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First impressions count and looks matter whether we like to admit it or not. Home staging not only helps to sell your home faster but also attracts more buyers that are willing to put an offer on the table.
Here’s how the experts present their homes before entering the market:
… View moreFirst impressions count and looks matter whether we like to admit it or not. Home staging not only helps to sell your home faster but also attracts more buyers that are willing to put an offer on the table.
Here’s how the experts present their homes before entering the market:
1. Keep it clean and crisp
Remember your mum telling you to tidy your room? Well those days have spent as you need to create a home that is clean and neutral. The goal of home staging is to get buyers to mentally move in when they visit, but that’s difficult if it’s full of all your own stuff. Take the time to remove family photos and other personal items from your home too, as these can distract viewers from what your home really has to offer.
Be ruthless!
2. Create points of interest
A perfectly placed piece of furniture, plant or artwork in a hallway, awkward corner or at the top of a set of stairs can create a point of visual interest and encourage visitors to investigate further.
Points of interest are a great tool to add symmetry and balance to each room, it’s about showing the viewer the potential of the home and helping them visualise what it can be.
3. Balance is good
Studies have shown that humans find symmetrical and balanced arrangements more aesthetically pleasing—from art to faces and food—and yes, even how we arrange our furniture. Move your lounge furniture away from the walls and pair up movable furniture, such as your chairs, lamps, and side tables. If something doesn’t match try pairing it with something of similar size to balance the room out.
4. Each room needs a signature
Every room has its own distinct feature. It could be a fireplace, a different coloured wall, a piece of furniture, a window, or an artwork or mirror. Once you’ve found your feature, celebrate it and emphasise it.
5. Know your audience
Every good entertainer knows what their audience wants and how to give it to them. Think about the features that will help buyers to visualise the lifestyle they might lead in your home. A table and chairs for a family on the deck, a secluded reading chair in the sun, or a minimalist kitchen can all help sell a viewer on a different lifestyle—it’s important to understand what buyers are looking for and how they see themselves in your home which could soon be theirs.
Remember, think about your location and it’s context. Is it mostly families, working professionals, students or seniors? Use that information to guide your staging decisions. If you’re struggling for ideas a estate agent can always help with this.
Click here if you want to find out more or download a free eBook on this topic.
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Free Diabetes Screening at Katikati and Papamoa during World Diabetes Month
We are certainly getting around this month. See the World Diabetes Week interactive display at Tauranga Hospital or pop down to the Katikati Lions Moggies Market on the 11th November (Memorial Hall 9.30-12 noon) or, go … View moreFree Diabetes Screening at Katikati and Papamoa during World Diabetes Month
We are certainly getting around this month. See the World Diabetes Week interactive display at Tauranga Hospital or pop down to the Katikati Lions Moggies Market on the 11th November (Memorial Hall 9.30-12 noon) or, go along on the 19th November to the Katikati Countdown between 10.30-1.30pm and buy a sausage from our BBQ sponsored by Countdown.
During the day on Friday 17th November we will be hanging out at the Papamoa Plaza with the Papamoa Lions doing free diabetes screening so pop along and say hello!
Celebrating World Diabetes Day - Tuesday 14th November
Would you like to find out if you have type two diabetes or are at risk of getting type two?
If you would like to know, come and see the team at SwitchedOn Exercise and Wellness Centre, 14b Hocking Street on Tuesday, 14th November 10-12 … View moreCelebrating World Diabetes Day - Tuesday 14th November
Would you like to find out if you have type two diabetes or are at risk of getting type two?
If you would like to know, come and see the team at SwitchedOn Exercise and Wellness Centre, 14b Hocking Street on Tuesday, 14th November 10-12 noon, where, for only $10 you can have a HbA1c test that will tell you what your risk is.
If you are at risk of developing type two diabetes or have type two diabetes then you are advised to make an appointment to speak to your GP or to one of the Diabetes Help team.
Call 07 9750005 or 07 5713422 to find out more
We've had word that the folk of Taranaki have more than their fair share of potholes - and we're keen to know how widespread the issue is in other communities around New Zealand. Do you have potholes popping up around your 'hood that need attention? Vote below.
Something that really narks me is the profusion of out-of-date posters in shop windows.
I consider it’s not the responsibility of shop owners to take down leaflets and posters that they have kindly allowed to be fixed in their shop windows.
A couple of organisations I belong to, Rotary and … View moreSomething that really narks me is the profusion of out-of-date posters in shop windows.
I consider it’s not the responsibility of shop owners to take down leaflets and posters that they have kindly allowed to be fixed in their shop windows.
A couple of organisations I belong to, Rotary and Otorohanga’s District Council sponsored Events Committee, are fussy about getting around town and taking posters down within a day or two of the event having been held. They even take a spray can of window cleaner with them to remove the cello-tape marks.
