Have you ever walked into someone;s home and said I could live in this home? To feel this way there must have been some type of atmosphere within the home that made you feel completely at ease whether it was the way the home flowed from one room to another with the right amount and size of furniture or maybe it was a combination of design, fresh paint and cleanliness that made the home so inviting.

For your home to be attractive to buyers you need to create a similar atmosphere so your home can appeal to the maximum amount of buyers viewing your home on the internet or in person. Over 80% of potential buyers will check out listing on the internet before arranging a viewing “First Impressions” count!
For many selling their home is often an overwhelming and daunting task yet almost everyone wants to get as much money as they can for their largest investment their home?

Some Benefits of home staging
1. Gives your home a competitive edge over other listings,
2. Reduces the time home is on the market
3. Get your home on the top 10 list of must see properties.
4. More interested buyers
5. Pictures show great on the internet
6. Potential buyers can visualize living in YOUR home
7. Gives your home an updated look
8. Your home is move in ready!

When selling its worth investing in a Professional home staging consultation during your consultation (usually 1-2 hours) you will be given a list of suggestions going from one room to another the list will include such things as paint colors for selling, de-clutter! Yikes yes most of us have too much clutter, pre-packing, esthetic upgrades and de-personalizing of items as truthfully potential buyers are not interested in your personal items and clutter is often a big distraction from buyers purchasing a home and of course cleanliness or lack thereof!

Your home can be staged in 3 different ways

1. Using all your own furniture, art & accessories, most cost effective if you have the right furnishings suitable for your style of home
2. Use some of your furnishings and add an accessory package to compliment your existing furniture
3. Vacant homes, we provide furniture, art & Accessories to suite your style and size of home.
SOME TIPS TO GET YOU STARTED

1. De-clutter – buyers want to be able to walk freely in your home and feel comfortable rent a storage locker if necessary.
2. Clean, Clean, Clean – Unclean homes turn buyers away instantly unless they want a deal! (Consider hire a professionally cleaning company).
3. Hire a professional painter & choose neutral light colors, this makes the home look cleaner and smells fresher
4. Upgrade lighting – people want modern fixtures
5. Shampoo carpets – gets rid of unpleasant odors
6. Service furnace & clean filters basic house maintenance
7. Check attic for leaks, add R24 or R40 to lower hydro bill
8. Ensure interior / exterior light fixtures & Doors are all in good working order
9. Curb appeal – buyers will drive by and Check you out, gardens should be Clean, garbage / junk free and appealing – Added colorful potted flowers
10. If you feel you need help contact a Professional certified Home Staging Consultant that can guide you through the process.

How much money should I spend in preparing my home for sale?
Statistics say you should spend approx
1 – 3 % of sale price if your home has not had work done in the last 5 years
3 – 5 % if home has not had any work done in 5-10 years

If we can assist you or someone you know with staging their home please call us today at 778.834.7247. We’d be happy to provide our services. View our work and check out our free home staging tips at www.pairhomedesign.com
info@pairhomedesign.com

Louise Henry is a Professional Home Staging Consultant and owner of Pair Home Design, Louise is trained by the Canadian Redesigners association and a member the Professional Real Estate Stagers Association.
Pair Home Design serves: Vancouver, Langley, Coquitlam, Mission, Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack British Columbia

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Great place to raise a family, conveniently located near everything and the bus route, but on a quiet road with virtually no traffic. Over 2600sqft with 5 or 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large private fenced yard, RV parking and more. Several updates including vinyl windows, Duro-last roof (5yrs old), furnace and hot water tank, built-in vac, oak wood flooring, basement bathroom, etc. Tons of parking here, 2 fireplaces, and generous room sizes thru-out. This is a GREAT home and great value, call TODAY to view! Jonathan Gelderman Re/max

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Gelderman.ca Real Estate Team
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Aldergrove, BC V4W 3L1

At Decades Coffee Club
45846 Wellington Ave – Chilliwack
7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
No Charge!
Date: Monday April 23rd 2012
LIMITED SEATING COME EARLY FOR COFFEE AND YUMMY DESERTS! ITS ALSO LADIES NIGHT

INVITE YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS WHO MAY BE SELLING THEIR HOME THIS SPRING OR MAYBE YOU JUST WANT TO GET SOME TIPS ON DE-CLUTTERING AND MORE!

Imagine! potential buyers walking into ALL your property listings and noticing the relaxed and inviting atmosphere that has been created.

