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Remodel Breakdown: Picking Your Materials

We are back to assist you with your remodeling challenges! A couple of weeks ago we gave you your first steps, now it is time to pick your materials. 

AT THIS POINT, YOU SHOULD HAVE: selected the room you are working on, inspiration photos, a wish list of items, and a budget.

SHOPPING GUIDE: We recommend that you keep your material selections in a neutral pallet for the best long term investment. Choose one tonal value to keep your design cohesive. Heres an article on color undertones to help!

SHOPPING: I recommend Home Depot.  Even if you choose to purchase your items elsewhere they have a selection of everything on your list, so you can easily see how they look together. 

  1. BACKSPLASH: it will have the most personality in your kitchen unless you are a white subway tile person.  Find 1 or 2 thing that you like and put them in your cart.
  2. FLOORING: grab a few samples with a common color tone and head to the cabinet and counter area (#1 choice in flooring is laminate)
  3. COUNTER TOP: take the backsplash tiles and hold them against the samples until you find a couple choices that look good together. If your backsplash has a lot of pattern, then choose a simple counter top or vice versa.
  4. CABINETS: bring in a couple of cabinet choices that you think will complement your selections. I recommend asking the specialists in that department for suggestions
  5. PAINT:  select some samples that you think will work with your backsplash selections. I recommend also taking the color cards on both sides of your choice and head back to the cabinet area. Layer all your selections so you can see how they look together. Lay each paint sample against them until you have the choices narrowed down to a few cards so you can look at them again in the lighting of your own home.
  6. PURCHASE OR CHECKOUT:  the samples and take them home.  Think on them for a couple weeks.  Remodeling is a big investment and not something you should take lightly.   

NOW IT’S TIME TO ACT ON YOUR SELECTIONS

Find a contractor, design cabinets and get them ordered, order all other material selections or turn them over to your contractor to do so.

Start emptying the least used areas of the space you are remodeling, then move on the rest as the demo date gets closer. 

We assist our clients with materials selection for $300.00 so if you are in the Seattle area and want our assistance give us a call. We would love to help.

 

February 23, 2017 By Cindy & Aarika Leave a Comment Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: bathroom, Bellevue, Carnation, decor, design, design services, DIY, do it yourself, Duvall, home, home decor, Home depot, home staging, house, how to, interior design, kirkland, kitchen, materials, next steps, real estate, realtor, redmond, remodel, seattle, selection, selling your home, staging, Washington, where to start, woodinville

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I have used other decorators but you are the best! We love the way our condo looks now that it is completed and so do our guests. Our contractor has been showing perspective clients our unit and says he has gotten several jobs from it.

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I feel like I have a new friend after working with Cindy. I know when I complete a project I can call to share my excitement with her. She has coached me through many projects in my home.

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I would absolutely recommend Turn-Key Staging! Cindy has been first class since the day we met onsite at my New Construction site in Monroe. She brought great ideas and suggestions.

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I have had a great experience working with Turnkey Staging. Cindy is an experienced stager who knows everything about showing a home at its best.

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Cindy is the best. She has staged several of my listings in the greater Eastside and Seattle area. Her sense of style and creativity always showcases the space better than expected. Cindy takes the extra time to find the “right” piece for every space in the house. Even if that means shopping until the stores close for that one last finishing touch of art work, a lamp, rug, etc. This team is very hard working, efficient, professional, and always on time… (even when we are not, they accommodate) I receive so many comments from buyers, and agents every time, on how much they loved the feel, look and inside of the house” Thanks to Cindy and her team, we are always surpassing our client’s expectations with her work. I would recommend her to anyone seeking professional staging services.

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You did a marvelous job on our living room up-date. We really appreciate the fact that you respected our love for the antique furniture we had and with minor updates were able to make everything look fabulous!

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Cindy’s decorating ideas were a huge help with our recent kitchen upgrade project. After seeing our colors and granite, she was able to suggest solutions almost immediately. Her design ideas and colors make sense and always have a special uniqueness to meet her clients’ taste.

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Cindy has a very unique approach which worked for me. She didn’t push her ideas and opinions; instead she helped me form my own decisions. The process respected my individual likes and dislikes, with an emphasis on how to make them better.

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