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Cool article on flooring. Very helpful!!

Great article! I think I am going shopping for flooring now.

What a great article!! This home is beautiful to say the least. I love the rustic style!

Great article – found some great flooring at my local Windsor Plywood store. They have Cork, FSC approved Teak, Vinyl – all sorts. The staff is super helpful too.

Hello Debbie,

Thank you for your comment. The Symmetry Suits article featured a kitchen done by Heirloom Cabinetry – http://www.heirloomcabinetry.ca. They will be able to assist you with finding the suppliers for any of the features including the fireplace.

Love your program.
Please tell me in which magazine (or book) I can find a picture of the railing with mesh wiring that Sarah Richard did at her cottage?

Thank you. Tanis

I love the porch – what a great way to use a small space! Thank you for sharing the pictures!

The mirrored side tables in the bedroom are fantastic. I am definitely going to have to get some for our master bedroom once we finish renovations.

Where can I get a copy of the issue that has the article and source guide for this house? I’d like to find a few of the pieces.

I’m looking for a handheld loop hoe. I have one manufactured in Canada with Lov A Hoe on the side. My favorite tool and I would love to find more for spares and gifts. Thanks for any help

This article succinctly outlined the pluses and minuses of condo ownership. I would like to see a follow-up article with more detail; i.e. the need to request and review minutes of condo meetings and budget material, and how to assess these.

wow these look great

These looks fantastic! I don’t know about others, but I like step by step pictures for recipes. Some things probably seem simple and self explanantory to the serious cooks, but for regular cooks like me it helps.

These are SO cute!

Hi,

Love the dining chairs pictured in the Brian Gluckstein spread above. Do you know who makes them?

Great features

Thank you for your question. Yes – there are government programs that will help compensate for the cost. The federal ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes Program will cover up to $4,375 of the cost when you replace your existing heating system with a geothermal system.

You can find information on eligibility and application process here:

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/residential/personal/grants.cfm?attr=4

The commercial fryers come with the twin baskets single pot so it is perfect fry different items. The smaller fryers require very small amount of space when compared with other appliances. The large units of fryers come along with the removable features so that it will be easier to clean. Whether you go with the home or business electric deep fryers, these fryers assist you in a great way in diversifying the menu that you would want to prepare.

I just love, love, love your show Sarah!!!!!!

Great blog post. Keep up the hard work.

Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive read anything like this before. So good to search out any person with some unique ideas on this subject. realy thanks for beginning this up. this website is something that is needed on the net, someone with a little originality. helpful job for bringing one thing new to the web!

I don’t like any toiletries to be on display in my bathroom exept a couple of very pretty bottles of perfum or something similiar, everything else is hidden away in a cabinet. My bathroom always has clean fluffy towels on display and candles are a must! 🙂

Beautiful & simple – I love it. Well done Francis

It’s nice that larger companies are coming out with apps to help their smartphone consumers. Honestly, I am always just impressed when a company has a mobile version of their website for easy navigation and purchasing. I will check out the calculator app in particular, thanks for sharing!

Some great room inspirations in this slideshow… I think this should make anyone want to tackle painting a room!

hello,
i have seen in Westjet onboard magazine that you travel quite often with your dog for holidays.I would like to bring my dog (Boston Terrier) with me on vacations(Florida) but I don’t know if it is easy, safe,a good thing to do,and how to proceed .
Thank you if you answer my bizarre question,I think I am like you,a crazy lover of dogs!!!
Gilles

You offer some really great advice. Designing and creating the best outdoor patio involves more than just purchasing furniture and accessories. You have to use your imagination and design a space that you enjoy spending time in. Personalize the outdoor area to accomodate your personality, style, and taste.

Might I suggest adding some additional information to this article?

When I used to work the floor at a hardwood retailer, the very first question we’d ask was “Is this floor going into a condo or a house?”

House -> We recommend solid hardwood, whilst trying to explain how engineered flooring has a superior construction.

Condo -> We absolutely try to push the client to go with an engineered floor for its superior construction and resistance to humidity. We let them know how a solid 18-19mm plank can be ruined in that environment.

Thanks!
Tray

I am thrilled to hear about the new line of ready mades… wow Canadian all the way. Thank you for much from a fellow Canadian.

I know seat cushions and rugs are meant to be left outside under the sun and in the rain. How do you keep them dry and clean?

I like Room 2, it is more dramatic

ROOM 2

I love the pop of deep blue.

I like room 2. The dark wall makes the light linen on the bed look brighter.

I think Room 1 looks best. The colour is subtle but nice.

blue!

The soft almond wall hue

The almond, it is more soothing in a bedroom

Almond because the room just looks brighter

I love them both – but would probably pick the almond so that I could change up the accessories to any colours I wanted from season to season

Blue is the one I love

The blue one

i vote for blue

neutral almond

Love the 1st room! More calm & warm then the blue.

I like the blue colour — I like more vibrant wall colours as opposed to a neutral colour.

Love the blue walls. We have a similar blue walls in many of our rooms.

the first one, more luminate!

i definitely like the blue wall in room two. makes a big difference

I like, “a dramatic blue (No Wake Zone by Para Paints – P5154-73) in the second version.”

I like the blue room – the colour is much richer.

Prefer look one because it is calmer and I have enough jaggles trying to sleep.

Definitely the blue. It makes the objects in the room pop. In the almond room everything blurs together and it just looks cluttered.

Room 2 is definitely more peaceful and relaxing…both qualities you want in a bedroom.

Like the contrast of the light walls with dark accessories in room 1.

the blue room

The blue wall picks up the blue everywhere else and has a great effect for sure

The dark room “pops”.

blue, cuz its my fave colour

i like the blue coloured room, blue is my favourite colour and i think it just adds a bit more personality to the space. i also like how the decorative accents complement this shade of blue.

#2 is defiantly better

I prefer room 2 with the blue wall it looks more relaxing 🙂

Loved blue ever since I was very young. It brings out the blueshades in the painting. Would vote for the blue room

I just love, love, love the dramatic blue walls. It freshens the look
of every item in the room also. Not only that, but I am sure it would even
make the occupant look exceptional. I also think the darker blue makes the
bedroom conducive to a more restful sleep.

I like Room 2. It has more “oomph”

blue because it pops more!

I love Renee’s blog and have attended a couple of her DIY classes, they are so much fun! Renee is such a creative person, I’m always surprised at her creations, keep up the good work Renee. PS that dresser is my favourite too!

I absolutely love the color scheme with the blue walls…it compliments everything perfectly

I like room #1. Visually I think it looks more eclectic and the decor items stand out more against the neutral background. To me the decor looks more interesting and draws the eye to many different items.

I prefer almond – the blue is a nice color on it’s own but I don’t feel like it goes well with the room – the almond is more calming – perfect for a bedroom, and it lets the furniture and other features of the room really stand out without taking over

I LOVE THE BLUE

I think for me the lighter (almond) colour would suit my tastes more overall because one
doesn’t need to worry about matching as much.

Not so long ago I would have said blue but now i’m feeling the almond more

I like the room 2 in blue. It seems less bold and bright and is more relaxing.

Blue. There is more depth to it. Gives a sense of tranquility in the bedroom which most people need!

To be perfectly honest, I prefer the lighter shade but that’s because on first glance it looked more like a light lilac-blue instead of almond. The dark blue shade would not provide enough contrast and would soon tire the eye.

I like room 2. The dark blue walls are really cozy…

How do you handle the cord to plug in the newly mounted tv?

I prefer room #2 the blue room

Thanks for the nod; glad you liked my kitchen makeover!
Nora Firestone 🙂

The blue room ( #2) is truly inspiring and calming!

I like Room #2. The light blue paint is relaxing.

Hi. I like the blue room best.

I love the blue! It’s almost the same shade as I’ve had for the last couple of years in my bedroom…what’s not to love!

I love the blue it makes the room look much warmer

I like Room #2 because of the blue background. It gives it a warm feeling!

room one! When you look at room one your eye is drawn to all the different decorations in the room. When you look at room two you see blue and your eye leaves the room. The blue takes away!

love no 2′ great colour

I like #2..the Blue is warm and almost hugs you

I prefer #2. The darker blue background seems neater, less busy and more calming for a nights sleep.

I like #2.

Almond is warmer looking.

I prefer the room with the blue walls. It is very striking.

I like #2. I love Blue.

I prefer the blue room.

I really like the blue wall color. Very soothing.

I prefer room #2

The blue! Love the colour and how warm the room looks.

I like the blue, which is surprising as I am not a fan of the colour blue

The blue room definitely

Room 1 looks best.

Room 2 with the blue has a nice, relaxing look.

i prefer the “lighter” room! a more relaxing atmosphere….

The blue room because it pops.

I prefer the blue – it feels warmer to me

Definitely blue room

room 1, cause the blue is too dark

Room 1 – it looks brighter and I’d rather a naturally brighter room, any room than a darker one

I prefer the bold blue room! I love how everything stands out against it

I like the blue room, very soothing.

Room 1. Although I like the use of colour in the second one, it’s a bit too much blue for my liking.

“Sun and Star”-I love the almond!

blue is more colorful

Def room 2 – calming and mature

BLUE because it has a calming tranquil effect

Definitely the blue room

room 2

blue room

I like the “soft almond” paint colour as it it makes the room “pop” out at you – so that you notice everything clearly and everything is light and bright.

