As always, during the initial consultation, we discussed the long term plans and they let me know they were probably going to sell in a couple of years, but wanted to enjoy their newly decorated home in the meantime. Something we decorators need to know when planning the re-design.
So it started. The overall scheme was selected taking into consideration the timber floors and four favourite photographs. The photographs were of a glacier in Alaska taken whilst on a vacation. Now taking pride of place in the dining room.
Lexicon White walls with half strength ceilings. All the trims painted the same tint to keep the clean, uninterrupted lines. This cool white was used to help offset the warmth from the timber floors.
As the kitchen was in great shape all that was required was a replacement benchtop from the original dark blue laminate to a new pale grey granite. Thus bringing this unit up to the same standard as the rest in the complex.
The curve ball then arrived. In one week the clients went from not selling to wanting the place on the market and sold within a couple of months. Luckily all that was required to do so was the final dressing, styling and photography and then the detailed list of how to dress the apartment for the real estate inspections.
The view encompassing the river and city didn't need any enhancing, just dressing up the large balcony to make it an inviting and relaxing space.
As well as the new carpet that was laid through the three bedrooms, new placement of artworks and a couple of new cushions and the bedrooms were done!
The end result? The owners were able to travel while their home was on the market as the styling was done and the realtor know how to best show the property.
The only downside being they were unable to enjoy their renovations for very long...
