We recently engaged Angela from Creative Elegance Interior Design Solutions to provide pre-sales advice and services that would allow us to maximise the sale value of our much loved but dated family home.

Angela provided a complete project management and design consultation for the pre-sale renovation that took into account the fine balance between a renovation to sell vs a renovation to own.

The services she provided were outstanding and brought real peace of mind to what can be a very stressful process.

Angela earns every dollar of her reasonable fees and pays for herself in spades due to the access she has to reasonably priced and reliable trades and her extensive knowledge of where to purchase appliances and fittings for a fraction of retail cost.

Our project encompassed a detailed and extensive makeover that included:

• Full kitchen renovation with Ceaserstone tops and new appliances
• Designing and managing construction of fully self contained separate accommodation with combined lounge / new bedroom & sep bathroom including tiles, fittings and plumbing (that was once workshop / storage space).
• New bathroom including tiles, fittings and plumbing
• New carpet throughout
• New window furnishings
• Full interior painting
• Full exterior painting
• New lighting
• Ceiling plastering to brighten wood ceilings
• Garden makeover
• Repairs to facias and other woodwork
• Full cleaning and project management services
• Full contemporary update
• Co-ordinating selection of furniture / accessory pieces to compliment the house for staging purposes once the renovation was complete
• Conferring with agents in my absence and arranging the property to be staged perfectly prior to each open for inspection.

Because of her project management skills and her reliable tradies she was able to complete the job in only SIX WEEKS with an end result that is spectacular. She co-ordinated all trades with perfect precision and assisted to manage budget during the entire project timeline.

We estimate our investment gave us a 2 to 3x return and accelerated the sale of our property in a very weak market – we sold in only three weeks and her transformation attracted a number of interested buyers.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Angela to anybody contemplating a similar project.

Our only regret – we should have engaged Angela five years ago while we were living at the house!