Almond! Just love that colour!!

I like the blue as it looks restful and calming.

love room #2 as it is richer looking

I prefer the blue, it makes the accessories stand out more.

I like the blue for it’s richness and depth.

I like the blue wall its like my room!

The blue in room two just brings it to life

I prefer the blue room for its rich, calming colour

I love the blue room it has synergy. Looking at it makes me feel happy. The cream wall fades into the sheets.

Blue, because it looks so much warmer and inviting.

Thanks for the opportunity!

Room Two. While Room One feels light and airy, I like the solidity of Room Two’s walls.

The blue room is my favourite

While I think both looks are wonderful I’m leaning towards the blue for the calming effect 🙂

I like Room 2 Love the blue

je prefere le regime aux amandes neutre car je trouve que ca agrandit la piece.

I like Room 1 with the almond wall. It seems brighter and more cheerful.

I prefer the blue wall colour as I think it shows the colours on the bed to a better advantage. I don’t have any “white or shades of same” in my house. Colour makes me happy.

Blue all the way, it is georgous!

I prefer the first room

Blue because its my fav colour

Room #1 as it looks fresh and more roomy. More crisp and is a room suitable for male and female in my opinion…

I prefer the blue wall. Room two. The accent colors pop more in contrast and the blue wall gives the painting above the bed the mood it deserves.

The blue makes the picture much more dramatic, and the room more inviting.

I prefer room 1, I like pale colour

Yay blue 🙂

I prefer the blue room

While I think both look good, I prefer light coloured walls. So, my choice is the almond wall hue.

i like the blue/gray

Almond….It is a soothing color for the room.

love the blue room!!

I prefer room 2 because of the contrast the deep blue gives.

I prefer the blue for the warmth

I like the light room better – the blue feels cold and unwelcoming to me.

I find the blue room very pretty

Room #2 (Blue); it is warmer & feels more welcoming… relaxing; just my opinion…. that how it feels….

I am drawn to the almond wall colour, as it seems to work better (in my opinion) with the other items in the room.

I like the colours of the first room

The blue is soooo pretty

One thing that may need repaired or replaced is your windows. While replacing windows is on the expensive side, the good news is that the return on investment is about 80%.

Great article…I agree with all, we even have work reflecting your tips on our fb wall…please feel free to come check it out! thanks again Glen!

This is a great piece. I’ve known Sally through ActiveRain.com (one of the websites/blogs she mentioned) for several years. I also have met her at the Real Estate Staging Company and through the Staging & Redesign Training with Matthew Finlason. She is a fantastic home stager, friendly, passionate, and knowledgeable. Her customers are lucky to have her.

this is what CBC’s Market PLace has to say about your so called enviromental product Vim. I believe you have been Green Washed girl!

5. Vim PowerPro Naturals

The label on Vim PowerPro Naturals bathroom cleaner says 98 per cent natural ingredients. But as Vasil notes, “The word natural is totally unregulated.”

Since companies aren’t required to list ingredients for cleaning products on the back, Unilever has decided not to post them — or reveal them even when asked. “Unilever does not disclose specified ingredients information. However, if it’s a medical necessity for this information, Unilever would be more than happy to work with your physician,” a customer service agent said when Marketplace called them.

Marketplace commissioned a test on the product. Like many cleaning products, it largely contained water. When water was eliminated, one-quarter of the product was found to be petroleum-based chemicals. Unilever stated, “Our ‘naturally derived’ claim is based on all the ingredients in the product, including … water.”

Peg is INCREDIBLY talented and I completely “GET IT” about how much fun it is doing staging and repurposing–the whole package, start to finish. (I’m not a stager, but am an artist, too and LOVE to decorate and get ideas from friends like Peg.) You captured her spirit nicely and the photos are wonderful. Her ActiveRain friends like me are SO PROUD.
Gayle Rich-Boxman
Broker
Vernonia Realty

Amazing, the before and after picks are night and day. Looks like Peg definilty has the Midas touch for staging. I can’t get over the difference looking at the photos.

This is definitely the case nowadays. Condos are booming. Smart Storage is for sure the most important aspect of condo living. Platform beds are great because you are able to have storage drawers underneath them.

Wow… I so need a new faucet. Best wishes to everyone.

My kitchen! We moved into our new home, and the entire kitchen is circa 1970!

I am in need of new bathroom faucets!

the downstairs bathroom needs new faucets!

both bathrooms are in need of updates

My living room, painting mostly

The kitchen – new everything is needed

My kitchen

My master bathroom

My upstairs bathroom needs the most updating.

My bedroom I need new carpet and paint

The whole house needs updating.

Kitchen faucett dates to 1981 and new ones look so Shiny.

My kitchen needs an upgrade big time!

I’m gonna give the kitchen one to my mother in law. Hers is leaking all the time 😉

the kitchen!

My downstairs bathroom.

Our “ensuite bathroom” could really use an update!

My bathroom is desperate for an update…

After many years we bought a home, now it is a retirement home. The kitchen and bath both need updating….so either would be appreciated.

In much need of good faucets, ours are worn out

I love new faucets!

My kitchen definitely needs an over-haul more than any other room in my home.

Could use a new kitchen faucet. I am home because of brain tumour surgery.
Still recovering so a new faucet would be a healing tool.

love it!!

Oh, fantastic! This would be so handy for all of my jewels… Ha ha. More like my cheap earrings. (Love the Joe Fresh!) See-through pockets. Brilliant! Crossing my fingers…

My husband has actually started in every room but finished none of them, however I would really like a new kitchen.

Clothes for sure! I need them so bad now that I have lost my baby weight 🙂

super cute! and useful! gotta love it.

THIS IS ADORABLE!!! I REALLY NEED THIS! OH PLEASE WITH SUGAR N SPICE! 🙂

Righty tighty, lefty loosey.

bathroom needs new faucets this is perfect for it

Both are good for me. Both the kitchen and the bathroom need new taps.

help, my kitchen faucet is leaking, great timing

In the spring we are redoing our master bath and this would help out the process immensely.

This would be wonderful if I won!

My wife would love that

I would love to see an iPad under my Christmas Tree this year.

My kitchen needs an update

I’d say my bathroom seriously needs reno work and could use this!

Would love this, we are remodeling bathroom

SO CUTE, I WOULD LOVE IT!

FAUCETS WOULD BE HANDY AS RENOVATING THE BASEMENT….

Could use one that actually works!

we are currently renovating a bedroom for the baby, however the rest of the house needs some work as well.

Would be excellent – need a replacement faucet for the kitchen.

I really need a new faucet for the kitchen.

Kitchen

Our bathroom for sure!

Need that blender!!!

I’d say our bathroom needs updating the most.

Im hoping for a new pair of boots! 🙂

Thanks for hosting the contest!

little black dress needs a little black corset sometimes I would imagine!

My kitchen faucet is ugly and leaks all over the place… would love a new one!!!!

I am planning to renovate my kitchen and/or bathroom and this prize would come in really handy1

Oh, I need one of these…:-)

This faucet would be step one in updating my 70’s era kitchen.

Bathroom followed closely by kitchen – both are on the project list in the next year

I am hoping for new clothes

I’m hoping to find a camera.

That is soooo cute! Would love one under mt tree!!

Definitely the kitchen…old cupboards, appliances…everything!

What a fun and new way to store your jewelry…..would be a lovely christmas gift!!

My kitchen and bathroom

Hoping to find a pair of socks!

I’m hoping to find a laptop/tablet/wifi compatible something or other under the tree this Christmas so I can travel & load pictures for storage & sharing

A gift certificate to a day spa and some time off to attend the spa.

Kitchen and bathroom needs new faucets, drip, drip, drip 🙂

love the faucets!

vacation plans that include sun, sand and fun!

My kitchen faucet is leaking….would love to have a new one to show off to company 🙂

Our kitchen and bathroom could use an update like this. Thanks for this contest! 🙂

It’s so cute….great idea for organizing ones jewelry! Would love to have it hanging in my closet to keep my jewelry organized. Thanks for the contest/opportunity to win:)

Great prize! Love the jewellery organizer!

The bathroom is in dire need!

Love the lamp!!

I have one of these and I love it.

Have always wanted a Lampe Berger and the red crystal one is perfect!

P.S. This is a beautifully designed lampe berger. Would put it to good use, just love it.

love to win such a beautiful lamp for christmas time

I love any citrus or flower scent

What a unique lamp!

Orange cinammon is my fave!

My nieces love the smell of my kitchen cupboards. Tea, crackers, cereal, icing sugar… mmmm:) Love the lamp!

VANILLA !

My favorite home fragrance is moonlight, it smells like a campfire.

Woodsy such as Eve fragrance

Fab fragrance is cinnamon

Very unique

Beautiful!

gifts for my daughter

Beautiful!! I love red!

Vanilla is my favorite smell

my favourite scent would be vanilla

Cherry Blossom is my favourite.

My favorite is pumpkin spice

I love anything Vanilla!

Would love to win the lamp!

I love the Orange-Cinnamon fragrance.Perfect for the Holidays!

