Staging Consultation Gets Rave Review

In May, a realtor client of ours hired us to do a walk-through of her seller's house . The home owner was delightful--funny and receptive to our suggestions. We enjoyed working with him so much. Here's what he thought of us:

I have a very unusual, beautiful home in the foothills of Boulder that needed help in preparation for sale.

My first impression of the SpaceLift team was that they were friendly, professional and thorough. Their advice was very practical, well thought out and did not require large expenditures. They also knew how to take what existed and just rearrange it to make an incredible feel and visual difference.

For example, after their two-hour survey of my home they verbally conveyed some of the ideas that they had. In one instance I asked for a clarification. The next thing I knew they were running up and down stairs carrying furniture, lamps, etc. This was beyond what they had signed up for. They took one of the most important spaces in the house, the main one that you see upon entering, and turned it into something stunning. They used items that I was planning on throwing away--junk! For them, it was just a little rearrangement, but to me it was like magic. It was like something out of HGTV. I wanted to say OMG, but of course didn't--maybe I did. It was a very powerful example of what they could do.

So, yes I recommend them.

Jerry

Solving Problems

It seems that each project we have is about solving problems. How to make a room look larger, how to bring more light in, how to make clients' furniture work in an awkward space. How to update a faux-stone fireplace.

Back to the CWEE boutique I blogged about last time. When I made the curtains for the dressing rooms I had to solve the problem of how to hang them. The rods were glued together so whatever I used had to be removable. Plus the rods were too large to use shower curtain rings. When I have a problem to solve, I involve other people....anybody who will think with me! With the suggestion of the Lowe's lady in hardware section, I bought 40 U-bolts. I made button holes in the curtains so they would slide through easily. Conor and Liz and I had to brainstorm about how to make sure the curtains would balance without sliding to one side or the other. The solution was to bend the bottom bracket so they would fall to the center. I love the way the bolts fit in with our industrial theme!

We are still solving problems on this project---the CWEE Staff, Conor and Liz, the Lowe's lady, the guy in the plumbing department--the list goes on. Next week we'll finish the display cases, hang mirrors and plan our Open House. I'll post pictures when we get it all finished.