Party with Silk Flowers - decorating for the holidays

The reason for writing this article was due to so many people asking how to put the "WOW" factor in their home. I also am one of the owners of Silkflowersgallery.com, an upscale gallery of silk flowers that show in such a way as to command attention in anyone's home. I looked around for a very long time to find only the most beautiful of presentation.

Often there is a great deal of stress associated with "getting ready" for a party, big or small. You want to show off your home in the best light and have your friends, co-workers and relatives say "WOW" as they enter the front door. Here are a couple of tried and true tips for staging for holiday parties or for that matter staging for anytime of the year.

First and the most important, get rid of the clutter in your home. Put away the family pictures or find a designated spot for all of them. If there are too many, pick and choose carefully which ones you will pack away - I know, it hurts but look at the bright side, by doing this one little task, your rooms will look so much bigger. For some of you that will be extremely important. Next, stash the nic-nicks. For what ever reason,people just love lots of nic-nacks and they are cute but they clutter up the entire room.

Now that you have more room, lots of people people want to clean up the home for the party and that is fine but find a reputable company for general cleaning and rug cleaning and pay for it. It will save you time and energy that you can use more effectively elsewhere for your party. Sure it is an expense but you will see how you can relax and pay more attention to more details of the gathering and not be so worn out. Be careful when you schedule both of these services or you will end up cleaning anyway. A couple of days before the party works well.

Ok, your house is de-cluttered and very clean. Now, you will focus on color and placement that involves lines. When it comes to color choose one or two colors and only accent with one color that compliments the main colors. Blend or contrast, it does not matter. This comes from personal choice and what you like. Go to each room as if you had not seen it before and stand at the entry. Does it say "WOW?" If not, it is usually caused from too many colors competing for attention. Figure out where the majority of your guests will be during the party and concentrate on those areas only. Do not forget to give at least one bathroom a nice lift.

Finally, i have found over the years with staging for my rentals and sales of houses that flowers really make statements that can add to the room as an accent or be the statement. Please remember to not show silk flowers that are not high-end. If you want to see and buy high-end silk flowers, go to Silkflowersgallery.com. If they look inexpensive, it will not work - it will work against what you are trying to do. Why did I choose silk flower arrangements over living flowers? No care and they will look the same as the day I got them to the day of the party, rent or sale. Very important when you have so much more to worry about with staging.

Do these few steps and you will be on your way to beautiful rooms to show off with not much effort. If you do these few steps, I would love to see what you have done with before and after pictures or comments on how well it worked for you.