LOVE this…i have a plan lampe but this is amazing!!

Love to add this lamp to my home

I love vanilla and honey dew fragrance

My favorite scent is Sandalwood; it reminds me of B.C.

a beautiful contest prize!

Citrus. It can be both fresh and warm.

I like the scent of jasmine as a home fragrance in the summertime. I’d be curious to try Lampe Berger’s Home Fragrance “Wintertime in Russia”.
Thanks.

I would love this organizer on my dressing table!

this Cristaux lamp looks very luxurious

I love Apple and Cinnamon or Gardenia 🙂

I like Ocean or Beach scent plus Evergreen

a new watch

My favourite home fragrance is lavender

Would love to win the crystal lamp!

I absolutely am in love with anything French Lavender. 🙂

That jewelry organizer Little Black Corset is really a great idea!

Power tools for me.

I would love to win a Lampe Berger

love patchouli

bathroom

I love clean citrus smells, especially grapefruit.

I could really use a new watch or backback. Maybe some stationery.

What a unique gift.

Ocean Breeze

My favorite scent for my home is Vanilla! I am completely addicted!!!!

I love vanilla,reminds me of baking with my godmother

Pineapple and other tropical fruits. But during the holidays, I love the smell of cranberries and cinnamon

The Limited Edition Cristaux Lamp is beautiful! I would love to have a Lampe Berger lamp and hope I may be lucky & win this lovely Cristaux Lamp. The scent finder said the Polynesian Dream was the scent for me. Thanks for the opportunity to win and best wishes for the holidays!

vanilla is the best

Kitchen

I love red candy apple scents for the home – as long as they are done right and not too sweet/fake smelling. 🙂

My favorite scent is vanilla

bathroon

oriental scent is my favourite

Both the kitchen and the bathroom desperately need updating

my bathroom is in dire need if an upgrade 🙂

My favourite home scent is fresh linen. Love that clean fresh scent.

So… cabinets then countertops then backsplash. Should the flooring be done before all this?

Thanks!

rebirth

Rebirth. 🙂

Revive

I like renew!

love the soothing refine!

REBIRTH IS MY FAVORITE

Renew, like the “dusty” aspect.

renew

Revive is my favourite

Renew definately – gives me good ideas for my living room that we will be painting this spring.

refine are the colors for me

Refine

refine is my choice

Rebirth

love the bold colors in rebirth

Refine, I want these colours in my house!

Really dislike having to pick just one… hmmmm, Renew I guess lol

renew

You are very welcome Crystal – they are fantastic.

Revive is my favourite, Heaven only knows we need bright after a winter of grey days and too much snow

Our guest bathroom

My living room is outdated and needs help

Our bedroom! It hasn’t been done since the 70’s!!

I would really like to update my living room.

living room

I would like to update our upstairs bathroom

bathroom

Our home office could use some help!

The den, just to pick one of them.

kitchen

I need my bedroom updated.

I need to update the master bedroom. With spring around the corner I’m eager to add ssome spring colours and freshness to the room!

our mudroom

the mudroom

My master bedroom, but really, almost any room could use some help!

My dull laundry room.

my bedroom

Revive!!!!

My main floor, including kitchen!!!!!!

my bedroom needs some pizzaz

Our bedroom needs serious work!

My guest bedroom. It’s a nasty shade of yellow!

The master bedroom needs a redo and this spring is the time!

I love refine

REFINE

Renew

My absolute favourite is “Revive”.

I need to “REVIVE”.

A new paint colour transforms a room

I like the example using the boards on the bathroom wall, however wouldn’t there be a problem with the wood getting damp since it’s in the bathroom and all, especially if it gets steamy in there?

I’d like to update my bedroom.

I would love this. The master is long over due! 🙂

My bedroom!

Doing a bathroom reno as we speak

Our family room is in dire need of a splash of colour!

Dreaming and collecting pictures for our kitchen renovation

Doing bathroom reno right now.

I really need a bedroom reno

Beautiful work, Peg! You are very talented. Home Staging is slowly taking its rightful place in the industry. Keep it up!!

office needs a reno

My bedroom is in need of a makeover!! It’s so blah!! 🙂 thanks

The kitchen definitely needs work.

bathroom

The bedroom could use a new look

I need to replace my kitchen counter.

I need to redo my kitchen!!

I vote for the renew line.

refine for sure

These are the most delicous colors I have seen in years-I can almost taste them – can you imagine living amongst them daily – WOW

My vote goes for Revive, love the bright colours

I vote for Refine 🙂

rebirth for sure

I prefer “Rebirth”. The colours are soooo pretty!

So for this entry, they removed the screen door- which is a functional piece.
The look is nice, but I hope that they left the door for the client.

As it is a really narrow entry- a long black with a coloured pattern indoor/ outdoor rug would have far more impact. When we have lemons, as designers, we make lemonade!

Nothing is better in my designer book than a high gloss black, red or deep purple front door!

fixing the front porch rails

I need a new front door; one preferably with a window and one consistent with the age of my home (110 years).

I am most interested in restaining the exterior of our house plus the deck, but a new front door would be a nice addition.

Would love a new door and do boast some curb appeal

A neighbour told us a new front door would be great and make a difference .When I saw this contest ,I thought,we would love to win that!Beautiful Door…

A new front door would save us a fortune in heating.

I am looking forward to planting some flowers and maybe painting my front door.

New siding for the house.

I would so love an welcoming front entry

Could use a new front door.

My dog has chewed and scratched my front door to bits. It’s horrid! I hope I win a new one!

We just moved into a new home which has the ugliest front door so this prize is perfect. 🙂

Need to replace the deck as people can now fall through…

Dear Chrystal. I just wanted to say thank you so much. I received my $100.00 gift card I won. I am out of a job and it is my mother’s 90th birthday so I will come in handy. Thank You again.May go bless you.

I do not need a front door, but I need landscaping.

Some paint in my kitchen would actually bring it back to life.

need front and updated interior doors

Need to replace the bathroom sink. Pink(ify) my daughters room.

Back and Front of the house – curb appeal and backyard appeal.

I need new window coverings. We are still using the ones we bought with the house

Need a blind to keep sun out and stop fading furniture

I could use new window coverings in EVERY room!!

I desparately need new window treatments

The sliding doors in my kitchen need a makeover

Great article, Jill! I couldn’t agree more 🙂

I’d say my living room is most in need of new window dressings.

I really need some new window coverings in my living room.

My living room

Need ideas for a patio door , light and airy.

Living room and adjacent den are have two large windows…would be nice to have something new.

My rec room and my kitchen. Both have blinds and that’s it.

My living room is so needing of new curtains

My living room would look lovely with fresh new windows!

really love all the Hunter Douglas window coverings

After 30 years with the same blinds on bay window in my bedroom, the window is crying out for new “shades”. These would be lovely!

I live in a fish bowl

Great article! I do think, however, that it’s not fair to suggest you need five years experience to be good. Rather, I would suggest that you look for a stager who has been trained or certified by a reputable organization that has expertise in staging, and that the person you consider has a strong portfolio and testimonials demonstrating their expertise. My other comment is that the reverse of the staging process is also not true staging, i.e. doing showcasing without doing part 1 and part 2 is equally not staging.

Building a new home with a wall of windows overlooking the lake. NO idea what to use for window covering …..need that free book of ideas:)

Our living room windows have the same ugly green vertical blinds from when we bought our home 13 years ago; that I destroyed by cutting all of the hanging strings–to ensure that our young toddler age boys would be safe from injury. …They are awful things hiding beautiful windows. ….HELP. ..

LOVE the product!

We just transformed our sun room Into a playroom for our three boys! The windows are big and bright and we could use some window treatments to keep it cool and shade the bright sun!
Thank uou

We need something new in the kitchen – too much afternoon sun!

Definitely need a new front door

Living Room

Good article covering a range of points. Too many agents think if they tell clients to ‘clean and tidy’ they have provided staging advice. No!!

We need a front door – a door that is safer than the door we have.

We would love a new front door and to be able to paint the shutters and garage door a steel blue.

My living room/dining room needs a new window treatment the most.

Love the new look Nella! Great job for a front entry.

I need 4 new doors, would love to win this prize.Thanks

Myblinds are faded in my tv roomm

My bedrooms could use new window coverings

I am looking at changing my front door. I almost want to tile it to dog proof it!! I am replacing windows and finishing my shop. This prize would be amazing!!

We also need a new front door! Thanks

Excellent! SO on the mark!!!! I agree with the 5+ year experience factor. You can take training and have a good eye – but experience is key & sets you apart. I’ve worked in the business for over 10 years and I am still learning everyday.
In the biz I keep hearing my colleagues complain about REAs that ‘don’t get it’ – I think they do get it & don’t care. They are making money either way and they are too chicken (lazy?) to sell their client on the process.
We know it works, sellers that have used us know it works – but REAs… well, I’m at a loss for a nice & clean adjective.

I agree with Catherine.

My living room needs better window coverings!

A new door

My side door is old and cracking, same door since 1949. The front storm door is to be replaced this year, it has had it too! So much to do!!

I need window dressings in almost every room in my house because everything is so old.

Fixing our deck

Congrats Nella! This looks amazing – such great ideas! 🙂

I need curtains covers for the whole house ….

