Tonia Mosteller

Redesign +More, smart sellers and realtors realize the importance in staging a home. Statistics have shown a staged home sells faster in the real estate market. It's the investment that comes back at the closing table and the cost of staging is always less than the first price reduction. The National Association of Realtors reports that, on average, a staged home sells more than twice as quickly as a non-staged home (13.9 days vs. 31 days). In addition, staged homes sell for 6.9%-10% than their non-staged counterparts.

At Redesign + More in Charlotte, North Carolina, our goal is to offer you a visual inspection of your home and prepare it for the real estate market. We evaluate every aspect of the interior and exterior of the property that impacts marketability. You receive a detailed report of each room, which will emphasize the home's selling points as well as a list items for improvements. Redesign + More can help you de-clutter, organize, and showcase the home's focal points. When staging your home we will tour your home just like a potential buyer will, with an eye to details and features to be highlighted for showings. We determine the best way to highlight your home's features and give our recommendations for changes. Our recommendations may include furniture placement and accessory arrangement, editing, organizing and more. Redesign + More offers full day staging, half day staging and a "Do-it-Yourself" guide.

Redesign + More has been working on a semi-vacant staging property in Highland Creek located in Charlotte, NC. We have partnered with Linda Turner of ReMax Signature Properties and the homeowner to create a warm and inviting space. This home was staged on a budget and the homeowner already had some great items we could use but no furniture except for a breakfast nook set. Below are a few pictures of work we have been doing in this home. This wonderful home located in a beautiful community which offers golf, country clubs, tennis, walking trails, outdoor swimming pools, park, basketball courts and much more.

Before ~ Front Entrance

After ~ Front Entrance

Before ~ Living Room

After ~ Living Room

Before ~ Living Room

After ~ Living Room

Before ~ Dining Room

After ~ Dining Room

Before ~ Kitchen

After ~ Kitchen (Did you notice the brass on the chairs and table, see the after..nothing spray paint can't take care of). Notice the green/blue backsplash behind the stove, look at the after it's gone.

Gotta love green apples and cookbooks...a staging must.

Before ~ Living Room view from Kitchen

After ~ Living Room view from Kitchen

Before ~ Master Bedroom

After ~ Master Bedroom

Before ~ Master Bathroom

After ~ Master Bathroom

After ~ Master Bathroom

Before ~ Guest Bedroom

After ~ Guest Bedroom (With a surprize bed, can you guess?)

Thanks Lorna and ReMax for allowing Redesign + More to come and set the stage!

For more information on this home contact:

Linda Turner @ Remax Signature Properties (704) 287-7887

MLS# 820468

When you stand in front of your sofa, what is the first thing you see? Is it the style or frame that draws your eye? Most always it is the fabric and the color that pulls you to a piece of furniture. Choosing a fabric can either make or break your room. Many decisions must be made before you are able to come to a conclusion on what type of fabric to use in your home. First, decide if you prefer a certain color, style or if you are blending in an inspirational piece that has been passed down to you as a family heirloom. What is the style of the room? What makes you feel good?

Fabric makes a statement on furniture, bedding and on windows. The fabric content on how the fabric will wear on your furniture or window treatments has always been ones thought but in fact it is the weave of the fabric that helps determine the wear. Man-made fabrics are popular choices and are very classic and elegant, but natural fabrics are much easier to maintain and are also more resilient. Certain blends may be selected to receive the best of both worlds.

Contrary to popular belief, you can use a combination of several fabrics in each room of your home. We use to believe you could only use a total of 3 fabrics in any given room but now the trend is to use as many as you desire, as long as there is an even flow in the room. Fabrics can make statements through patterns, prints, plaids, solids, stripes, colors and textures. You may decide to use trims to add accents on furniture, window treatments, bedding or pillows. After all, we say trim is considered the "jewelry" of fabric and completing the finish piece. In choosing the right fabrics for you home, the most important thing is to do what is comfortable to you. If you walk into your closet, it is often a good indicator that what you like to wear is also what you want your home to reflect. Are your clothes comfy, classic, trending, casual, elegant, sassy or simple?

The ultimate goal is that you should walk away happy with whatever decision you made about your fabric selection and make it your personal style.

Furniture styles these days are becoming more acceptable to mix and match within your home environment, therefore we can mix and match styles, so you don't have to stick too just one style of furniture when decorating your home. Below you will see different styles, let's see where your furniture style fits in your home. You will recognize many styles that I will list below and there may be a few you haven't heard of or at least haven't seen around in some time.

