Roseville wall pocket:
Dark green, dogwood pattern wall pocket for flowers in excellent condition.
Add just a touch of elegance to your space.
August 12, 2011
June 25, 2011
Thinking about selling your home?
Did you know that most prospective buyers make a decision within minutes of viewing a house? In today’s current real estate market, most buyers first preview your home on the Internet. It is imperative to make your home look appealing in order to attract as many prospective buyers as possible. When you place your home on the real estate market, it needs to be in tip-top condition.
We educate and work with clients, including realtors, assisting them in preparing their homes so they will sell quickly. Explaining to clients that the way “we live in our homes” is not the same way that “we sell our homes” many steps should take place to make your space more marketable to others.
The process of staging involves de-cluttering, cleaning, choosing neutral paint colors, updating light fixtures, faucet fixtures, flooring, or any other materials that are making the house look dated. Prospective buyers no longer wish to buy a house in an “As Is” condition. They do not want the expense or time needed to update or remodel rooms that the seller is not willing to do.
Adding artwork, accessories, and furniture is a key element in getting your home sold. Many of those “must have ” items can be found at Treasures on Townsend, Midland’s only High-end Consignment shop for the home. Our advice is to market your home in order that prospective buyers can focus on the architectural details of the home. Many of our clients are in desperate need of a “few new pieces “ that add that finishing touch, making a wow for potential new buyers to remember.
Stop in today and become inspired! Our store hours are Wednesday thru Friday 11A-5P and on Saturday’s 10A-2P.
January 21, 2011
January 15, 2011
Show and Tell Cabinets
Nothing elevates a collection more, or gives it more mystery that displaying it behind glass. When arranging a present day curio-cabinet keep in mind the goal of the seasoned collector. Aim to entice the eye.
Arrange objects with care and use your creative side to best showcase your collection.
Lighting a cabinet may be desirable in order to better view objects, but be subtle. The light inside the cabinet should not be so intense that it overheats and damages the objects or their surfaces. Some suggest forget the lights altogether, unless you collect Tiffany or Faberge’ or other exceptional fine objects.
Whatever you decide, art cabinets are fun to have in your life; they provide the proper space for your objects of desire.
January 14, 2011
Furniture history
The art cabinet is the glorious ancestor to the present day curio cabinet. It originated in Renaissance Italy as essential furniture to the private study in the 1550′s. Fashionable Italians took to outfitting their studies as rooms for reading and displaying and showing off collections of cameos, bronzes and ancient treasures. As collecting gained status, a custom-made cabinet, became a powerful status symbol.
“The evolution of the cabinet as a piece of furniture was the single most important development in the history of the study in Renaissance Italy, for it demonstrated the importance of collecting as a form of interior decorations.” Writes Dora Thompson of the British Museum in her book The Scholar and his Study.
The wealthy went all out hiring artisans, architects and craftsmen to engage and create fashion cabinets out of luxurious materials. Talented Italian furniture designers moved to France and quickly introduced the richly inlayed pietra dura cabinets to the court of Louis XIV loved the extravagant design of the cabinet but Louis XV was not so keen on the pieces and sold many of them off to English and Northern European collectors. That event caused art cabinets to became more common throughout Europe; there popularity continues to grow today.
December 31, 2010
Chinese Stacked Dresser
This laquered Chinese stacked dresser stands roughly 3 feet tall.
It’s high-shine and simple elegance fits both the modern and classic home.
December 10, 2010
How a client found her treasures, part 4
Part Four
Gardening
At this point, the inside of my house looked fabulous, but the formerly only adequate outside of the house and landscaping now seemed disappointing. One of reasons I bought my current house was because of the pleasant neighbourhood, but my yard had been benignly neglected for some years. I was certain that I was not up to the task of renovating this landscape, but Bernadette was.
I had not know, but Bernadette is an Advanced Master Gardener and at once she developed a plan matching the yard with the surrounding neighbourhood as well as my unique interests and tastes. Bernadette not only designed the layout and walked me through the plans, she coordinated all of the contractors and as glitches do come up- she resolved them in a timely manner.
I was recently speaking with a friend whom was admiring my yard, and she was amazed when I informed her of how Bernadette conducted all negotiations, bargaining, cajoling, etc. My friend had told me that she thought about hiring landscapers but she felt that it was too much to take on and she knew that she didn’t have the personality to insist and persist in getting satisfaction in the result. I am happy to say that throughout this process, Bernadette has helped me when I needed or wanted help and allowed me to deal with just the things I was comfortable addressing- she handled the rest.
There are really treasures to be found at Treasures on Townsend, its kind of like finding a jewel box that has many compartments. One drawer is full of consignment items for you and your friends. Another drawer holds Bernadette’s design consultation, a third holds organizational tools to help with downsizing or transitioning- assistance is available.
Its not at all overwhelming, and when addressed in stages, it can be empowering. Just look and discover.
Sue S.
Midland, MI
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December 8, 2010
How a client found her treasures, part 3
Part Three
Organization
Showing off the rooms, unfortunately, revealed how poorly I manage my things. Most of the time, I have no clue where a piece of paper should go, only slightly more often do I have the notion of where a household item lives or would like to live. Thus, I too often fail to organize or put away miriade homeless items.
I soon learned that Bernadette also has people who excel at organizing the home. Now, I am pleased when I catch myself actually looking at something in my hand and instantly know where it belongs.
Sue S.
Midland, MI
December 6, 2010
How a client found her treasures, part 2
Part Two
Painting
Feeling empowered and after taking in my new environment, all of my off-white walls challenged my underdeveloped sense of beauty and harmony. I had never before tried to make so many decisions and changes in my personal space at once. Bernadette came to the rescue with an arm full of color samples. Before this time, I had never considered that there were so many shades of one color-let alone the full color spectrum! Bernadette educated me on shades, teaching me that color has a different appearance different times of the day and that it takes some time to find that perfect color combination.
The newly painted walls brought together, popped out and harmonized the trim and brought together all of my other rooms and furnishings. Somehow, Bernadette had discovered and selected the colors, styles and tones that perfectly harmonized my space. Friends who had expressed some reservations on how some of these novel colors would actually work out we quite pleased, even envisioning their own homes enhanced by a similar color scheme.
-Sue S.
Midland, MI
December 1, 2010
How a client found her treasures, part 1
Part One
Recently, I moved into town after a long residency in the country. I realized my possessions no longer fit my person or new place. I needed a fresh start. After agonizing for months trying to decide what to keep and what to get rid and where to put items I would keep, a friend took me to Treasures on Townsend.
After finding a perfect little table to fit under a bay window and a lamp certain to match my bedspread and the rest of my bedroom, my other items feel into place and I began to see the possibilities. When the shop’s owner Bernadette delivered my items, she offered additional suggestions, even bringing in artwork from her shop to try on the walls.
I loved my new treasures and that night, I walked from room to room just looking -finally feeling at home.
-Sue S.
Midland, MI