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In creating custom floorcloths, table runners, place mats, clocks and mirrors for years, clients increasingly asked for help with redesigning their interiors or choosing paint colors.
Combining these skills with her keen ability to decorate a home to sell (which she proved to herself as she bought and sold six houses in only eight years), Debra Gould has been expanding the services available to her clients.

Today, her company Six Elements Inc. is a leader in Professional Home Staging in Toronto. It also offers a growing list of unique products for sale by a variety of artists.

Referred to as "the dream weavers of the real estate world" (Forbes Magazine, 2002), Home Stagers (or "House Fluffers" as they're sometimes called) can take a home and turn it into another house entirely— often in a matter of days!

Photo: Virginia MacDonald

MoneySense Magazine says, "If you're looking to score on the real estate market, your best investment may not be a house or condo, but an hour with Debra Gould. Through her company, Six Elements Inc., she dispenses design advice to people who want their property to sell faster and for more money."
Watch for her home on HGTV in 2004 and for a feature on her hand painted mirrors in the March 2004 issue of Woman's Day Magazine in the US. Her kid's room design will follow later in the year.

If you would like more information on Home Staging (House Fluffing), e-mail debra@sixelements.com or visit www.sixelements.com. Debra can be reached by phone at: 416-691-6615.

Gould's expertise as a Home Stager is in increasing demand with some of the city's top real estate agents and their clients. Through her "Ask A Designer Service," she also offers advice by phone and e-mail to clients all over North America.

Perhaps its her MBA training, but she takes a very bottom line approach to staging a home to sell. "I've visited over a thousand homes in various price ranges and in different cities," says Gould, "and I still love looking at real estate and analyzing what can be done to improve a home's marketability."

Decorating a home that isn't for sale involves a more personal approach, with careful attention to reflecting the style of the inhabitants. A house is just an empty shell until we make it a home by filling it with color, furnishings, art and special objects that have meaning for us. Gould's thoughtful placement of these builds an environment that never looks artificial or "decorator done".

"Whether I'm developing a color palette, rearranging furniture, or designing custom art and accessories, my goal is to create a unique environment that enriches the people living there and is welcoming to others," says Gould.

If you'd like to know when new items are added to the site, send an e-mail to debra@debragould.com (your e-mail address will not be shared with any third party!).