Asian: Sometimes this style is called Oriental, this style showcases cultures of prominent Easter countries. Uses carved wooden designs with hand-painted details or simplistic, clean-lines with low styling.

Art Deco: From the 1920's, neoclassical style featuring disciplined decoration with exotic-looking materials. Generous filling and incorporating bright lacquers and colors.

American Colonial: This style is sturdy and large proportioned, yet it is simple and often made of oak, maple or pine. Featuring hutches, cupboards, Queen Ann armchairs and dry sinks.

Arts and Crafts: This style has influential exponents included architect Frank Lloyd Wright and furniture designer Gustav Sickley. A style marked by quality and beauty in superior design and executions applied to utilitarian objects. The Arts and Crafts movements ushered in the age of Art Nouveau.

Country: A style that has more than one catagory and names you will know such as; French, Early American, English (sometimes called Provincial). Often this style is weighty in appearance.

Chippendale: Chinese styles use straight leg, extensive fretwork and carvings. A style well proportioned; curved, richly carved, usually in mahogany; claw and ball foot distinctive on cabriole chairs and table legs.

Contemporary: Used a lot these days and it is clean, simple, controlled and utility featured frequently makes use of chrome, brass plate, wood, veneers, glass, lacquers, plastic, laminates and leather.

Mission: Strong style with clean lines and simple; tongue and groove design. Often has a square look with wooden slats; predominately oak and cherry woods used.

Early American: Reproduction or antique, reflecting European influences; English with sturdy, simple design and local woods, particularly made of oak, pine or maple.

Modern: Broad category of unique designs not imitative of classic tradition; easy to maintain, simple and functional.

Oriental: This style is generally simple design; highly finished, often lacquered; hand-painted detail. With prominent hardware; some periods heavily ornamented.

Shaker: Well proportioned, simple, lightweight furniture and soundly constructed from local woods such as walnut, maples, fruit-woods and pine. Virtually unornamented sometimes painted and color-stained.

Rustic: Emphasis on unrefined sources and natural such as whole tree logs and branches; wrought iron and distressed woods. Natural fabrics include wool, cotton or leather.

Shabby Chic: Woods painted using a distressed, aged look casual, somewhat rustic, comfortable upholstery; overstuffed or slip-covered designs.

Transitional: A blend of contemporary and traditional styles. A timeless and comfortable design; furniture lines are simple yet are sophisticated featuring either rounded or straight lines profiles.

Tuscan: This style is inspired by country homes of Italy: rustic, farmhouse designs and charming. Mismatched, clean lined pieces provide a simple elegance to this style.

Victorian: Heavy carvings often feature fruit and flowers with dark finishes.

Traditional: Centuries have used this classic style especially 18th and 19th centuries. Traditional has an European influenced and named for reigning rulers or originators. This style is made with decorations of fretwork, carvings, ball and claw feet, luxurious fabrics and gilt.

What ever your style is just have fun decorating and mix it up!

The pictures you see below are a glimpse of the occupied staging project we did for homeowners Rich and Janet, we will be adding more photos of their gorgeous home soon with detail information about the property. Just know this house is for sale and it sits on beautiful property over looking Lake Norman.

So stayed tuned for more pictures and information on this property located on Lake Norman! You don't want to miss out on this property, the character and charm in this home is worth finding out more information. If you have any questions regarding this property before I list information or listing price, please feel free to call me @ 704.651.8878 or email me @ toniamosteller@redesignplusmore.com.

Before Master Bedroom ~

After Master Bedroom ~ New bedding, new paint and some simple added details around the room. This room you can see the lake from your bed....how divine! ~

Before Master Bedroom ~

After Master Bedroom ~

After Master Bedroom ~

Simple touches added on the dresser. ~

The little details add up! ~

Before Master Bathroom ~

After Master Bathroom ~ New shower, new flooring, new paint and new fixtures.

Before Master Bathroom ~

After Master Bathroom ~ New tile and new tub! ~

Before Master Bathroom ~

After ~ Master bathroom and handpainted faux glazed cabinets, with new granite counter-top, new sinks, new hardware, new mirrors, new lighting and and shelf to display accessories. ~

Me, adding faux glazing details on the cabinet door...Peggy and I had so much fun doing this. ~

Adding greenery to any room brings life into the space, check out the new granite counter-top! ~

Before Faucet ~

After ~New faucet with new granite counter-top. ~

Before Window ~

After New Window ~

Janet had amazing accessories to work with so we just moved some things around and set the stage. ~

After New Master Closet ~ Sorry I do not have the before picture on this closet. Just imagine your normal wire closet racks.

Thanks Rich and Janet for allowing Redesign + More to come into your home and set the stage!