Highland Park is best known as the home of Rochester's famous Lilac Festival. The park has a history as colorful as its 500 varieties of flowering shrubs. The Lilac Festival, held in May each year, draws visitors from all over the world to see Highland Park's collection of lilacs in full bloom. - City of [...]
More often than not, newly built homes have open floor plans. However, as much as home buyers love that spacious feel, it raises concerns about furniture placement. In the room below, there is only one solid wall to work with. There is no wall separating the kitchen and living room, one wall [...]
A few weeks ago we talked about the Top Ten Design Trends for 2015. This time we're focusing on combining a couple of design trends together - gold and geo crystals. Honeycomb patterns Lucite combined with metal or fabric Modern decor infused with primitive patterns and decor Organic elements such as turtle [...]
According to the 2015 Profile of Home Staging by the National Association of Realtors, the most important rooms to be staged for buyers AND sellers are the living room, the kitchen, and the master bedroom in that order. Since most people spend the majority of their time at home in the kitchen [...]
The two biggest misconceptions about staging are that it's expensive and that it's only for high-end homes. In a lot of cases, much of what the seller already has can be used to stage their home. During my consultations I provide instructions for homeowners on how to do the staging on [...]
