Our City/Charlotte NC

Charlotte NCThe Queen City, aptly named after the beautiful wife of King Edward, Queen Charlotte, is a vibrant Mecca for those seeking bigger and better things. There are more transplants than natives here, bringing more ideas and money into the city. Though it’s experiencing a boom in terms of population and commerce, Charlotte hasn’t lost its southern charm and grace. Good taste and disposable incomes means a constant turnover of decorating which in turn means Charlotte is flush with great consignment shops, too. With High Point just a couple of hours away, access to hand crafted furniture is readily available making NC a destination for design aficionados.The city is divided in neighborhoods and assigned numerical designations. But it’s...

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Why Stage?" A Little Style Works, Just Not Yours"

There are many reasons to stage your home. For example in this photo you immediately feel the ambiance, calmness and freshness as you do when walking into a model home. It is refreshing, clean and well coordinated. We get comfortable in our homes, leaving items out that need to be put away and out of sight and only until a stranger walks into the room do we realize that Oopps, I should have ?? A prospective buyer wants to visualize their items in the room with a clean slate to look at and or how their home will or can look.Reasons to Stage:A seller listens to a Stager differently than to a Broker.A Stager can help secure listings for a Broker.A Stager is versed in staging techniques to enhance a property. She looks at the architecture of the...

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Designer Showcase

Coordinate fabric designed on the pillows to accent the purple and redOverstuffed chairs and headboard was covered in print to match bed ensembleAccessories added the final touch using art, plants, statues and personal itemsThe wall was a faux using a pale yellow and white to soften the room and bring out the pastel yellows in the print and accent pillowsThe green and pale yellow silk stripe was used was used for the end table covers and for lining the draperiesView from Master Bedroom into Master Sitting RoomView from Master Sitting Room into Master Bedroom Master Suite Sitting Room/Not shown in this picture was an antique love seat across from the fireplace which was covered in the pale yellow...

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Fun with Faux

Hard to believe this is a faux stone wall that was hand painted.....I found this over at bhg along with the instructions http://www.bhg.com/homekeeping/faux-stone-wall/. Other forms of faux stone may be found at http://fauxpanels.com/stone. Although, I feel most wallpapers are obsolete using a stone wall look would also add the look of texture to your room and can be found at http://americanblinds.com/wallpaper. Create the same affect with old newspapers found at this link www.all-homedecor.com/faux/fauxstone.htm . Whether it be stone or a painted faux wall with texture will create interest and add dimension to your decor. Remember to do this with one wall in a room, if you overdo it, it will close the room in, you are trying to achieve an...

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