My front door is almost 100 years old and is soooo chipped at the bottom. Even if my porch is not 100 years old – it looks like it is! Help!!

Been entering from the start but cannot see the my comment so just on case, I love the gorgeous light fixture and love the way it all ties in together.

new blinds would be nice especially correct sizes

Our front door is just awful. The screen door hits me every time I try to open it, not to mention the inside door is painted black – it came with the house, would live to renovate

Boy, do I need blinds now that summer is upon us.

My old window coverings are so, so embarassing. Wife says get new ones now!!!

My entire apartment truly needs window treatments. I love what you have to offer to make a room pop!

We really need to fix up our back deck! Hopefully we win this 🙂 Good luck, all!

A new front door would be great !!!

We are desperate for a new door. Paint hasn’t helped bring curb appeal to our standard builder’s entrance.

The blinds on our sliding glass doors are falling apart. Hunter Douglas blinds would look amazing in our family room.

I have always had colors affect my moods, I find a yellow to be soothing and calming, and a red to make my temper boil. Color allows me to feel and express who I am at any given moment.

I would love new window coverings for my Master bedroom. The ones we have right now, don’t match with anything in the room.

Love to Win !

I look around the www for inspiration and go from there. Lots of time and many paint chips later….

I usually pick something I like, like a picture or a comforter and pull a colour from there. My house is full of colour!

The colours I use are often inspired by what I’ve seen in magazines. I also look to nature for my ideas, always harmony there 😀

I pick my pain colours by looking at nature. I love to work with colour and am a big fan of yellows and browns as well as all the fall nature colours.

I look for inspiration in magazines and online before I pick my paint colours.

I usually pick my paint colours from magazines, home decorating blogs, and help from a friend.

I pick my paint colours by bringing in my fav accessory to the store and trying to match that colour.

I choose color based on what makes me happy, what makes me feel good and then choose something that will work with the décor I have in a room. If I am going an intense color I would do a feature wall or smaller area in that color I have an Egyptian red kitchen (most of my kitchen is cupboard and backsplash so the accent is fabulous, sage bedroom (so soothing) and my son has a gorgeous vibrant blue feature wall in his room. The thing with color is that it sets a mood and can allow you to be creative, and a girl can change her mind spend a weekend and change that mood with a new vibrant color. So I pick my colors with my heart!

I am not sure if my color preferences come from childhood or not but I can tell you that my favorite colors calm me. I love rusts and earth tones, most of our homes have had a brick/rust color wall in the main living room along with some gold tones or olives in the past. I really like the café colors now too. These colors sooth me, much like the fall which I love and being outdoors in nature. We live in a “borrowed” house right now – as we are missionaries and the colors here are not even close to my earth tones, we have been told we can repaint but money is tight. If we were to win this contest the living room would be painted first, which would make me feel like I was home.

I pick my paint colours from many sources, magazines , the web , and often handfuls of paint strips from the store! I like warm colours that make my home cozy , your haven after a busy day.

The type of room affects my colour choice. I definitely choose different colours for a bedroom than I do for a kitchen. I like a bedroom to have colour that feels restful while I like a kitchen to have colour that is alive and bright.

I have always loved blue-gray tones and am currently painting the interior of my home in those tones and will accesorize with various pops of colour. I did the outside of my home back in 1996 and did the trim a deeper shade and was so happy to see the ghastly original green gone! People in my neighborhood must hve liked the colours I chose as within a month and an area of 5 blocks there are now 6 more houses painted similarly! For me it was a feeling of bringing the Atlantic Ocean back to my life after returning to the prairies to live and it always makes me think of looking over the sand dunes and seeing the ocean for the first time.

As a retired museum curator color has always been the key to any exhibits or displays I created and I apply three criteria to my choices of color. Number 1: Have some basic understanding of how the chosen color interacts with other elements in a space. Number 2: Use your personal connection to the color and your understanding of the varying visual, spiritual and emotional impacts colors have on all of us. Number 3: Decide if the chosen color will be the dominant forefront or the subtle backdrop to accent other elements of a the space.

While the above may sound like a formula or rigid and academic, it provides a simple method to approach a change of color in any space. Color is magic and you world can be magically transformed by the colors you choose

Color is the heart of our perception and has a powerful emotional and spiritual influence. Advertisers, artists and designers understand this very well. It’s impact is diverse – what is ugly to one, is amazingly beautiful to another. Color keeps us stimulated, invigorated and it is one of the least expensive ways to transform a space.

I love red, but what red? You love green, but what green? As a child I loved purple, as a teen orange, as a mom blue, as a grandmother I love red and now that my grandaughter loves purple, I have come full circle.

A favorite childhood memory is the story of how the Creator painted a rainbow in the sky as a promise and blessing. So pick up a brush or roller and indulge, let’s paint a brighter happier world by mixing, matching and enjoying color!

I look at what the trends are on Pintrest, and other websites. I take into account what colors I am working with that I can’t change,(furnishings, brickwork) and the light that the room gets. Then I go to the General Paint and select about 10 paint chips and lay them out in the room for a few days slowly eliminating the ones I don’t want until I am down to THE one.

Royal blue reminds me of a dress my Nana used to wear when I was little. It was a simple summer shift she had made herself and made a dress for my doll also.

I became aware of how important colour is while living in the far north. A friend gave me an Amarillus (sp?) for Christmas and it bloomed into two huge gorgeous red blooms. I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. Everything else was white and grey so the colour was literally a breath of fresh air. 🙂

I go with my gut 🙂 and paint colors that I love

I am in desparate need of a makeover!!! Please pick me! pleeese!

It will bepend on the mood I am in. What is currently inspiring me or if I have just seen a accent piece of furniture or art.

I love the color purple – lilacs are my favorite flowers and we’ve always had multiple bushes growing in every house I’ve lived in from my childhood through to being an adult. Now if I could just get my husband on board with having a purple room!

I often end up with calming blues or a cheerful yellow. The colours that I feel good wearing seem to be the colours I also choose for paint

As your blog suggests this colour is from childhood memories.

I like brighter colours, so when I select a colour I try to pick complementary colours but usually go one step brighter than my original selection.

Our furniture is very outdated. We sure could use a re-do In our living room. The curtains that are hanging are still the ones that came with the house when we bought it 9 years ago.

These are well made blinds

What a superb prize…love to win!

Wow, this would be an amazing win. Would make for an amazing room. I have just done my kitchen and have been toying with some idea’s for the living room/dining room but just don’t have the budget required. Hope I win…. thanks!!

I am pulling a couple colors from a picture that im turning into a canvas photo 🙂

amazing!!!!

Thank you for the opportunity to win such a wonderful prize package!

We really need to upgrade and also get a new sofa etc..Thanks,hope I win!

My living room is very very dark & dreary. What little furniture I have is all I could afford from a second hand store. Its very retro, with peach colored flowers all over it and a few springs sag. It totally needs a do-over.

good luck to all entrants who couldn’t use some new furniture
(glares at the flat cushions on her pathetic couch)

Wow — this would be fabulous to win. Thanks for the wonderful contest!

This would transform the look of my home immensely. Thanks for the opportunity to win these great prizes.

I love using different colours of paint to draw attention to a room. The possibilities are endless!

I would love to win this. My furniture is outdated.

Thanks.

I sure could use this.

My couch is looking worn out, my garage sale finds do not match. I would love a new look. Please pick me.

Love to win this…I need it!!

I am renovating TWO homes. Please help! 🙂

everyone “needs” this but I hope it goes to someone who truly DOES need it. not a middle class woman in her 40’s who is well of and owns a house and is just greedy for a “makeover.” how about a single mother with children who is working her butt off to provide for her loved ones and lives a life of sacrifice. who just cant get ahead in life. and no, that is not me. im just tired of seeing winners chosen who are already “well off” when I happen to know amazing wonderful people who give even though they have nothing and truly deserve to “win” sometimes in life.

maybe ill go take a photo of someone struggling in poverty in our city of wealth and take a photo of their barren living room and send that in on their behalf! to show what a “makeover” they need. how “outdated” their “furniture” is! 🙂

The winner is picked at random – we have no control over who the winner will be, what their income may be, etc. Of course, it is always nice when we hear back from a contest winner and realize that the prize was able to fill a real need!

Would be great to win as I’m badly in need of a makeover for my home! Thanks for the contest!

my livingroom needs a makeover in a bad way

I really like Sherwin Williams paint. I especially like their colors. I have used my Color911 app (from Color911.com) many times to choose my own colors and take it to the paint store on my iPad or iPhone and buy the paint colors there. Rather that using the pre-printed color suggestions from the paint store which everyone uses, with the app I can create my own palette and match the colors at the store. I highly recommend the Color911 app if you are looking for color inspiration!

Would love to win this a makeover! Love the design ideas in your magazine!

I would love to win:)

I’d love this…simply!

HI there,

We are getting our powder room renovated and I really like the glass bowl sinks with cabinet – where do you recommend I get a really nice exotic looking one. I tried Home Depot and Rona but didn’t like anything there! Also, is the maintaince of cleaning the glass bowls ok? I heard that they leave water stains – is that true??

Thanks

Yasmin

OMG I NEED THIS SO BAD!! MY KITCHEN IS SO UGLY!! PLEASE PICK ME!!

