The prospect of making a series of empty, bare rooms into a home infused with your décor preferences can be intimidating. New home buyers benefit from the expertise and guidance found at the Starward Décor Centre. It’s their first stop after choosing a plan.
“The most important thing would be to establish your colour scheme. Once you do that you can establish the theme and everything flows from there,” says Lisa Brown of Starward Homes.
If the home buyer is planning to move existing furniture into the new home, upholstery colours will influence the home’s colour pallet. She suggests clients bring the arm cap from a sofa with them or consider the colours in artwork that they plan to hang in their newly built home.
Personal style will also dictate the choices for tile, backsplash and countertops. Brown s explains that if you’re a world traveler and have collected teak furniture from Indonesia, masks and statues from Africa or Kilim rugs from the Middle East, these items will influence décor decisions. A mix of interesting pieces like these, reflect an eclectic style.
Home buyers who prefer modern, contemporary style will be looking for clean lines, she explains, adding that there is a style for everybody and every style can be accommodated with choices available at the décor centre.
“We want to make it a lot of fun for them,” explains Brown. “Once we pull everything together for them and they see how it flows from room to room, they get it.”
There are places where she would advise home buyers to spend more money. Things that can’t easily be added later are good investments. Hardwood floors and ceramic tiles are items she would recommend splurging on, explaining that “you don’t want to be pulling floors up later on.” Kitchens are a “fabulous” place to make upgrades.
“Really invest in the kitchen with things like granite countertops.”
Adding a custom shower with glass enclosure is money well spent, suggests Brown. To get ideas for their new home’s décor, she advises buyers to look through magazines.
She recommends that home buyers “have lots of patience” since the process can be overwhelming. There are so many choices for features like ceramic tile but finding the right one is easier when working with staff at the décor centre. Also, establishing a theme and colour scheme is a big help.
To find out more about Starward Homes and the services offered, go to the website at
www.starwardhomes.com.
