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How To Create Your Designer Bedroom

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
November 4, 2016

How do you create a boudoir fit for a queen? Our styling guru and cushion artiste, Georgia K, imparts her expertise to help you create the designer bedroom of your dreams. Key ingredients for your designer bedroom 1. Frame the bed The most expensive element to your bedroom is the bed, and its style dictates the look and feel of the entire room. Yet you can make your own affordable upholstered bed head for under $100, depending on the choice of fabric. If you...

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DIY Styling

Common Mistakes To Avoid When DIY Styling Your Home

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
October 14, 2016

Popular series like The Block, Renovation Rescue and Masters of Flip illustrate how beautifully styled homes can attract premium prices. After watching these shows, a makeover seems like a task that’s easy to undertake, yet the reality is harder than it looks. Designs to Inspire style up to 3 properties a day and have some expert tips to avoid common DIY styling mistakes: Positioning furniture  Arrange furniture to allow for people to walk comfortably through a home. There’s nothing worse than knocking into...

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Home styling tips relaxed seller

Ten Tips For A Successful Sale

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
September 26, 2016

The following home styling tips will  help you begin the process of improving your home for sale. De-clutter: Clutter, mess, and its subsequent lack of space can have very negative effects on potential buyers. Most people won’t be able to imagine the home as their own, and they may think the space isn’t as large as it actually is. Depersonalise: Your goal is to ‘neutralise’ the home so buyers can see themselves living there in the future. Intense Cleaning: Ensure floors, carpets, windows, bathrooms,...

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Design rules

An Inspiring Home – 5 Design Rules To Follow

by Georgia K.
Tips & Trends
September 8, 2016

What makes a home unforgettable? Are there secret ways to create the ‘wow’ factor?  These are some of the questions I am often asked. While there are no magical formulas that would transform your house into the crème de la crème of homes, I would like to share the design rules that I go by, to help you create an inspiring home. Then over the next few months, we will delve deeper into design fundamentals and show you how to...

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Decor + Design

Latest Design Trends – An Insider’s View from Décor + Design 2016 (Melbourne)

by Georgia K.
News, Tips & Trends
August 1, 2016

It was an exciting weekend for us at Designs to Inspire as we headed to the annual Décor + Design Show in Melbourne – or as I refer to it as “my inspirational hub”. Home Stagers, Stylists, Interior Designers and the like flock to this annual event that showcases the latest in interior furnishings and products from leading brands nationwide. Highlights of the show The show’s exhibitors outdid themselves this year – from huge contemporary art pieces to lush botanical displays – I...

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Property stylist inspo

I Am Georgia K.

by Georgia K.
News
July 21, 2016

Home Stager + Interior Designer Being an interior designer and a property stylist has always been my dream. It’s actually in my DNA. As far as I can remember playing house has always been a passion. From as young as 9, being with friends often involved rearranging their bedrooms and creating neat and orderly spaces. To this day, I strive to have my home free of clutter, while arrangements of fresh greenery from my garden surround my living room uplifting my spirit daily....

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Home Staging Effect

The Home Staging Effect

by Georgia K.
News
June 30, 2016

  Have you ever wondered just how much return on investment home staging has when you place your property on the market? The NAR (National Association of Realtors) released results to their survey on home staging, and there were some significant findings. Statistics show: Professionally styled homes spend an average of 50% less time on the market compared to non-staged homes Styled homes sell on average for between 10% and 20% more than self-presented homes 81% of buyers find it easier...

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