I need new window coverings throughout my whole house. The ones I have were in the house for 15 years and they are pretty bent and beat up. Please HELP!

Looks like a fabulous prize!

For a long time I was one of those people who had beige walls and wore mostly black clothing. And then I realized, who was I kidding? I wanted to live a life filled with colour. I was attracted to strong, bold, big, beautiful colours – so why not live my life surrounded by them. I am typing this in my gorgeous turquoise office, the walls are covered in bold paintings in bright colours.

The primary bedroom and the living room are accented in red and my kitchen is…purple!

I feel so happy surrounded by all of this colour. It’s not for everybody, but I love my colourful life! I’m never going back to builders beige!

This would be a great prize to win!

Home Trends introduced us to Hunter Douglas blinds and we love the convenience and options they offer. It would be a great option for our first condo that has great light … sometimes too much … and compliment our contemporary / eclectic style mix.

Here’s hoping I entered this correctly, since I can not see how to add my name and email info to the contest form.

Would be awesome!!

Unfortunately, most of the great photos don’t meet our local building code.

I’d love to win!!

My house needs new window coverings.

I generally go with cool calming colours, I will choose depending on the style of the roomfurniture.

(I subscribed to both blogs)

would love to win this ,our home really needs sprucing up,what a super contest.

Great Prize and gorgeous too. Problem with the entries though – the twitter daily entry records the added entries and then by the next day, they are always deleted. Does anyone know how to solve that problem?

Entering here. Great contest!

To win this $10,000 Room Giveaway Prize would be the best thing to happen to our family. We have always had hand me down furniture and would love to have something new in our home. Not that we are ungrateful for the hand me downs just would love the feeling of new and so my son is proud to bring his friends over and my husband and I to be proud of our home :0) I am sure there is someone out there that deserve it more then us however, would still love to win.

This would be such an amazing gift!! I have so much to fix in my house, kitchen, dining, living room and bonus room all need remodeling!!

Nice I would love to win:)

Idée tres originale et qui donne un superbe effet

I keep tweeting and rafflecopter keeps taking away my tweet points. 20 tweets and -2 points still. Anyone else have that glitch?

How do you suggest applying paint to vinyl siding. Also, you mention vertical siding, but do the same recommendations apply to horizontal vinyl siding? Can I use one of your solid colour stains on my vinyl siding? Thank you!

Okay, yes I read about the Siding Re-nu product in your blog. Awesome! I’m trying to possibly match to the Monterey Grey that I’m using for trim. Is there somewhere online where I can see the available colours for the Siding Re-nu product? Also, it seems that it could be challenging to roll the paint under the turn-back on each piece of siding (hope that makes sense!). Would a brush work for this part?

I would love a new living room package,my boys practically destroyed ours!

Hi Margie, yes a brush would work! The Siding Re-Nu coming in 2 bases, we recommend not to paint it darker then the siding is already, as it might warp. There isn’t anywhere online to see the colours, but they will be happy to show you in store!

Good luck everyone!

The colours of summer berries reds and blues and greens (leaves & stems) remind me of summer.

HI Lori! those are brilliant summer colours!! To subscribe, click “follow” on the right!

Colours of summer for me are pastel blues,purples and greens. Along with red for those lovely sunsets we get. Then many shades of green for all our plant life.

A new front door would add beauty to our home.

Currently unable to add the much needed items to update our living room. This win would be a godsend!

There are hundreds of thousands of fabrics available to the design community these days. Best advice is to understand how to best care for your chosen fabric to make it last.

Given that I go to the beach along our west coast shores every day, it is the greys of the rocks, the sunbleached tones in the driftwood, the blues and greens in the water, the whites in the clouds and blues of the sky which remind me of summer.

Summer colours are bright & cheery…yellows & blues for me!

Bright sunshiny yellows, sky blue, vibrant golden tones. I think of sun and the beach, so colours that remind me of bright blue sunny skies and beautiful beaches!

A new front door can give a special touch to a house (whether old or new), and provides a more
charming and welcome entry.

This is the first time buying your magazine, I love black and white and seeing it in the magazine I love it even more, we have been without furniture for a number of years couch, chairs, kitchern table and chairs….it is hard to believe but we can adapt to our situation…doesn,t bother me but it has had an effect on the girls, anyway just part of the millions of people out there wanting a home to walk into when the door is opened and it really looks like a home….thank you I do hope the winner is in need of this, even it is not me, a real change of life for them…a better change for their home and family..good luck

I would love to have a new door installed, and really add some excitement to the entrance of our house. We have a spot where we have thought about putting a bench; just haven’t got around to it.

Someone is going to be very lucky!

I’d love to win this

I would love to win this

It would be perfect timing as we are moving!

Hello, I would like to know if you use freelance writers for your publications. I am an experienced lifestyle-related freelance writer and copy editor with a great interest in home decor/ real estate.
Thank you,
Fiona Bramzell

Aw, this was an extremely good post. Taking the time and actual effort to produce a superb article… but what can
I say… I hesitate a whole lot and nevesr seem to get anything done.

Our house would desperately need this. Believe it or not we still have green couches from the 1970’s!!! So outdated !!! Would love to win this!

buying my first house from a great uncle. Really needs a cool, modern look. Here’s hoping for my 21st b.day on Nov. 2nd! that I am a winner!

A win like this would wonderful

I’m moving into a new place in seven weeks – it would be great to have this 🙂

great design

Thank you for the chance to win a gorgeous sink! Twitter fan@plumerea

Love to Win this from novanni!

Love to win this. It looks beautiful.

Beautiful! Would look lovely in my renovated kitchen!

Love this contest!

Rustic and homey I like it, thumbs up!
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I would love to win this contest.

Clever idea to reuse the drawers…..

At present our black ceramic sink in our kitchen needs to be replaced.I would love to win this.

Thank you for posting this great contest!

Love to win this…I need it

Very nice ! Good luck every one…

Lots of interesting ideas.

I love that bathtub. I can see myself in that baby. 🙂

Wanting to redo my bathroom downstairs – how perfect would this be!

Wow just amazing this could totally transform our main floor bathroom. I really like the compactness of the toilet would work well in a small powder room washroom. Thanks so much for such a wonderful giveaway. Canadian Home Trends always have such amazing prizes!

for condo living this is where its at ..good luck to all and congrats to whom ever wins this great prize

I am entering for the purpose of winning this for my boyfriend. His house is in great need of a renovation. It’s almost 100 years old and he talks about renovating it back to 1930’s style. I would love to see him become financially able to finally get it done! 🙂 Thank-you for the chance to win!

What an awesome prize. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Thank you for the chance to win an amazing prize, twitter fan@plumerea

It is a beautiful piece!

ce desing Cristadur est tout simplement magnifique Bravo Giovanni

Lots of interesting ideas.

For the last four years, I’ve worked only pt while raising my son. We bought an older house with space and a yard. Previous owners tried to do some cosmetic updates that are really dreary and poorly done. Would live to have a bright and fresh look for my family!

love this urban style! very well designed !

sink would look fantastic in my kitchen

Great contest!

I love the design, color choices, and overall appeal of the Cristadur Granite Sink from Novanni. Upgrading my kitchen is a priority for me at this point, and this would give me a head-start in making decisions on style and color of my project. Thank you for this opportunity.

Great giveaway!

This would be a great win

Love the commentary. Love blue.

I would like to Follow Canadian Home Trends !

It is just wonderful quality!!!

This would be a great addition to our house

Wouldn’t it be something to wake up to freshly brewed coffee in a new Miele coffee machine,WoW!!!!

I have wanted this machine for sooo long

I have gone through 4 coffee makers in the last 2 years.
None of them work correctly.
I really really want a coffee maker that works right
without me having to fight with it every single day.

Hello Di – we agree! There really is no right or wrong as long as you love it. The ocean theme sounds fantastic – you’ll have to send us some pictures once you get it all set up.

Plenty of colour choices and fantastic design!

Would LOVE the Miele Coffee Maker for Christmas!!!

I repinned http://www.pinterest.com/pin/64598575878950135/ Sweet Potato Brownies

Could sure use a coffee machine like this one, Wow it has really great features! Would love to win this prize!!

This is something I had never dreamed of having, but still have an outside chance of winning.
It’s a great feeling!

I have never owned a coffee machine that made HOT coffee.

am in the hunt for a new coffee maker – this could be it

hmmm, interestesing items, could make it work in my bathroom

Inspiring!

My bathroom is a never ending project

Would love to share this with family & friends Christmas Day!

I start each day with a coffee!

Love a good cup of coffee first thing in the morning!

This would be great to win

Wonderful prize thanks for the contest!

Would be so happy to win living room makeover. Have not done anything in 20 years

Great!

Gorgeous

need a stove ty for contest

Need a new stove! Only 3 burners are working!

Wow, this would be an amazing prize.

Miele CM5 is the “Porsche” of cappuccino machines

Desperate for this…My bathroom is from the 70’s! Thank you for the contest!

Hi Jill. A really great blog, great points and I am of the same view as you are.
Enjoy the holidays and your 4 trees! Fabulous…we only have 2.

