Amanda Shields is the owner and lead property stager at Mint Condition Staging. She is beyond passionate about creating showstopper properties and providing outstanding service with each and every project.
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I am: Amanda Shields, the founder and lead professional stager at Mint Condition Staging.
Mint Condition Staging: Specializes in high quality, property staging for occupied and vacant properties in the Greater Toronto Area, York Region and surrounding areas.
My personal aesthetic is: Modern/contemporary design, mixed with rustic, west coast style.
Good staging should: Make potential buyers feel at home the minute they walk through the door. Using the proper placement, scale and style of furnishings and accessories, I aim to guide potential buyers through the property, highlighting the focal points of each room, and minimizing any imperfections.
Right now I’m obsessed with: Studio McGee, I love the broad appeal of her decorating style and I often scroll though her incredible, online portfolio when I need some inspiration.
Before I was staging: I have 15 years under my belt in the home décor industry, I have designed and developed home décor products for most of the major, mass retailers you know and love. I started my design career working alongside celebrity designer, Joe Mimran, as a member of his product design team. I’ve since managed design projects for Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, Target, President’s Choice Home, Homesense, Debbie Travis and Pottery Barn. Staging for the real estate market was a natural transition for me. I have a knack for knowing what sells and how to appeal to a broad demographic. I built a 15 year career on that knowledge and now I am excited to be extending that know-how to my staging business.
My dream vacation: This is a tough one, ultimately I would love to experience almost every country and culture at one some point in time. I love the idea of travelling to places like Morocco or Indonesia to learn about (and shop) their gorgeous traditional textiles. I hate coming home from a vacation completely exhausted, so some serious relaxation time would need to happen as well.
My morning ritual: Begins with the usual struggles every mom has to feed, dress and get her toddler to daycare. Once that is done, my day can really begin! Start me off with a massive green tea and 10-15 minutes of screen time to catch up on my social media, emails, ect.
I love what I do because: I’m good at it! I can’t tell you the satisfaction I get from seeing a property through the whole process of staging. I’m so passionate about what I do, it’s an incredible feeling knowing that your talent and expertise plays a critical role in getting that SOLD sign up for top dollar.
My number one goal this year is to: Continue building strong partnerships with more real estate agents, investors, builders and home sellers.
My favorite meal after a long day of staging is: That’s a no-brainer, homemade spaghetti and meatballs!
In the next 5 years: My goal is to keep growing my staging business, I want to grow into my own warehouse space and continue to build a strong base of happy, loyal and satisfied clients. Eventually, I would like to draw from my previous experience as a product designer and develop my own line of home decor products.
If I wasn’t staging I would be: Somewhere in the home décor field, I really can’t imagine myself anywhere else.
When faced with a struggle: I’m a natural problem solver, there is always a way to overcome any struggle, sometimes you just need to dig deep and get creative. Learn from every mistake and figure out ways to make sure they don’t happen again.
Learn more about Mint Condition Staging here.
Felicia has a background in production design and studied at Academy Of Art University where she had a focus in Motion Pictures And Television. In her free time you can find her reading about the latest marketing trends or hanging out with her husband in Disneyland.
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