Flow Home Staging & Designs Isabelle Guay to Present at the 2014 International Home Staging Convention!

August 23, 2013

Vancouver, BC – As the official statement from RESA (The Real Estate Staging Association) has finally been released, it is with great pleasure that we announce that Isabelle Guay, owner and President of Flow Home Staging and Design, will be presenting at the 2014 International Home Staging Convention in Las Vegas.

As the largest Home Staging and Re-Design Convention in the world, “Home Stagers from the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom come to celebrate, network and learn new skills that will propel their business into the future” ( www.resaconvention.com ).

As a business professional who has taken her own company from 1 to 4 members with continued growth every year, Isabelle knows a thing or two about growing your business and achieving success.  At this years convention she will be presenting on “How to Grow Your Business,” a set of six steps that will help you establish business goals, build a strong team and expand with confidence!

Set for January 28 th -30 th , in Las Vegas, Nevada, this will be a great start to the new year!

http://resaconvention.com/isabelle-guay-resa-convention-2014/

Everything you need to know to get your house ready for the market or stage it (Part 2)

- General Resources (Part 2)

Preparing your home to sell is not just about de-cluttering, purging and organizing your belongings, it is also about presenting your space with its “best foot forward!” In order to help you, our clients, we want to provide a quick list of resources/people of importance that homeowners should consider when getting ready to sell.

When you decide to sell it is important to find a good realtor. Seek out somebody who knows your area well and somebody that you can trust. If you do not know of somebody specifically, interview a few realtors to find one that works for you!

Once you have established your realtor, do a walk through of your home to determine what work needs to be done. Often your realtor can give you the inside scoop on what potential buyers are immediately looking for and what will freshen your space to make it more appealing. Because time is of the essence, bringing in some trades to do the work quickly and efficiently will speed up the process and take some pressure off of you.

If general repairs are needed, make a list of everything that needs to be taken care of in order to help prioritize. Make sure all light fixtures are working, walls are touched up and painted (if scratches or holes are prevalent) and kitchen and bath cabinets are aligned and functioning properly. If you live in an older home be sure that all knobs are on doors and cabinets. Also take a look at carpets and assess whether they should be cleaned or even replaced. If your list is long and time is short we suggest calling a handyman that is capable of doing various jobs around the house. If specific trades people are needed, such as painters, plumbers or electricians, bring them in after your general repairs have been completed. Once this is done we recommend bringing in a cleaner to do major clean that you will only need to maintain throughout the selling process.

Lastly, but not least important, pay attention to the exterior of your house and front yard! First impressions last forever and initially, potential buyers are met with your homes façade. Consider a fresh coat of paint or power washing as well as bringing in a gardener to weed out old and wilting plants and add fresh, colourful floral that instantly welcomes visitors!

Flow Home Staging & Design Turns 5!

Flow Home Staging & Design was started five years ago this month by Isabelle Guay!!

A start-up with minimal experience yet loads of ambition, Isabelle spent her first year with Flow establishing herself and building a reputation.  A year into the process, with successes piling up behind her, Isabelle brought Tina Presley on board.  With a background in visual merchandising and design, Tina was a perfect fit to help grow the business.  Her eye for style allowed her to introduce a unique attention to detail that helped take Flow Home Staging to the next level.  As the business continued to take off, Nicole Varga, an Interior Design grad from BCIT, was added to the mix.  Seeing design from a more contemporary angle, Nicole introduced a fresh perspective to Flow.  In April of 2011, it was time to expand again.  I (Shelley Chalmers) joined the team a year and a half ago.  Having recently completed my Interior Design certificate at BCIT, I write, take care of social media, stage and consult on design projects; a different point of view that compliments the already established Flow Team.

Today, we are constantly busy!  Whether it is staging homes for sale or providing design work for clients looking to renovate or change up their look, the Flow team is always on the go.  We have a vast inventory that is always being updated and expanded allowing us to stage homes suitably and in the most appealing way.

As we take this chance to let everyone know who we are and celebrate five years in business, we also want to thank our client base, from homeowners to realtors, who have helped us to reach and surpass our goals.  It is the relationships we have built that have not only made us successful but also will allow us continued success in the future.

To everybody we have touched, we thank you for trusting us with your homes and we look forward to working with you again in the future!

~ The Flow Home Staging Team

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