You first idea about crystals is very good! I’ve read that crystals can give out energy, altering the energy of a room for beneficial purposes! Crystal lamps add a touch of beauty and give any room a distinct style. They can be used to transform rooms, hallways, bedrooms and many other places in the house. Many people have used them to add that sophisticated, elegant and classic look to a household. My parents have a crystal lamp in their house, it really ads charm! You say that a set of pillows, an ottoman or a kilim rug can bring this trend into your home with ease, I totally agree with you as I have lots of pillows with geometric shapes and slightly muted colors. They are like bright accents in the rooms! Thanks for the article!

Wow…..my bathroom really need a makeover. Great contest!

I love the new furnature in Sears. I would love to re decorate a room in my house.

My biggest design dilemma is in our living room. It has a cathedral ceiling with a wall approximately 6 feet from the peek on one side. We have a lovely triangular window for a vocal point, but I cannot determine how to decorate that huge wall so it does not stand out.

Just bought a house to reno and this would be perfect.

Great styles!!

Very pretty color!

true beauty!

Trendy!!

Love this color…very pretty combo with the greys

Very Pretty

I really like this color in a very vibrant hue, but paired with neutrals like this:

Painting on Pinterest

Absolutely beautiful.

I love this idea, eager to have it.

Honestly, I don’t know what’s the fuss around radiant orchid for this year, but the pink is the new black for sure! I always considered it somehow too vibrant and eye catching, but when applied with taste it appeals to your eyes and brain in rather calming way. Colours influence us more than we usually realize. Yeah and my bike is actually RAL3018 ,)

As loong as I have been in my 90’s style home, have not been able to us our jet tub… Weird configurtion and hard to access. I would love a bathroom makeover!!!!

Another great Giveaway, good luck to you all.

Kevin

Hi Gwen:

Your article was helpful. I’m going to paint my home office a shade of blue since my line of work is bookkeeping. The rest of my home is old world European. Do you have any suggestions of what would be a good shade of blue to go with the decor of the rest of the house so that it flows properly? Also, I want to add some orange as well. Do you have any suggestions on the best way to add the color orange to the decor in my office?

Thank you for your time and help with this.

Julie 🙂

I came across Pliio at a Homeshow last year and love them. Also found LiftnFind Dividers which I love for my business travels! Have you seen them? New products are always fun to try.

Actually purchased these on the Shopping Channel and put them to good use right away! Great addition to my other favorite clothing organizers FlipFold and LiftNFind…Thanks Pliio!

I love that chair 🙂

love the color

great new ideas

I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS FOR A PRESENT FOR MY WIFES 65TH BIRTHDAY APRIL 28,I CAN’T AFFORD MUCH BEING DISABLED AND ON A FIXED INCOME.

Would LOVE IT!

WOW- Fingers are crossed!!!!

A few questions:
1) When does the salt go in?
2) Does the icing go on the cinnamon buns after they are removed from the oven and are cooled?
3) Can this recipe be successfully halved?
4) Should the dough be kneaded or should a mixer be used in the recipe? I mixed by hand and the dough was very dry and didn’t want to stick together. Also, it did not rise at all, despite having yeast that doesn’t expire until October 2014.
5) It would be helpful to have some kind of a time guideline (i.e., bake for 20 – 30 minutes or until golden brown on top)

I’m waiting for them in the oven now, but think I may have failed on this no-fail recipe!

Hi Jill – An excellent article. My only comment concerns the 5+ years of experience. As a professional home stager who has been honoured to have received 2 RESA awards in consecutive years (one of 2013 Top Ten Rising Home Stagers ~ North America, one of 2014 Top Ten Occupied Home Stagings ~ North America), I have been registered as a business since May 2011. My level of experience and skills have been acknowledged by our same peers. There are many very successful home stagers with less than 5 years of experience that provide an excellent service for their clientele, including real estate professionals that should not be excluded by home stagers. What I feel is most important in the selection of a home stager is their credentials, their level of experience and ‘a good fit’ to work towards the same result.

Thank you everyone for your feedback. Regarding the point of hiring someone in Staging for 5 years or more- this is because of the experience they gather over that time. It is one thing to be able to stage a home, and granted some newer stagers are talented, but there is much more to staging than just creating a pretty room. The first 3 years is usually spent experimenting with different concepts and looks, as well as getting comfortable with the large variety of floor plans, home styles and client personalities. The learning curve is severe in the first 3-5 years. Everything under the sun is asked of us, such as
Which tile should I use?
Which carpet is better?
Who do you recommend for -blank-?
What can I get away with doing?
What do I do about this? (Usually a kind of oddity in the home)

The variety of questions and challenges we face is quite extreme, and not to mention we are overall largely unprepared for those questions in our training. Add to this going through the growing pains of working with contractors! It took me 11 years and 5 painters to finally find “the one”. Then there is the famous question “What do I really need to charge to value my services?” And the daily stress of running a real business.

After 5 years or so, I looked back in my career and realized I still knew very little despite everything I had done. This business is so diverse and we are expected to have answers for everything. The truth is that the first 5 years is a training ground that we are being paid for. Our clients homes are our “lessons”.

I stand behind my belief about 5 years or more, as I am now in year 11 and finally feel that I have seen it all now and can confidently handle whatever comes my way. I have established Contractor relationships and the experience to back up my advice to clients.

I do not disregard that newer stagers are talented, as many are. It’s the fact that time teaches everyda and newer stagers still don’t know what they don’t know!

I love this color. Would change the yellow in my house to this.

My biggest dilemma is getting home to get to the gardens to get work done! Other than that, it is the low spots in the yard that are affecting drainage for the gardens

I am so glad to have found and enter this contest from canadian home trends magazine as our house was built in 1948 and the kitchen walls still have plaster on them and the kitchen cupboards are falling apart. BOY are we in NEED of a new kitchen…

My kitchen fan is broken its been few years now, the counter is old and coming off, the faucets and tabs are old and they are shifting. However, they are not ugly as I maintained and cleaned them regularly. They are in need of a good renovation/replacement. Being a single mom with a teenager boy who will go to university next year, I have set this project on the side as I need to save money for his education.

The kitchen titles look dirty despite I clean them weekly. I guess its just a bad quality of product which was installed by the manufacturer 11 years ago.

Looking forward for a newly renovated kitchen which I cannot afford for now.

Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon.

Can you tell me where you got these tiles from?

Hi I’m interested to buy the styrofoam book shelf or Opus Incertum Bookshelf. How can I buy it?

Thanks

Hello HW – we do not have the sources available for this space but it was submitted to us by 3Sixty Designs http://www.3sixtydesigns.ca. If you wish, you can reach out to them and they should be able to point you in the right direction!

need a kitchen renovation urgent

Thank you for the opportunity to win. God bless you.

Awesome contest!! Our kitchen is so dysfunctional!! Would be amazing to have a new kitchen!! 🙂

would be great for my husband’s 70th birthday May 30th

My century old farmhouse is in desperate need of this Reno. It has panelling on walls and ceiling, sloping floors, fan over stove is so old, I’m not sure it’s even electric, lol. Please help me, need cabinets, flooring, storage and life brought to my dark dungeon of a kitchen. My kids thank you in advance for bringing me back into the kitchen to cook, also have laundry area in kitchen as well.

My kitchen is in need of serious major renovations it is 35 years old .
I would love the chance to win a new kitchen.

Thanks

Friend suggested this site as she has seen my 1965 falling apart kitchen, she has said that I do have the ugliest kitchen in Canada.

Our house was built in 1913, we just purchased it a few months ago. The kitchen is a disaster, plaster falling off the walls, cabinets have come off the walls, ripped wallpaper, no insulation, hacked wood trim. Love this contest !!!

My husband and I bought an old century old home that we love and were renovating.However my husband was injured and hence the kitchen never got fixed up.It is covered in wood paneling ,has poor light fixtures and faucets and the cupboards are from the dinosaur age.I would love to win this awesome and exciting contest.A big thanks to all the wonderful sponsors who helped Home Trends Magazine put this on and give me a chance!

I need a complete renovation done on my kitchen. Not only is it more than 60 years old but I also need to make it wheelchair accessible because I’m in a wheelchair. These prizes would help so much.

Please pick Moana.

I recently re-faced my kitchen cabinets! Love how fresh they look! With the money I saved I also bought DIY gliding shelves from shelf works, love how organized everything is now! Beautiful cabinets inside & out!

nice

Yes, you can use the flavoured liquids that are out there or make it from scratch with strained blueberry and blackberry purée, lemon juice, sugar, etc. as mentioned on the website above.

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Wish the best to everyone out there including my participation.
Thank you !

This is such an exciting contest! I entered and have my fingers crossed! Also Im now a new fan to all these fantastic brands and sponsors! Thank you for sharing!

Love this list! Thank you so much for featuring my camping quesadillas!

I need to update my dishwasher

Bosch stands for quality

Mon four à micro-ondes.

We are lucky our dishwasher is still working…

Would love a new refrigerator

Our faithful dishwasher is still holding on, but we would welcome a new one and retire
our present one…I think it is over 10 years old!!!

Bosch dishwasher is the best for a big family of 6 like mine.

