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Home Styling 101: Creating a Focal Point

Urban Presentations’ Senior Property Stylist Caroline Roussy’s latest project.

A focal point can instantly draw your eye in and help to enhance the aesthetic of any room. The focal point, also known as the feature of a room, is the area that the eye is naturally drawn to upon entering. The purpose of a focal point is to draw you into the space, making it feel welcoming and inviting you in.

If you want to create a focal point in your living space but are unsure of where to start, look no further! Here are our favourite ways to create a focal point in any living space:

Fireplaces

Fireplaces are often placed on the far side of a room, drawing your eyes in. We love how the brick fireplace above gives us a warm welcome into that living room. Fireside hot cocoa, anyone?

Artwork

Choosing the right piece of art can be a great way to build a feature into any space. You’ll want to select a piece that stands out on its own or consider adding some accessories in the same area.

Statement mirrors

A statement mirror is a perfect way to create a focal point. Decorative, functional, and bouncing light around to make a room feel brighter and more open, mirrors make are one of our favourite strategic pieces.

Standout furniture

Choosing a single piece of standout furniture for your living room is a guaranteed way to create a focal point that will add interest to the space. You truly can’t go wrong using your favourite piece of standout furniture as a focal point.

Feature walls

A feature wall is another way to create a focal point in any space. Be careful, though! Too many features result in the eye jumping from spot to spot without resting on any particular item or area. If feature walls are your focal point of choice, take our advice and stick to just one. More than one feature wall can leave the eye jumping around, defeating the purpose of a focal point.

Creating the focal point of your dreams? We want to see it! Tag us @vancouverupstaging for a chance to be featured here and on our Instagram account.

At Urban Presentations, we are here to help you prepare your property for sale!

Our team of talented property stylists provides gorgeous designs, on-trend staging furnishings and exceptional client care.

Whether you need full-service staging or a professional consultation give us a call at 604-875-0566 or email us at info@urbanpresentations.com to see how we can help you UPStage your space!

3 Ways to Make the Most of the Large Windows in Your Home

Urban Presentations’ Senior Property Stylists Katie and Dorothy’s latest project.

We love large windows. Like a frame for your beautiful view, large windows don’t only showcase the beauty outside! Large windows are a great way to illuminate rooms with natural light, which is always flattering. Another reason we love large windows is how spacious and airy they can make a room feel. After years spent making the most of your homes, we’ve learned a thing or two about showcasing your large windows. Take a look below for more inspiration and to learn how you can make the most of them:

Limit distractions. Avoid cluttering your space or covering the windows with furniture whenever possible.

Make smart design decisions that give your floor-to-ceiling windows room to shine! If you want the atmosphere to feel warm and cozy, use warm colours such earthy tones such as beige, brown or red. You can also use wood as a main material.

Use neutrals for the interior and create a simple décor. Let your windows to do the work when it comes to spicing up your space!

Urban Presentations’ Senior Property Stylists Katie and Dorothy’s latest project.

Building the bedroom of your dreams? We want to see it! Tag us @vancouverupstaging for a chance to be featured here and on our Instagram account.

At Urban Presentations, we are here to help you prepare your property for sale!

Our team of talented property stylists provides gorgeous designs, on-trend staging furnishings and exceptional client care.

Whether you need full-service staging or a professional consultation give us a call at 604-875-0566 or email us at info@urbanpresentations.com to see how we can help you UPStage your space!

Home Styling 101: Bringing Neutral Tones to Life

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: we can’t get enough of the calm and relaxing feel that a neutral colour scheme delivers.

While we love the way neutral tones can create a relaxing environment, they can also be fun, energetic and full of life! A neutral colour scheme in any home is a blank canvas. All you need to do to bring some energy and life into it is switch it up! Here’s how:

Mix and match. To bring your neutral colour scheme to life, mix tones, take advantage of different materials and play with patterns.

Opposites really do attract! Create depth within your neutral colour scheme by mixing opposite textures. Try offsetting rough with soft, shiny with matte and coarse with smooth textures.

Need a little inspiration? Take a glance at Urban Presentations’ Senior Property Stylist Michelle Yuen’s latest project:

Take a look above to see how playing with different patterns and textures can bring neutral tones to life!

We love how Michelle brought this high-rise home to life while giving this stunning view the spotlight it deserves!

At Urban Presentations, we are here to help you prepare your property for sale!

Our team of talented property stylists provides gorgeous designs, on-trend staging furnishings and exceptional client care.

Whether you need full-service staging or a professional consultation give us a call at 604-875-0566 or email us at info@urbanpresentations.com to see how we can help you UPStage your space!

Open Spaces: How Furniture Choices Can Open Your Home

Who says a small home can’t be open and spacious? It isn’t just the amount of space itself that makes a home feel open, but what you do with it.

Making the most of a small space requires innovative furniture solutions. Any space, large or small, can be both beautiful and functional while still maintaining a level of style in the home!

One of our latest staged homes reminds us of just how spacious a small home can feel with the right furniture.

Urban dwellers, space-savers, and efficiency-seekers alike love the functionality, style and design that pieces like these bring into a smaller home.

Take a glance below as Urban Presentations’ Senior Property Stylist Caroline Roussy shows us how one room can be turned into three with the right space-saving furniture:

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At Urban Presentations, we are here to help you prepare your property for sale!

Our team of talented property stylists provides gorgeous designs, on-trend staging furnishings and exceptional client care.

Whether you need full-service staging or a professional consultation give us a call at 604-875-0566 or email us at info@urbanpresentations.com to see how we can help you UPStage your space!

Designing the Deck of Your Dreams

Designing the Deck of Your Dreams

While we are so fortunate to stage homes of all sizes, when the spaces are small it truly is a fun challenge to ensure every room is inviting, functional and, of course, beautiful.

As we stay close to home this summer, I’m sure like all of us you are eyeing your outdoor spaces as a staycation destination. If you have a small yet dynamic outdoor space, we have some design inspiration for you today!