My Sellers need every advantage they can get. That advantage is Diane...

Anyone who doubts the results of staging a home hasn't worked with Diane Black! Diane has a unique combination of technical know-how and interpersonal skills that makes the staging process smooth and successful with my clients. Her keen eye for detail, project management skills, trusted contractors and excellent client interaction skills make her a valued partner in my business. Diane's special connection with my senior clients, helping them understand the way current buyers think, has made a huge difference in the equity that they take away from the sale of their lifetime home. In the current balanced market, my sellers need every advantage they can get. That advantage is Diane Black, Stagesense.

Diane Desmarais
Sales Representative, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.

You took an ok home and turned it into a 10+++

Diane, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all your hard work in helping me to ready our listing for market. You took an “ok“ home and turned it into a”10++ “. You not only did the staging but you were also a full service provider for the resources we needed to get any job done to maximize the salability of the home. You took it from start to finish in a cost effective and timely manner. You brought sanity to what could have easily been chaos! The Sellers loved you, especially when their home sold in less then two weeks for above list with multiple offers! You delivered on every promise made and always in a professional manner. I, as the realtor, was thrilled with your results and the fact that I could just leave the project in your capable hands while I dealt with other details of the listing. I won’t be losing your number!

Kathy Van Driel
Sales Representative - The Jackie Peifer Team
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.

Thanks to your insights and advice our house found its buyer so quickly...

Diane,
I would like to express my gratitude for all your help, insight, commitment and energy you have put in preparing our house for this demanding market and its buyers. Your knowledge so gracefully intertwined with discretion, tact and understanding, was of great help and support to us. We appreciate your superior skills in organizing work and services as well as your personal touch and attention to every detail. I am convinced that thanks to your insights and advice our house found its buyer so quickly. I and my family are happy to have you as our stager and we will gladly recommend your services and your superb skills to our friends and family. With words of appreciation,

Elizabeth Szymanski and Family
Home seller

I truly believe the fact we were able to sell our house in 10 days is a direct result of your suggestions...

Diane,
As you know we had our house for sale previously – to no avail. While the market played a big role in our inability to sell, I truly believe that how we re-presented our home was also a big factor. We were so grateful when Jackie Peifer suggested that we consult with you on how best to stage our home. Everything happened so quickly and you sprang into action and went out of your way to make sure we were able to have our house ready at such short notice. I truly believe that the fact that we were able to sell our house in 10 days is a direct result of your suggestions and special touches. Thank you for your help and I hope to work with you again in our new home.

Deborah Proudfoot
Home seller

I feel totally confident recommending you to all my sellers, buyers, and all the realtors I know...

Dear Diane
It was a lucky day for me when you walked into my open house. You are unforgettable. I recommend you very highly as I trusted you implicitly to stage my home before listing it on the market. Your recommendations were right on and even though I live in my house and have 24 years experience in selling homes, you made me see better alternatives in artful presentation, traffic flow and site lines. I find you are very well connected with valuable other trades needed in this business. In the case of the home you staged for me on Guildwood Way, you were very instinctive in picking up on what people are feeling (a trial separation) and getting the reticent husband to pitch in to help, amazing. Both the husband and wife liked you greatly. I feel totally confident in recommending you to all my sellers, buyers (after they move in) and all realtors I know.

Liette Bedard Virtanen
Remax Realty Enterprises Inc.
Hall of Fame
Award Winning since 1986

With your energetic and enthusiastic staging support, I believe is how we could sell our house so quickly...

Dear Diane,
My wife and I would like to express our sincere appreciation. With your energetic and enthusiastic staging support, I believe is how we could sell our house so quickly. I knew the necessity of staging for selling our house. I felt resistance to make our house like the storefront in the furniture shop. Surprisingly, your way and technique was quite difference and unique, to make our house a real living space. You demonstrated much experience in the ratio of staging expenditure based on our list price and market conditions to successfully attract the right buyers. Consequently, our home experienced a multiple offer scenario within 1.5 weeks of being listed.

Your leadership accomplished: painting, repairs, de-cluttering, room arranging, light upgrades, required purchases and much more – all within a week. You were very accessible and reached out to other service providers on our behalf in very quick order, loaned us home accessories on complimentary basis, and accompanied the photographer for our listing photos. I applaud the work that you and your staff accomplished.

Sincerely,
Akira Matsui
Home seller

We were so pleased with the transformation...

When we first met Diane, I was impressed with her professionalism, and knowledge of the housing market and staging in general. Diane is very thorough and had mapped out a strategy to put the house on the market. She also had a team that would assist us in getting the house ready and I didn't have to take any time off work as she watched over the work being done. In the end, we were so pleased with the transformation and quite confident that we had a very good product for sale.

Gisella Augusta
Homeowner

It's amazing what can be done with a few changes...

Hi Diane,
I really appreciate the time you took to go through our house, and then made recommendations to best show our house. It is amazing what can be done with a few changes and a lot of de-cluttering. I also really appreciated the referrals you provided as this helps cut down on the amount of research required when looking for someone reputable. It was a great pleasure working with you. Thank you!

Angie K, Home seller
Featured in Toronto Star - Sold in 24 Hours

Your suggestions were right on target and I couldn't believe in the change it made...

Hi Diane,
I am happy to say that we were very pleased with the end results of your staging. I believe that with your help we showcased my father's home in the best possible way. Your suggestions were right on target and I couldn't believe in the change that it made in the appearance of the home. I think that the staging helped in obtaining successive offers and in the end ensuring a sale. Through out the journey you were dedicated to doing the very best possible job as witnessed by your offering of staging items you felt your would fit the look. Thank you for this.

Ron Rohaly
Home seller

With your assistance, we were able to offer a very modernized and attractive home...

Diane, since our first meeting, you were very helpful and professional, providing us with much needed staging and home preparation ideas in order to improve the condition of the house which had not been updated in 15 years. You produced a very comprehensive and detailed estimate of what needed to be done, and also assisted us in finding the right professionals to do what we could not accomplish ourselves. During the period the house was on the market, you continued to be in touch and offer your assistance whenever needed. With your assistance, we were able to offer a very modernized and attractive home to the buyers. We will continue to highly recommend you to our clients.

Margy Koumbiadis
RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.
Brokerage

I feel you worked on the house just like you own house...

Hi Diane, As you know, my house is sold in under a week after it is displayed on the MLS. What I want to say is that it would not have been possible to be sold without your help on this matter! What I feel is that you worked on the house just like on your own house. The house would not be that attractive without all of those ideas and work. The painting you did on the kitchen, the matching design for the pictures, and all the things that make the house a really nice place to live in! Say nothing of the decorating things which you loaned to me. I appreciate your help so much! Thanks again! I have already given your name to my colleagues, and told them the story.

Susan Jia
Home seller