more dollars and a HIGHER FINANCIAL RETURN" on your biggest investment "YOUR HOME"