As they wonder from room to room they feel a great sense of spaciousness and comfort and visualizing their family living in this home! You ask how can this be?

At Pair Home Design we can stage your occupied listings using all your clients own furniture, art and accessories to create a clutter free and updated home which allows the home owner to show their home with confidence and getting their listing on the top 10 Must See properties.

Your colleagues will welcome the opportunity to show your listings to potential buyers. Cluttered and overly personalized homes distract buyers from seeing a homes true potential so after some okay a lot of de-cluttering we moved furniture from one room to another and WOW! what a difference..

New Developments - Vacant homes feel cold and empty! - Pair Home Design will transform your vacant property providing furniture, art and accessories suitable to the size and style of home to engage buyers to linger in the home and connect emotionally! yes buyers buy on emotion!

Statistics prove that staged homes often sell faster and for closer to asking price than un-staged homes.

Extra bonus for you! the home owner will love and brag about your pro-active approach to having their property show home ready for viewing and you will have clients that will no doubt ensure you will be their “Realtor of choice” for buying / selling their homes for years to come.

If your a realtor in the lower mainland / Fraser valley / Chilliwack area please call me at 778.834.7247 or 1.877.778.7564 I’d enjoy meeting you for coffee my treat.

Serving: Vancouver / Langley / Tri-cities / Coquitlam / Abbotsford / Mission / Chilliwack / Hope British Columbia

Date: March 29th 2012
Home staging talk: Staging Your Home “FOR SALE”
6:30pm Doors Open – refreshments served
7:00pm Presentation Begins
Presented by: Louise Henry, Pair Home Design
www.pairhomedesign.com
Are you thinking of selling your home now or in the near future? Let the professional give you tips on how to make your home more attractive to potential buyers.

To register or receive further information about these events please ask any staff member or call:
Tamara Van den Brink, Branch Manager @ 604-824-4728 or Katrina Kingori, Client Assistance Officer @ 604-824-4727

Address: Vedder Crossing Branch

23-6014 Vedder Road
Chilliwack, BC V2R 5M4
604-824-4727

Our professionally trained home staging team work hard to ensure selling your home is a positive and unique experience.
Call today cell: 778-834-7247 or toll free 1-877-778-7564 view our work at www.pairhomedesign.com also featured in Trends magazine 2011 redesigning your home for spring. Finalist in the 2010 Chamber of Commerce new business award . Also, featured in www.ihomesweekly.com STAGE - SHOW - SOLD!

Monday January 23rd
At Decades Coffee Club
45846 Wellington Ave – Chilliwack
7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
No Charge!

Learn about Redesigning your home from Louise Henry, Home staging & renovation consultant and owner of Pair Home Design. Louise is professionally trained and certified by the Canadian Re-designer Association and a member of the Professional Real Estate Stagers Association.
Pair Home Design is a full service home staging company offering small to large furniture, art and accessory packages to suite your style of home and budget. Call today for your free home staging estimate
1-877-778-7564 or cellular 778-834-7247

We were delighted with the result and are pleased to recommend this very professional husband/wife team.
Kathy

Pair Home Design will work with you to ensure your renovation project is a unique and positive experience!

This lovely home sits on a private lot with panoramic city and mountain views. Large 4 bedroom home with over 3000sqft finished. Beautiful living room with vaulted ceiling and wood beam accents, large kitchen eating area and family room combo. Huge abundance of windows on every wall offering bright, cheery interior. Basement finished with massive rec room and bar area. Enjoy close to 900sqft of exterior decks, private tree yard. All of this located on the bottom of Chilliwack Mountain.

Contact Realtor for appointment:
Mike Bestebroer
Telephone: 604-858-7179
Fax: 604-858-7197
Email REALTOR®

RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc.
RE/MAX Nyda Realty Inc.
1 - 7300 Vedder Rd
Chilliwack, British Columbia V2R 4G6
Telephone: 604-858-7179
Toll Free: 800-830-7175
Fax: 604-858-7197
Email Office
Office Website

At Decades Coffee Club
45846 Wellington Ave – Chilliwack
7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
No Charge!
LIMITED SEATING COME EARLY FOR A FREE COFFEE!

INVITE YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS WHO MAY BE SELLING THEIR HOME THIS SPRING OR MAYBE YOU JUST WANT TO GET SOME TIPS ON DE-CLUTTERING AND MORE!

Learn about Home Staging from Louise Henry, owner of Pair Home Design. Louise is professionally trained and certified by the Canadian Redesigners Association and a member of the Professional Real Estate Stagers Association.