The worst looking window is a vacant hot-bread shop in Otorohanga. Posters are stuck on the outside of the shop front, so should be very easy to remove. But no. There is a religious event poster from March 2017 and beside it is another poster for a similar event later this month – same organisation. One wonders.
That's right, at your local New World, you could win a $1000 Gift Card. Every $40 you spend when you scan your Clubcard gives you another entry to unwrap an even merrier Christmas. T&Cs apply.
Opening on the 1st Dec at the Opotiki Heritage Art Centre, King St is an Exhibition called 'small works'. This is intended as a cash & carry for Christmas and the public is invited to participate to exhibit and of course view. All artistic small works considered of any media, … View moreOpening on the 1st Dec at the Opotiki Heritage Art Centre, King St is an Exhibition called 'small works'. This is intended as a cash & carry for Christmas and the public is invited to participate to exhibit and of course view. All artistic small works considered of any media, painting, drawing, textile, harakeke, sculpture, ceramic, whakairo, metal...etc. Works to not be much larger than A4...as in 'small works'. For contact details, please see the poster enclosed.
Tickets for the third annual Air Chathams Sunshine and a Plate food festival are expected to be snapped up quickly when they go on sale this month.
The long-term goal for the food festival was for it to become a fixture on New Zealand’s food tourism map – and an icon event for the Eastern … View moreTickets for the third annual Air Chathams Sunshine and a Plate food festival are expected to be snapped up quickly when they go on sale this month.
The long-term goal for the food festival was for it to become a fixture on New Zealand’s food tourism map – and an icon event for the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Want to train in the hospitality sector? With NZMA we’ll teach you the skills and get you work ready so you can land a great job in the hospitality industry. Get qualified in 20 weeks!
You’ll study:
• in a real bar, gain work experience in a real café,
• get lots of support and … View moreWant to train in the hospitality sector? With NZMA we’ll teach you the skills and get you work ready so you can land a great job in the hospitality industry. Get qualified in 20 weeks!
You’ll study:
• in a real bar, gain work experience in a real café,
• get lots of support and encouragement from your tutors,
• and graduate with a nationally recognised qualification.
We have our own dedicated employment team, NZMA Careers. NZMA Careers has relationships with over 100 reputable businesses throughout New Zealand which is a large advantage to their graduating students. Many of these employers are actively looking for potential employees.
Why don’t you come have a coffee and visit us for a Hamilton Campus tour. Know anyone or want to enrol - Courses start in November so get in touch and enrol today!
Held at Karapiro, Armistice in Cambridge is a weekend celebration of NZ’s military heritage. Kids of all ages can row a Navy cutter, try archery, test their knot skills or fight a mock battle with paper swords and flour bombs in the WW1 trench!
This Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November the … View moreHeld at Karapiro, Armistice in Cambridge is a weekend celebration of NZ’s military heritage. Kids of all ages can row a Navy cutter, try archery, test their knot skills or fight a mock battle with paper swords and flour bombs in the WW1 trench!
This Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November the event runs for two full days. If the kids perform 7 of the 20 activities on site (more than half of which are free) they can win a tank badge. Entry is $15 for adults and $5 for 12 and under.
More details on our Facebook page.
Your Whakatāne District Council Community Update for November is out. See the link to find out what’s on, what’s been happening and important news about the Whakatāne District.
Over at MindLabKids.com, 5-12 year olds are being challenged to design and create their very own working drawbridge. Watch Oopsie Daisy’s video challenge, create an account for your budding engineer, and have them upload their response on the website.
Get those drawbridges swinging open before… View moreOver at MindLabKids.com, 5-12 year olds are being challenged to design and create their very own working drawbridge. Watch Oopsie Daisy’s video challenge, create an account for your budding engineer, and have them upload their response on the website.
Get those drawbridges swinging open before 1st December and your little one will go into a prize draw to win a free MindLab Kids starter kit, the perfect kid-friendly toolbox for young makers and doers. Plus, the starter kit’s contents can be used to take on even more awesome educational challenges from home!
We've teamed up with Paw Justice to stand up for the 1.6 million cats and dogs that live as part of a family in New Zealand. This charity unite good pet owners and animal lovers together to tell the nation that animal abuse is wrong and not to be tolerated. Join us at FreshChoice in donating … View moreWe've teamed up with Paw Justice to stand up for the 1.6 million cats and dogs that live as part of a family in New Zealand. This charity unite good pet owners and animal lovers together to tell the nation that animal abuse is wrong and not to be tolerated. Join us at FreshChoice in donating towards Paw Justice. The coin donation boxes are located in all FreshChoice supermarkets at the checkout.
Join your voice with ours - become the voice for the animals.
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