I would love to win a dishwasher and especially a Bosch.Thanks for the great giveaway.!!!!!!!!…XX

J’aime vos appareils sont si performan je les adores

La mienne va me lâcher bientôt, je la veux s.v.p.

j’ai besoin d’un nouveau lave vaisselle .avec 3 enfants ça fait beaucoup de brassées par semaine

Everything is beautiful
Love it

great contest

Very Nice.

I have another brand dishwasher which is 16 months old and has had to have a new water pump and now a new motor (fortunately under warranty), but I need to change it out and get rid of it……

I need a dishwasher. We purchased our house 5 years ago without a dishwasher and I still don’t have one.

My dishwasher is me!!! Oh how would love one that wasn’t me.

My dishwasher is more than 20 years old – still working but not very well!! I would really love a quiet, stainless steel model to update it!!

I really need a new dishwasher as my husband tried to fix ours but broke it completely
Thank you for this opportunity

I love Bosch Products they work so well, I’d love a dishwasher since we don’t have one!

I’ve heard Bosch products are excellent. My dishwasher is 28 years old and on its last legs!

I would love to have one of these

Bosh are super products

What a great opportunity to upgrade…

I sure could use this. Thank you for the chance to win this wonderful item.

Would love a dishwasher for my first home!!!

My washer broke 2 1/2 weeks ago, fridge and dishwasher all just broke today

What a great contest! I really need my kitchen to be renovated!

nice

So
elegant.

J’aimerais gagner car je ne possède pas de lave-vaisselle

J’aimerais bien changer mon vieux lave-vaisselle

wonderful and excellent fiabilities!

Masonite 65″ Providence Antique Black 3/4 Lite Entry Door with Brickmould

this would be great !!!!!!!!!!!!

Masonite 32″ Providence Antique Black Full Lite Entry Door with Brickmould

my guest bedroom

My loft is in need of new floor, not to mention my bedroom!

Home Depot, love shopping there!

I <3 <3 <3 the Masonite 32″ Providence Antique Black Full Lite Entry Door with Brickmould =) Thank you for the chance =) One heck of a Giveaway <3 <3 <3

My bedroom flooring really and desperately needs to be done. When we bought the house it we really thought that it would not take this long and so much money … We did as much as we could, but we are going to continue on renovating where we can …….. I cannot wait for the home to be fisished. The house is so old that you can tell by the flooring just how old it was. and when we tore our kitchen apart there were three layers of walling in our home. and the newspaper we found was dated in 1940’s it was well made but I think who ever renovated the home had aweful taste, and there are only one plug in in each room. ONE. it is so annoying. I just want the renovating over with so I can look around our home and thank god it is over. And hopefully never buy an older home again.

Masonite Providence Antique Black Entry Door

The Flooring Contest Canada is wonderful. But it is too bad that in order to enter it properly and have a chance to win I have to Pinterest this, Tweet that, Instagram, etc. etc. I do not know how to do half those things. What happened to the ‘fill our your name and address’ type forms, and simply just enter. I am ok with facebook and yes have a twitter account etc. but there are a lot of things I do not know or understand how to do. So I guess my chances of ever winning are pretty well NIL.

All three bedrooms

I would love the STANLEY DOORS
52 In. x 82 In. 3/4 Lite 2-Panel Pre-Finished White Steel Entry Door with Sidelites and Brickmould, it would look amazing as my front door!

Hello just in time to finish the look of our Loft, The flooring is out dated grey tiles. We are willing to do the work, Thanks for the offer . Bye for now Suzanne

nice contest,i hipe i’ll win it !

For me, I very much like the 34″ Fan Lite Rainham Fibreglass Expresso.

My third bedroom aka “office” that never has the “the look ” required to be either.

Chathem half lite black just what I need

Kitchen!

I love the Providence Antique Black 3/4 Lite Left Hand Entry Door with Brickmould.

Bedroom and bathroom

Thank you so much for this awesome giveaway that I would Love to win!!! I need a new bedroom floor.

I know I will be dreaming tonight of winning this beauty!!!

My dishwasher is very old, barely holding together, would love a Bosch, they are the best.

I so need a new dishwasher. Mine onlty works periodically….very frustrating

12 days of Christmas giving The stand holds your iPad in 4 different positions for viewing; A bluetooth speaker lets you listen to music while you cook and it can even be used as a speakerphone. I would love to buy this for my daughter. What is the name of the stand. I google but couldn’t find this one.

Our basement family room still has carpet that we inherited from my Dad’s house….I avoid the room altogether.

nice site…nice stuff

I never would have thought of combining apples and pine cones. The pine cone candle cups are also really cute. Pinned to my “Natural Christmas” board.

J’ai une nouvelle maison recemment construite et je n’ai pas de lave-vaiselle, ca me manque . Je crois sincerement que j’en ai besoin ….Meerci BOSH

I regret it a lot!

We sold our house with our year old Bosch Dishwasher.

We bought a house with a Moffat that does not compare in the least with the Bosch!

I WANT MY BOSCH BACK!!!!!
I WANT MY DISHES SPOTLESS AGAIN!!

I MISS MY BOSCH CLEAN DISHES!!

I desperately need a new dishwasher!!! My previous dishwasher quit working & I couldn’t afford to fix. My daughter is having her 1st child and this would be such a great help!!!

I would love a hydro convection cooking stove!!

Winning this dishwasher would be the best thing ever! We are going to be remodeling our very old kitchen very soon and a new dishwasher just isn’t in our budget but we would LOVE to have one for sure!! And stainless steel is a plus!! Hope I win 🙂

In need of dishwasher you can put onto tap 🙂 PLEASE and THANK YOU 🙂

love your products…would enhance any home!!!

where could i buy the i pad holder from from gift ideas for the kitchen

I can’t see anywhere to vote but I’d go for the more traditional room – for one thing pink isn’t my colour but I am more for traditions 🙂

My kitchen. When we moved in there was hardwood throughout the whole first floor. With twins under 2, our kitchen and floor is always a disaster!

I love the beautiful and elegant Christina’s Gold Christmas Look. I am looking for an affordable chair like this one to add to my front room so that I can complete the look! 🙂

Beautiful! Would love it in my bedroom!

pretty . for my wife

my kitchen and living rom need new flooring badly. when we moved to this house someone used bleach on the laminate floors and took the finish off. I tried everything and they still look aweful…

Please pick me. My dishwasher broke and I have been washing my dishes by hand for a year 🙁 I would really love this premium dishwasher !!!!

I’m glad to see that we can now vote, thank you 🙂

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/williams-sonoma-smart-tools-ipad-sets/

Masonite 34″ Centre Ach Oxney Fiberglass Merlot

would love a new dishwasher 😉

it’s exquisite! 🙂

Gosh, desperately need new flooring in my office and Living room – goodbye pinky beige carpet! Fingers crossed!

We could use a new dishwasher.

I had a flood in the house and never got the floors replaced, half the house has boards on the floors lol. I do plan to get floors again someday.

love it

we are working at finishing our family room downstairs
in need of carpet or hardwood flooring. this project has
been in the works since 1995. a busy family life has now
slowed that we can now design & build our family room
ourselves. we would appreciate some help with flooring.

I will love new flooring through out our house. The tiles are breaking and missing grout. Carpets are worn.

A silent Bosch would certainly bring peace and quiet to our small apartment. So
wonderful to win too.

I love the white and gold it would look GRE in my home that is older built in 1924 . so for me tradition would wow my home

Thanks!

Our living room carpet is pink. Need I say more?

Would love to win this dishwasher for my son and his wife. I have a Bosch dishwasher now and love the way it washes my dishes.

All our appliances in the kitchen were stainless steel except our dishwasher and that’s a good christmas give for us…………… Thanks in advance……….

LE PRELART DE LA CUISINE A FAIT SON TEMPS:22 ANS.

Moving into a new home on Dec 5th… don’t have any appliances at all! Winning this would be AWESOME!

I have a Bosch that I love, currently, but it is dying. I would love to have a new one!

What a wonderful gift to win!

I would love to win this! We just bought a new house in July and the dishwasher has already stopped working.

My dishwasher is on it’s last leg

would love a dishwasher, don’t have one and heard BOSCH is top of the line products.

A clean fresh Christmas look. Warms the heart with good cheer. Well done.

I’d love to try the Turtles Cherry Cheesecake Tartlets

Turtles fudge brownie cookies …oh my gosh !!!

Turtle Cherry Cheesecake tart-lets

Turtles Hot Chocolate

Turtles hot chocolate

The Turtles Cherry Cheesecake Tartlets sound delicious.

The Turtles hot chocolate ! Yum !

Turtles Hot Chocolate

I’d love to try the Turtles hot chocolate! Mmm!

I’m going to try the Turtles Pecan Praline Popcorn Balls!

Turtles fudge brownie cookies sound delish…:)

Cherry Cheese Cake Tartlets

I would like to try the Turtles Cherry Cheesecake Tartlets.

I would like to try the Turtles hot chocolate.

Hot chocolate!

praline popcorn

The TURTLES fudge brownie cookies are making me hungry! Love to try that recipe for the holidays!

Turtles praline popcorn balls

I love Turtles fudge brownie cookies !

It be Popcorn Balls.

Turtles Pecan Praline Popcorn Balls

Turtles Cherry Cheesecake Tarts

Turtles Cherry Cheesecake Tartlets sound delicious and hard to pass up

Turtles fudge brownie cookies!

