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D * I * Y ~ Home Staging Tips
You decided to put your home on the market – You don’t have thousands of dollars to spend.
The good news, there are several things you can do to spruce up your house without spending a ton of money!
First impressions – You only have a few seconds to make a great impression. Let it start before they even walk in the front door. Creating curb appeal is the key for getting potential buyers not to just drive by, but want to step inside.
Simply Curb Appeal Tips:
- Cut the grass
- Trim the bushes
- Get rid of debris and dead branches
- Plant some flowers
- Replace the mailbox
- Paint the front door
- New door mats
- Wash the siding or stucco
There is no rule about how much you should expect to spend getting your home ready to sell, but investing a few thousand dollars can potentially increase your sale price – not to mention selling your house quickly!
Here are a few more frugal ways to stage your home for sale:
- Remove all clutter– clear out clutter, personal photos, knick-knacks that look dated and all junk. Clearing out clutter creates more space – it makes your home look bigger and younger.
- Clean, Clean, Clean – get rid of all cobwebs, wash all windows, scrub all tile grout, clean and polish furniture that will be used to stage the home. A little ‘elbow grease’ goes a long way!
- Edit your furniture – If your rooms are crowded with large and unattractive furniture, put it in storage. Remember you want to create space by making the house look bigger and younger!
- Paint – In some cases, you would be wise to paint both the inside and outside of the home, use neutral colors. if your kitchen cabinets look old and dated, paint them!
- Clean or replace light fixtures and cabinet hardware – This small, inexpensive task adds so much appeal and value to a room!
- If you can afford it, replace old carpeting – The worst, is when you go into a home for a showing and you can smell some funky odor, and most of the time it comes from the old carpeting. If your home has hardwood floors underneath – let them shine, by refinishing them.
- Don’t forget the small stuff – New matching towels, accent pillows and throws, fresh flowers throughout the home.
- Make sure every room has Function & Purpose!
Peace & Harmony ~ Cheryl
Can you Afford to be Disorganized?
How Much Money Can A Organizer Help You Save?
Hey, you know you are wasting money every time you buy duplicates and triplicates of the same items you can’t find – beauty products, clothing, food, kitchen tools, sports gear … it’s an endless list. Not to mention, the late fees that are paid when the bills are late!
Surprising Stats of Being Disorganized
- 80% of what we keep we never use (napo.net)
- Getting rid of clutter eliminates 40% of house work (napo.net)
- Typical executive wastes 150 hours a year searching for lost information. Someone earning $50,000 a year – this loss is equivalent to $3,842 annually. (forbes.com)
Your needs are unique, so each organizing project is personalized to help you be most efficient in your space.
Benefits of Being Organized
- Reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed
- Achieve more in less time
- Reduce your stress level
- Gain energy and calm from your space
Are you ready to save money and time? I am looking for clients that are motivated to saving money, saving time and transform their lives with organization.
Ready? Call me, pick up the phone dial 860.961.6824 or walk over to your computer, send an email to me at envisionsdesigns@gmail.com.
Peace & Harmony~
P.S. I saved myself 2.5 hours today, because I WAS NOT looking for lost documents!
Hello Darkness My Old Friend #Prayers2Nice
“There is no world outside us. The world is, in fact, our collective projections of love and fear, hopes and conflicts. In taking responsibility for our own thoughts and feelings, we play our part in the healing of the world. The world is in a critical phase because we are. The world is in massive shift because we are. The world still has a chance for survival, both in spite of us and because of us.” ~ Marianne Williamson
How cleaning can inspire your office productivity!
Did you know the way your office looks can impact productivity and morale?
When your office is cleaned and organized, it can affect the mood of the people that enter your building and/or work in your building. As humans, we have a strong need for safety and security and look for those attributes in our environments. We look for physical comfort, we seek environments that are pleasing and stress-free. At Envision-Designs we specialize in Small Business Office Cleaning & More – we can personalize and customize an economical program for your office cleaning needs. I have many years of experience in both Commercial & Residential cleaning along with Organizational skills. Envision-Designs can help make your office a place where people will want to visit and work.
Here is a few items from the checklist I use:
- Desk by Desk : (Personal items and confidential information removed before cleaning) *dust desks *clean chairs, armrests *phones *keyboards *electronic devices *general dusting shelving, picture frames *cobwebs removed *lamp shades dusted
- Break/Lunch Room: cleaning the fridge *cleaning microwave, coffeemaker *dusting/cleaning furniture *wash floors *doors *windows *trash cans *general dusting knick knacks, frames, etc.
- Bathrooms: vanity cleaned & disinfected *toilets cleaned & disinfected *cobwebs removed *general dusting shelving, picture frames *mirrors and chrome fixtures cleaned and shined * sinks cleaned & disinfected
We can help with all the Cleaning and Organizing needs of the office
We can help with all the Redesign and Space Planning of the office
We can help with all the Meeting/Special Events of the office
Contact Cheryl Camacho for more information on Small Business Office Cleaning & More services – 860.961.6824 or email: envisionsdesigns@gmail.com – Don’t forget to Visit me on 
How Do I Work?
Today, I thought I would give you some information about how the Process & Plan works when you call to purchase sessions for help on Organizing your home or business.
My process is: Assess – Plan – Implement – Evaluate
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Assess:
Filling out a Client Intake Form, Photo Release Form and a Working Agreement
Taking a Walk-Through of the home or business, taking notes and pictures
Plan:
Sit and listen to the client, have them share their dreams & expectations of the space
Sit and work with the client to map out a plan for all the spaces that will be organized
Implement:
This is where I help my client plan out the ‘Zones’ throughout the space we will be working
Once the ‘Zones’ are planned out, we will begin to Sort, Purge, Assign a home, containerize the items of the space
Evaluate:
At this point, we see what is working and what is not working
We schedule some routine check-ups (if needed)
I will send out reminders – “spring cleaning”, “clean-off your office desk day” just to name a few
I hope this helps you to understand how the process & plan works – please visit me @ http://www.envision-designs.com for more information.
Peace & Harmony, Cheryl
It happens to the best of us……
Do you need help with some office organizing – I did!
Yes, I as a Professional Organizer need to look at my own space once in awhile to make sure I’m practicing what I preach. I remember some months ago I wrote a blog “Does your office make you feel like a million bucks?” I looked around my office, and said “NO”. My office was picked up after every work day, but it had these small little areas that needed help. It happens with everyone, especially the self employed, you are too busy with getting your business started and all the things that go along with that part of your life – you forget about YOU! I was not helping anyone, if I’m walking into my office not feeling like I am successful ~ I have some more redesigning to do, but I can tell you this, I feel like a million bucks when I walk into my “little sanctuary” these days.
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