AlphaOne Staging Design

We hired Barbara to not only stage our condo but also to manage some small renovations that were required to get our condo ready for sale.
She recommended and managed all aspects of the trades and really took the pressure off. We had a really tight deadline and budget and she maintained both!
The end result was nothing short of fantastic. Our condo sold within a few days of listing at 100% asking price! There is no doubt that her services were a smart investment that got us a significant return.
Barbara really knows her stuff. Thank you so much to her and her team!
I'm ashamed to put any before pictures on this review, but believe me she worked wonders with our space.

As a Broker Manager for Royal LePage on Yonge I have watched Barbara and her team stage a number of our North Toronto listings. Always with a keen eye, realistic scope, minimal inconvenience to the seller and exceptional results.

More than one homeowner has reconsidered selling after experiencing the changes Barbara has evoked in their home :)

Barbara Bryan staged my condo which I needed to sell fast. She was very professional and timely in the delivery of a wonderful service. She has the expertise and a great eye for what needs to be done to get the sale. My condo sold approx. a week and a half later.
Thank you Barbara for doing a wonderful job!
Adriana

In my successful, 40 year Real Estate sales career I have never
found it necessary to employ professional staging services until I was
asked to sell a home that did not sell while it was on MLS, 2 years
ago, at a realistic asking price for over two months. To avoid further
marketing failure and on the insistence of my Sellers, I had to find
reputable staging services for them.

After doing a little research and with the recommendations from a
colleague I was very comfortable to recommend Barbara Bryan’s
services to my clients. From our first meeting with Barbara to
obtaining her professional proposal and the timely completion of their
first class staging work we are totally, satisfied with Barbara and her
AlphaOne Staging & Redesign team.

We listed the property in January 2011 with confidence that it would
sell within a week. We received eight offers and sold it within 8 days
for 104% of the asking price, exactly as we expected. I appreciate
Barbara’s keen eye and understanding of how to present a home to
its best advantage. I will certainly recommend her services to my
clients again.

Thank you so much Barbara and your team for designing and setting up a gorgeous booth for us at the National Home Show. You listened to our design needs and came up with the best plan we've had yet to talk to homeowners and companies throughout the 10 day show. Many people stopped to look at our beautiful furniture and accessories. We appreciate your support!

I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara at one of her stagings in East York where she had re-done the whole house. It was a wonderful transformation. I am a Real Estate Agent and I then recommended her to one of my cllients in the Beach. She came and gave a professional approach to my client who had little money at the time.
While she did not get this job because HGTV came in with a show called the UNSELLABLES-"A cool pad for a Dad" many of the suggesions were used and the transformation was amazing.
I immediately knew I would recommend her to any client who needed staging in the future.
She applied her magic at a trendy loft in Cabbagetown and the condo sold quickly. She has an excellent sense of what sells in this high end Toronto real estate market. Thank-you Barbara

Hi Barbara

Thanks so much to you and your entire AlphaOne crew for a great decorating experience. Barbara, you and your entourage did a fabulous job and have made our living room and dining room areas a warm and welcoming space to be in. The girls absolutely love the backs of the newly reupholstered chairs --there has been a lot of caressing going on - VERY soft.

We appreciate your time and efforts and enjoyed the process - especially the end result.

Thanks again for choosing us for this winning situation.

Regards,

Kim and Family
Oakville

Barb staged my 1950sq.ft. condo and it sold in less than a week! She was punctual and it was an absolute pleasure working with her - I would totally recommend her.

I contacted Barbara based on the reviews I read here on Homestars. I was somewhat skeptical about the recommendations on this site since there's no way to know who really wrote the review. I was not disappointed.

At our first meeting, Barbara took charge and meticulously inspected our house seeking out defects and developing a vision of what would be most appealing to our target market. She was here most of the day and drove on tirelessly without a break until there was not a corner left unturned.

The very next day (I expect after a sleepless night) Barbara arrived and described her vision. We had a lively discussion. After 30 years of living in this house, there were some comforts and some personal touches we didn't want to change. In the end, we adopted the view that our house was about to become someone else's and our task was to make it as appealing as possible to the new owner. From that moment forward, we deferred all decisions to Barbara ... with never a regret.

Barbara was able to summon every conceivable sub-trade, including people to help us pack, de-clutter our house, load storage pods, master carpenter, painter ... on and on. All superior craftspeople.

Also, she recommended a number a top performing agents to interview. They were all terrific and choosing one from among them was indeed difficult.

Our house was listed on a Wednesday, Agent's Open House Thursday, Public Open House on the Weekend. We sold Tuesday night over asking.

Thanks, Barbara!

Barbara's vision transformed our house and allowed us to sell at a price much higher than we had anticipated. Best of all, she did it under a very tight budget. It was a pleasure working with her and I would recommend anyone selling their house to have it staged by Barbara