Turtles fudge brownie cookies

They all sound delicious, but my fave is the Turtles Brownies.

I would like to try Turtles Hot Chocolate

i want to try the Turtles fudge brownie cookies recipe

I’d most like to try the Turtles Cherry Cheescake Tartlets recipe first.

my bedroom definitely.

Definitely want to try the Turtles fudge brownie cookies . Sounds like heaven!

I LOVE Hot Chocolate, so I would really like to make and try The Turtles version of Hot Chocolate.

Turtles Fudge Brownie Cookies

Boy! Oh Boy! for sure it is my dining room / living room.

Love Turtles. Turtles hot chocolate sounds divine.

Turtles Hot Chocolate!

I’d love to try Turtles Hot Chocolate.

Turtles hot chocolate 🙂 Yuuuuummm

Turtles Hot Chocolate sounds yummy!

the Turtles hot chocolate!!

Turtles hot chocolate is the one I would love to try

my basement

Turtles Cherry Cheesecake Tartlets look amazing

Turtles Fudge Brownie Cookies sounds good

Turtles fudge Brownie cookies

I love brownies so I think I would love the Turtles fudge brownie cookies the most!

would love to try the Turtle Fudge Brownie Cookies

Turtles Hot Chocolate -excellent idea for a cold night!

We really like popcorn so the Turtles Pecan Praline Popcorn Balls would be the recipe I would try.

The recipe I would most like to try is the Turtles Pecan Praline Popcorn Balls.

Turtle cherry cheese cake

Turtles hot chocolate sounds like a decadent treat!

I would love to try the Turtle Hot Chocolate recipe. I know my kids would love this! 😉

Turtles hot chocolate for me! yum!

Family Room!!! Was once a white carpet is now a gray carpet.

Turtles hot chocolate ! That’s right up my alley.

Turtle Cherry Cheesecake!

Turtles Fudge Brownie Cookies would be ever so yummy!

the Turtles fudge brownie cookies. thanks

they sound delicious

Turtles Cherry Cheesecake Tartlets would interest me.

I love your magazine!

bathroom needs flooring most

Stunning!

I utilised Green&Blacks cocoa, vegetable oil (no olive oil inside
my home annoyingly) and extra Cadburies chocolate
chips. Ended up remarkable!!

Our living room! Only problem … it continues along the hallway and into both bedrooms! That’s a LARGE room, but it would be awesome to win this.

master bedroom carpet needs to be replaced

Recently bought new leather couches for our family room and now I am looking to buy a new area rug. This would definitely come in handy

The kitchen due to all the time spent cooking.

since it’s for the holidays only, the room can be changed afterwards – so I will go with the pink design because I like the options of kicking up the colour by a few octaves with a FEW pink accents.

kitchen!

I would love to win this!
Our dishwasher is at the end of it like.
he dishwasher sounds like it will stop working.

my bedroom

I need a good dishwasher like BOSCH.

Yes, normally you would but empty egg cartons can be used to store other small items and those who prefer fresh, free range eggs will keep empty egg cartons in order to take them to be refilled.

I have to say that I have tried a lot of different methods to keep my garden pests free but not much of them proved very effective. I am very interested in the barrier part. It never occurred to me to do that I will definitely try that one. Maybe the most simple things work, who knows.

love the colours for Kim’s board

Love the creative use of materials and textures. Colour mixes are warm and modern.

I love the floor designs

Hello Amanda, I believe that light fixture came from Living Lighting on King in Toronto – Click here for the collection.

Love the paint color! Who is the color from and what color is it? It is perfect for my home office.

One of the biggest problems I’ve had in the past is coping with limited counter space. So for me, one of the keys to a successful small kitchen is intelligent use of storage. In this way I can keep the surfaces as clear as possible, and hence not only make the kitchen feel larger but also help me to enjoy cooking more in a small space.

Kathleen & Jennifer: The paint colour is Blazer P5197-73 by Para Paints

Thanks for the chance Home Trends. A 1980’s sunshine ceiling still lights our kitchen, original laminate counters and cupboards.

Both lovely design boards

Have been trying to find a way to fund our kitchen reno for a while now. Our kitchen may not be so completely ugly but it has major issues

honestly i would have thought that the black white and grey color scheme would start to fade out of the design world but it has truely reinnovated itself and made an even bigger comeback in the design world. i should relook at my own design traits and maybe change it up

I too want to know where to get the desk — exactly what I’ve been trying to find!!!

I am entering this for my parents. They are wanting to renovate our rental house and getting this for them would help them a bit.

OMG !! I honestly can’t see any being worse then mine.

Great post Glen- I’ve read some blogs that suggest a bookcase or a few shelves can ‘be a good ‘trick’ to making a room appear bigger- would you agree?

I really like the big desk.

Jane Lockhart

I like the homeyness of it-it is not pretentious.

It would be nice to see before photos. It is lovely.

Jane Lockhart! Very very beautiful!

J’aimerait bien faire ma chambre

Jane

Sitting in this elegant chair at the antique desk would cause my creative juices to flow….in many directions. Contemplating what to cook, what to wear or what needed an update decor change could create quick a flurry of activity in my family. What now! Common phrase.

Definately need this my kitchen is older than me.

I’m wondering whether I should have put a finish coat on my garden bench as it has lost so much of what I applied last year. I actually did 2 coats. We are located in Canada and have had extremely long and cold winters the last two years, so maybe that has added to the degradation. Is there anything you can recommend?

Definitely Jane’s design; – for me anyway…!

Very pretty

Tell me more
open a stockist.
got my own gallery ay home.
Can i sell from there and give classes?
What about trai inig.
classes for teen

Love Jane Lockhart’s design, though there are elements of both that are lovely!

Love this plan

Husband would love this for our Anniversary!

Golf and wine…my favourites!

when will the finalists be posted so we can vote

Jane Lockhart

Wonderful plans

Please Everyone, give my entry your VOTE

Yes, I have seen Donnas kitchen & it would drive me mad if I had a kitchen like hers. It is truly ugly (sorry Donna). It has great potential to be so beautiful and spacious. I have never seen anyone who works harder IN her kitchen. The processing & canning she does is incredible. She was telling me about her son & his issues & cannot believe the work they have to go through to make sure his food is 100% safe for him to consume. She came from a large family so she understands all the gardening & canning. Her cramped, kitchen with makeshift shelving & very limited counter space is truly in dire need of a complete overhaul. I know how grateful & deserving this family is. They also share their bounty with other people and help those less fortunate. I believe they all truly deserve a new kitchen.!!!

I vote for Tracey ‘s kitchen

yup I agree she needs a new kitchen I have been there and it is hard to close drawers and yup need some storage her laundry room is already full of stuff. good luck to you from your sister

From the look of the pictures here it is plain to see all her dishes and utensils and everything else that should be in cupboards is sitting out. Because she has no cupboards. This is a very old farm house and a new kitchen would be so beautiful.

You can have my vote Cindy!

Good Luck.

I feel your frustration. Good luck

Would really enjoy an experience like this!

She deserves this Xxooxx

Good luck

Best of Luck Cindy! Hope you win the functional kitchen you dream of!

I vote for Tracey’s kitchen!

Trust me when I say Tracey is in desperate need of a kitchen makeover. Her kitchen is so cramped and outdated. As a family member you want to help in the kitchen and with the clean up but there just isn’t enough room. And please… that colour and the wallpaper?!?!

Having an open fire with no screen seems dangerous. There is a cloth draped like a curtain hanging above the open fireplace, there is a wicker basket just a few inches from the flames which could catch fire if a spark landed in it there. Not safe. The place does look cozy and nice, but safety should be considered. Any open fire should have either a screen or glass doors and nothing flamable should be near enough to cause a fire.

Hey there! I meant to vote for Jacklyn’s but clicked enter by accident without ticking any! It won’t let me go back to change it!

There’s just something about this ….absolutely love it. Can I come visit? LOL

I really have an ugly, outdated, small, cramped kitchen….I Love to cook, but often do not like cooking in my kitchen….This would be amazing.

Peaceful and so scenic.

Vote for Jillian

Thank you so much for the wonderful opportunity! I voted! 🙂

NICE – WOULD LOVE TO WIN

I desperately need a new kitchen.

haven’t been to Osyoyoos in years and years and years. so a get-a-away there would be simply marvelous!!

My kitchen is ALMOST that bad! Good luck, Jillian.

My kitchen is 25 years old, one cupboard door is cracked and held together with packing tape. One drawer falls in all the time. The tap leaks whenever it is turned on. The floor, linoleum desperately needs replacing and the blue paint on the walls really need to go. I would be ecstatic if I won a new kitchen.

Thank you!

j aimerais gagné pour refaire mes armoires de cuisine

merci pour ce concours

Nothing like hearing kitchen reno to get us home owners salivating. Count me in.

Ours looks great in comparison.

Anything would be better

fantastic

Very nice.Would love to have this in my home.

Ours needs a match thrown to it……

nice

Looks in pretty rough condition, good luck

You need a new kitchen,just so you can bake cookies with your kids safely!

Yes, a nightmare is an understatement. Please make it a dream come true for Jillian.