Lori Melton, Interior Decorating
Lori Melton, Interior Decorator

Lori Melton began her interior decorating business in 1985.

Lori specializes in residential and light commercial interiors.

Lori is an active member of the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA).

Lori is an authorized dealer for:
Chelsea House
Century Furniture
Southwood Furniture
Tradewinds Furniture

Lori was a Hanover County Reader's Choice Award Recipient in 2006.

Why hire an interior decorator Building a new home is a stressful undertaking for both buyer and builder. Design choices and decisions that have to be made throughout the building process can be overwhelming. With the professional help of Lori Melton, the homeowner can get an idea of what design principles will work with their style of home, lifestyle and budget, thus making the building process less stressful for the homeowner and less labor intensive for the builder. Also, Lori can help guide clients with design decisions throughout the building process thus helping the builder ensure contracting deadlines are met.

With Lori can also help current homeowners make assessments on their homes that they are preparing to put on the market. With her home staging expertise, Lori can give valuable advice on what improvements should be made to help the homewowner make the home more sellable at the best value possible. Lori's home staging skills can help ensure the fastest sale and closing possible.

What is homestaging? Home staging, or house doctoring, is the act of preparing a private residence prior to going up for sale in the real estate marketplace. The goal of staging is to sell a home quickly, for the most money possible by attracting a large array of potential buyers.

Home staging techniques focus on improving a property by transforming it into a welcoming, appealing, and attractive product. Staging can raise the appeal hence the value of a property by reducing the home's flaws, depersonalizing individsual rooms, decluttering, cleaning, and generally improving structural conditions and landscaping. For vacant homes, home stagers use rental furniture to create a living space the buyer can envision themselves in. Properly executed staging leads the eye to attractive features away from any existing flaws.

Upcoming events

Lori is to be featured in several articles on interior design in 2007. Look for more on her work in:

June 2007
Housetrends Magazine

Fall 2007
Richmond Times-Dispatch "Home" insert

October 2007
Housetrends magazine
Lori L. Melton, IFDA, Interior Decorator & