Happy Family Day from BTSH!

A great idea for the whole family to beat the winter blues on Family Day!

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Latest BTSH Staged Property

Check out the latest staged property from Beyond The Stage Homes, a 3 bedroom 3 bath home in Cambridge!

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Love Your Home Week - Day 5

Love Your Home Week comes to a close with one last small project idea with big results:

Replace Your Bedding

While a decent bedding set can be costly, if it's the only thing you do in your master or guest bedroom to change the overall look, it is money well spent! This time of year home stores often have promotions, so if it's not in the budget, watch for the sales. Our bedrooms are often neglected as a room that we "only sleep in" or as a room that "no one really sees", but perhaps it's time to finally spoil the room that you spend approximately a third of your day in. When updating your bedding, be sure to splurge on new pillows as well. These should be replaced at the very least annually.

Love Your Home Week - Day 4

Love Your Home Week continues with more small project ideas with big results:

Replace Out-dated Hardware

Replace your hardware on cupboards in your home, whether it’s your kitchen cabinets, your bathroom cabinets, or your dresser. Updated pulls and handles can make a world of difference. If you're selling your home, updated pulls will instantly increase your home's value, for a minimal investment.

Love Your Home Week - Day 3

Love Your Home Week continues with small project ideas with big results, starting with:

Paint!!

I speak often of the wonders of paint. It really is the most cost effective way to dramatically change the look of a room. If you’re not interested in a painting a whole room, consider a focal wall. Take a look at your furniture. Have a table or accent piece that is dated, but isn’t in the budget to replace? Give it a face- lift with a fresh coat of paint.

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Love Your Home - Day 2

In honour of Valentine's, Love Your Home Week continues:

Re-Arrange Your Space

Sometimes we get so accustomed to our room layout, that it doesn’t occur to us to change it. In Home Staging, I find that the number one problem with most homes is the furniture arrangement. Every consultation I do includes at least one new furniture arrangement, sometimes more. It’s amazing what re-configuring can do to a space. Be sure to measure before doing any heavy lifting. For rooms that are used often for entertaining, determine your focal point. If you have a fireplace, or distinct architectural features, this can be obvious. Otherwise, perhaps it’s a bold painting, or a focal wall, or maybe it’s a vignette. Whatever it is, once you have determined your focal point, arrange the furniture to compliment it instead of distracting from it, or worse yet, hiding it. If re-arranging the furniture isn't feasible, consider updating the room with a colourful area rug. This is an especially great decorating tip for apartments, where painting may not be an option.