There are a lot of reasons to love Global Style Interior Design. One is that it is all about you, and telling the story of your life, adventures, the things you love in your space. It is a total expression and celebration of you. Does that sound selfish? It’s OK, it is your house. Of course, it is about you!Each piece tells your story. Celebrate your treasures, old and new. modern and vintage, from various parts of the world.Create a rich tapestry of color, texture, art, and history. In a previous Read more […]
Author: Mary Ann Benoit
President- Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
Owner- Arctic Paradise Bed and Breakfast
Artist- Stained Glass, Jewelry and Alcohol Ink Art
Wildlife Biologist
Director- Kaleido World Percussion and Dance Company
Director- Tavus Dance Company of Alaska
Lover of music, art, dance and animals.
Home Staging Helps Buyers see Their Dream Life Before Them
Home staging helps buyers see their dream life before them. Helping buyers see is the key. You may have heard that when people buy homes, they buy on emotion rather than logic. In the past I wrote about how Selling Your Home is Not About Selling Your Home, it is about selling a dream. You can’t sell a dream if the buyer can’t see it. That is why vacant houses are hard to sell. Very few can “see the dream” in an empty house. They just look cold and uninviting. Being able to see is just important Read more […]
Why Hire a Professional Home Stager When You can Do it Yourself for Free
Because you get what you pay for. I know, you may have looked into hiring a home stager, but it turned out to be more expensive than you were expecting. Have you fully considered what it may cost you not to stage? How about 10K on your first price reduction for starters. Knowing you should stage it, you may have decided to just do it yourself. How hard can it be? Home Staging Tasks You Can and Should Do Yourself Yes, there are many things you can do yourself to save money and prepare Read more […]
When Your Trail is Leading Nowhere, Follow a Trailblazer to Happiness
We are all following a path to somewhere, hopefully to becoming the person we are meant to be, doing that thing that only we can do, that makes others lives better so they pay us generously for our service.Sometimes we know the right path and sometimes we get lost or take the long way. Some seem to know the way intuitively, or just want to blaze a new trail for themselves. They inspire us with ideas on which way to go in our own journey.There are four people that have inspired me and shaped my Read more […]
Get the Look- Global Style- Turkish
Turkish style is warm and inviting, earthy and exotic. There is an abundance of warm earth tones with pops of beautiful color. lots of patterns and texture and there is a slightly more rustic feel. It is simple, soft and relaxing.Turkey has ancient roots. The colors and textures of the land has inspired much of the art, colors and culture. Turkish elements are often used in Bohemian inspired designs.Turkish style showcases Byzantine and Ottoman architectural styles and modern and classical motifs. Byzantine Read more […]
Immerse Yourself in Amazing Office Edesigns and Vote For Your Favorite
I’m sure you are aware of how important a beautiful, relaxing office space that you feel connected with is to your well being and productivity. Do you have one? I recently wrote a blog article, Your Office is the Perfect Space to Relax and Be Happy, describing my philosophy for making your office your happy place and how I created this beautiful office Edesign. My Edesign is one of many beautiful Edesigns that are part of Jenna’s New Office #eDesignChallenge Contest. Check out all the great Read more […]
Create Your Perfect Space by Doing Nothing
The key to beauty, whether it is a beautiful room, a poem, a dance, a piece of art or music is doing nothing. Create silence, emptiness, and space. The silence is nothing and everything. Without it there is nothing.The silence allows the thing within it, before it and after it to shine, to align and have meaning, so it does not get lost in the racket of life. Creating silence or space is hard. It is not easy or natural for us. Our minds are constantly going with monkey Read more […]
Northern Lights Home Staging and Design awarded Best of Houzz 2021 for Customer Service
Northern Lights Home Staging and Design of Seward, AlaskaAwarded Best Of Houzz 2021Coveted annual award highlights home remodeling and design professionals with top ratings and most popular designs among the Houzz community.Seward, Alaska, February 5, 2021 – Northern Lights Home Staging and Design of Seward, Alaska has won a “Best Of Houzz” award for Customer Service on Houzz®, the leading platform for home renovation and design. This Edesign, Interior Design, Color Consulting Read more […]
A Quick Resource Guide to Prepping a Home for Sale
Getting a house ready for sale is about maximizing asking price by emphasizing the best features of your home. It’s also important to know exactly what steps to take when putting it up for sale, now that we’re dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. These resources will tell you which improvements are necessary to attract buyers’ attention, and what precautions you should be taking right now.Trying to maximize your home-selling efforts? Let Northern Lights Home Staging and Design help you stage your Read more […]
Selling Your Home is not about Selling Your Home
You may have heard that when people buy homes, they buy on emotion rather than logic. What does that mean to you as a home seller? How can you sell your home when what people are really buying from you is not clear? They may have a checklist of all the things they are looking for, but when it comes right down to it. they buy because of the way the home makes them feel and they can envision themselves living a happy life there. When you sell a home, it is not about the home. It is about the Read more […]