PRES Staging Resource Centre, Home Staging & Redesign Course

PRES® Mission Statement:

To offer the most comprehensive hands-on professional staging and redesign training in Canada. To provide the tools necessary to sell homes confidently and competitively in today's market place. To provide the skills to create homes of distinction and livability with the preferred resource centre for home staging and redesign.

Selling your home?

We created the PRES® Staging Resource Centre to help you sell your home with confidence and without stress. We provide you with One-Stop Shopping Services for anyone who is in the process of preparing their house for selling.

The PRES® – Professional Real Estate Stagers are the most qualified stagers in the industry. They are trained to provide you with the following services:

Consultation
Report Recommendations
Professional Organizing
Shopping
Vacant Home Staging
Sourcing for Rental Furnishings
Downsizing
Providing Strategic Industry Partners
Hands-On Staging for selling – using your existing furnishings or sourcing rental items
Hands-On Move In services for living – using your existing furnishings or new purchases

We were not only moving house, but moving countries so our stress levels were very high. We had lived in our house with white walls for 4 years because we couldn't agree on wall colours and furniture placement was another difficult subject. Thank goodness we found you Dana. You knew exactly what to do, what colours to put where, how to place the furniture, where and how to hang artwork correctly you were amazing. I don't think you fully appreciate just how wonderful your service is, it certainly saved us so much time, so much money and in the end we believe you made us a lot more money because our house just looked amazing....if only we'd met you when we moved in. Thank you for sharing your talent with us and please expand your company to Europe very soon...please??

Sincerely Mark & Jennine formerly Vancouver

Redesigning your home?

PRES® graduates are trained in PRES® Move-Ins, preparing your new home, quickly and efficiently, once your existing property has been sold! Because we have come to know your personal style during the staging process, we can redesign your new space using all your personal treasures with your lifestyle in mind!

Dana and her students had done a fabulous home makeover for us last year and now we were moving. In the meantime I have had another baby and with baby on lap and toddler running around I just knew it would save me so much time, money and energy to have her students back to move us in. Well you would think I wouldn't be surprised again but yes I was! The furniture set up is just great and my son's play room was something we didn't even think of. My mother-in-law says the art always looks fantastic because of the way you group things. The family photo wall is really expanding and is ready for some new baby photos. I love the new look and now I get to enjoy it after being in our new home for only a few days. Awesome - I can't recommend being a training home enough!

Stacey and Family North Vancouver

The PRES® Strategic Industry Partner Members have proven track records in their industry and with our seal of approval we can help you source qualified painters, contractors, and rental furnishing and flooring companies and many more!
Other Real Estate Professionals we recommend include our PRES Realtor Members, Mortgage Brokers, Insurance Agents, Inspectors, and more!

BIO for Dana J. Smithers

Dana Smithers PRES® Staging Resource Centre founder, Dana J. Smithers, (founder and president of Sun On My Back Redesigns), has enjoyed a prestigious and successful career in Interior Decorating, Home Staging and Interior Redesign. Dana is passionate about this industry and has prepared over 700 students for successful Interior Decorating and Home Staging & Redesign careers of their own.

A noted industry expert, Dana appears regularly on television and is published in many BC and Canadian design magazines. A "Staging Guru" of trends and data in the industry, Dana's insight and knowledge is often tapped by other home staging related websites. Dana is a sought after keynote speaker and has presented 100s of Staging & Redesign seminars, talks and workshops at schools, libraries, private businesses, and trade shows to thousands of participants. Dana and her team have a flawless reputation in the Home Staging industry and the accolades are many.

BIO for Kym Tarr

Kym Tarr is the founder and owner of ShoeString Home Staging & Interior Redesign based in Kelowna BC. Kym is passionate about her work and she brings a natural talent that shows in all aspects of her business. She is sought after for her seasoned expertise and her ability to deliver projects on time and within budget!

Kym is a professionally trained Certified Interior Redesigner & Home Stager. She also has formal training in interior decorating and public speaking training programs. Her passion for supporting others in the business coupled with her positive attitude and, a great entrepreneurial spirit have made her a huge success with those fortunate women in her monthly mentoring meetings.

Kym is the 'networking Queen' in Kelowna and belongs to too many networking groups to even mention! She is a member of the the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) and the Kelowna Business Ambassadors.

Kym has written bi-monthly industry articles for her local newspaper, Okanagan Women and has inspired viewers on Okanagan TV an internet based television station.