It’s not always easy to see the value of the things around you.
As a kid in this city in the 1960s, I was surrounded by modern architecture.
I grew up in Valleyview, surrounded by avant-garde homes, one-of-a-kind works of modernism designed by some of the city’s leading architects.
I went to Ross Sheppard High School, star-gazed at the planetarium, took swimming lessons at Coronation Pool, shopped at the Bay downtown, saw movies at the Paramount and the Garneau, went to bar mitzvahs at the Beth Shalom synagogue.
I didn’t know it at the time, but my Edmonton was actually a laboratory for modern design. Our postwar oil boom made this city a perfect laboratory for architectural experimentation. We were building a new city, with money and brashness to burn. Architects gathered here, some (more…)
Properties in “turnkey” condition — in top shape, ready to be lived in, with no need for cosmetic updates or more serious overhauls — are the most likely to sell at the highest possible price in the shortest possible time.
And in today’s sluggish market, with high inventory and long selling times, many sellers and agents are turning to home stagers to help them present their houses and condominiums in the best possible light.
Home staging is not a licensed profession, and home stagers have different backgrounds. Some interior designers offer staging services, and some real estate agents who have a knack for design stage the homes of their clients as part of their service. (more…)
