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<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto by\u00a0WBM<\/a>, designed by\u00a0Redesign4more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Who doesn\u2019t love a before and after reveal? For the reader, it\u2019s instant gratification, but behind the scenes, it\u2019s all blood, sweat and tears. We asked Red Barrinuevo, President and Principal Home Stager of <\/span>Redesign4more<\/span><\/a>, to pull back the curtain on the home staging process. Here he shares photos from five recent projects and explains how he won over prospective homebuyers with style and functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo by\u00a0WBM<\/a>, designed by\u00a0Redesign4more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Red Barrinuevo: This is a four-level townhome with an elevator. It\u2019s almost 4,000 square feet and fronts the beach. The owners didn\u2019t really know how to set it up, the whole house was just a mix of everything. This space was supposed to be for living and dining, but it\u2019s hard to tell because there\u2019s so much furniture. You can barely see the fireplace because there\u2019s a piano right in front of it. We chose to move the piano closer to the balcony, which helped to better define the space. <\/span><\/p>\n With a property like this, you\u2019re selling the view as well \u2014 it\u2019s like having a vacation home just minutes from downtown Toronto. We pushed the drapes to either side in order to showcase the view and bring in more natural light. We also changed the layout by floating the furniture in the middle of the room to make it feel more cozy and intimate.<\/p>\n Photo by\u00a0WBM<\/a>, designed by\u00a0Redesign4more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n RB: This is the master bedroom of the same home, but it wasn\u2019t used just for sleeping \u2014 the owner did everything here! There\u2019s exercise equipment, a desk, and toys for his nieces and nephews. We needed to showcase it as a bedroom and nothing else. The room had a lot of luxurious features, like custom drapery, a fireplace, big screen TV and oversized windows, but you couldn\u2019t really tell. <\/span><\/p>\n We also needed to break up all the browns. We had a wood bed, a leather bench and a wood built-in media console, so we introduced pattern and brought in a lighter area rug. We added a blueish-grey bedspread and matching accent chairs, too.<\/p>\n Photo by\u00a0WBM<\/a>, designed by\u00a0Redesign4more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n RB: This is an older Victorian home with a long and skinny layout. It\u2019s open-concept, so the dining room flows into the living room. The furniture pieces that you see in the before photo came from the condo the couple owned before they purchased this house. The dining set was way too small for the room. We picked out bigger furniture pieces and changed the light fixture to one that was more appropriately sized. It\u2019s super functional and brightens up the whole space.<\/p>\n This table is also extendable; it can seat up to eight people. We placed the head chairs on either side of the console, but those can be used for extra seating. This allows a potential buyer to see that the room could accommodate large groups for dinner parties or family meals.<\/p>\n We revarnished the hardwood flooring, which was not very expensive. It doesn\u2019t involve buffing \u2014 it\u2019s a chemical application that only takes about half a day to complete. It looks flawless and reflects a lot of light from the front of the house.<\/p>\n Photo by\u00a0WBM<\/a>, designed by\u00a0Redesign4more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n RB: This is a two-bedroom plus den, two bath condo. The\u00a0homeowners were in their early 60s. To sell this condo we knew that it had to\u00a0look sexy. They had the space, but the furniture pieces were wrong. The back of the couch was almost touching the kitchen counter, and there was no flow.<\/p>\n We\u00a0brought in a new couch and placed it over by the window. You\u2019re still able to enjoy the view \u2014 the profile is low and there\u2019s another seating area adjacent to it. For the color palette, we decided to use mostly white with a few pops of color in the cushions and artwork. It made the space more luxurious and modern.<\/p>\n Photo by\u00a0WBM<\/a>, designed by\u00a0Redesign4more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n RB: This is a detached home located in Scarborough near the Bluffs. My clients had recently purchased it and wanted me to style the master bedroom. I often have repeat customers who hire me to stage a home for sale, and then when they move into their new place they want me to set that one up, too.\u00a0It allows them to really enjoy the space they\u2019re currently living in.<\/p>\n For this master bedroom, I kept the bed they had already purchased \u2014 it works well in this space. Their old nightstands were from IKEA and far too small for this bedroom. The homeowners wanted the color palette to be all grey, but to make it more interesting I looked for pieces with pattern, such as as the mirror, area rug and lamps. We played with texture, too, you\u2019ll notice the velvet ottoman, silk drapes and the shimmery light fixture.<\/p>\n Photo by\u00a0WBM<\/a>, designed by\u00a0Redesign4more<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n RB: The owners of this home really loved plants \u2014 there were plants everywhere! As much as I like to incorporate plants, they were just eating up too much floor space, so we removed them.<\/p>\n The table in this dining room was too small and it was pushed up against the wall. They also had a buffet table on one side that was also\u00a0taking up a lot of much-needed space. We decided to remove the buffet table and move the dining table back into the center of the room.<\/p>\n We were able to squeeze in a skinny glass console on the left side and\u00a0placed two lamps on top of it, which made a\u00a0huge difference. There wasn\u2019t a chandelier in this space, so we\u00a0needed to add more light. A lot of potential buyers will tour homes in the evening after work, so you have to prevent the spaces from looking too dark. In this dining room, we kept the existing wall color and window treatments, but used the lamps and mirrors to\u00a0increase the amount of light.<\/p>\n Pulling back the curtain on the home staging process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":186834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2018-11-12T21:20:25Z","apple_news_api_id":"f030e7ae-b4cd-434e-9b1a-2089dfe9051f","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2018-11-12T21:37:19Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAw==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/A8DDnrrTNQ06bGiCJ3-kFHw","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/u48r14.digitalhub.com\/sections\/09b86915-7d2b-3acd-915b-b215002d01b7"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11118],"tags":[11113,11207,11218],"coauthors":[8647],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n1. Luxury townhouse in the Beaches neighborhood of Toronto, listed at $2.2 million, sold in one month<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n2. Detached single-family home in the Cabbagetown neighborhood of Toronto, listed at $1.75 million, sold in 45 days<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n3. Condominium in Old Toronto, listed at $1.9 million, sold in one week over asking<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n4. Detached home in the Scarborough borough of Toronto, interior styling project<\/b><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n5. Semi-detached home in the Summerhill neighborhood of Toronto, sold in two days, $125,000 over asking<\/b><\/h3>\n
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