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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!

Home Styling 101: How to Decorate a Room With a View

Staging by Urban Presentations’ Senior Property Stylist Roya Akbari.

If you are lucky enough to find yourself submerged in a dream view like this, you’ll want to do it justice! Here are our top tips on how to decorate a room with a view:

Less is more! Keeping your room design airy and uncomplicated is key. This way, the eye will be drawn to the beautiful view outside without distractions taking away from your incredible view. Here’s how to keep it simple and airy to let your view take centre stage:

  • Stick with an op​en layout and limit the use of furniture and accessories. This will keep the eye on the prize (AKA that gorgeous view) and away from any distractions.

  • Keep the view unobstructed. In line with having an open layout, it’s important to keep larger pieces out of the way when making the most of a room with a view.

  • Be neutral! Colour schemes play an important role in the design of a room with a view. Giving your view a neutral colour scheme gives the view a chance to be a true centrepiece. This will allow your surrounding furnishings to compliment, but not take away from, that gorgeous view.

Want more home styling advice? Check out the blog for more tips and tricks on how to make the most out of your home.

Staging by Urban Presentations’ Senior Property Stylist Roya Akbari.

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!

5 Reasons Why Neutral Colour Schemes Are Always a Good Choice

Urban Presentations’ Senior Property Stylist Caroline Roussy’s recent project working with neutrals.

  1. Neutrals are not only reliable for use in decorating, they also play a critical role in providing visual relief, backdrops, and an overall calming atmosphere.

  2. Neutral colours highlight architectural elements, unlike bold colours that draw the eye away.

  3. Neutral colours are classic. This is one of the most appealing aspects of a neutral colour scheme; it never goes out of style!

  4. When your home decor is built around neutral colours, trendy, vibrant colours and prints can be seamlessly incorporated. This way, your home can remain on-trend as your personal taste changes and evolves over the years.

  5. Neutral colours are appropriate and effective in any style of space. Whether you prefer modern or old-world style, traditional or eclectic, contemporary or farmhouse – neutrals are versatile and reliable.

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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!

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!

Living Well with Urban Presentations

With Fall officially here, we feel the urge to hibernate in warm and cozy spaces. Here are some of our favourite living room staging projects that we would love to curl up into.