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Small Spaces: First Impressions

Published on 6/29/2012

 

They say too much is never a good thing. Not in Kristy Morrison’s case. Just four years ago when the Ottawa-based vet technician was writhing in financial risk all things pointed to a bust.

 

The only bust she encountered was the head of Beethoven sitting atop a client’s baby grand.

Morrison, 29, is a certified home stager. Her company, Capital Home Staging and Design, goes into people’s homes to make them look better at resale.

 

Her technique and unique business sense involves amassing value through creativity, style and home décor, at a reasonable price.

 

Say a client’s verandah-and-swing-style country home contains flouncy hot-pink-and-leopard drapes in the parlour—Morrison will tactfully send those packing and replace them with a more neutral, natural and relaxed-looking fabric.  Continue Reading