The Property Styling Company blog
THE LURE OF THE MASTER BEDROOM
If you've ever visited a Show-Home you'll have noticed how much effort the designers go to when planning and decorating the Master bedroom. Ok, I agree, not many of us tend to inhabit bedrooms that are as glamorous or indeed as 'over the top' in style and decor as a...
“AS SEEN IN THE DAILY MAIL”
Funny old thing PR ... you can spend ages banging on doors, sending off articles, thinking up ideas and getting nowhere. Of course, if it's your own business, you are bound to be biased - 'why wouldn't they want to write about my styling work, feature my home-staging...
CAN YOU FURNISH YOUR HOME FOR LESS THAN £600?
Quite a challenge don’t you think? However, the question posed by ‘What House?’, a site that promotes the best new homes in Britain, was looking for constructive advice for First Time Buyers. People lucky enough to have made it onto the housing ladder but perhaps...
7 VIEWINGS, NO OFFERS
Two weeks ago I drove to Devon to see some clients. I'd been to their house before, not because they were thinking of selling but to advise on the sale preparation for another property they own. During my previous visit they had shown me around the house. We briefly...
SERIOUSLY! IMPRESS YOUR (POTENTIAL) HOME BUYERS
The first time the new owners of your home are likely to come across your property, is on the internet; via Rightmove, Primelocation, Tepilo or, your Estate Agent's website. The second time might be an advert in the Estate Agent's window or in the local property...
IF YOU’RE STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT YOUR ESTATE AGENT
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE! The property market is a very competitive one and there's no excuse for a lazy estate agent. However, there's also no excuse for a idle seller either! If your property, big or small, (relatively) low value or (extremely) high value is on...
SHOW TIME
A 'how to' guide for conducting successful viewings. This was an article I wrote for Sarah Beeny's property website Tepilo in 2010. When selling their homes my clients benefit hugely from advice given for their own individual circumstances and properties but the...
WHY BOTHER TO STYLE A PROPERTY TO SELL?
It's quite difficult to convince some people that making the most of what tends to be their biggest asset, is sound financial sense. Often I hear "Why can’t everyone just like my house for what it is? Why do I need to update things? I don’t want to spend money on a...
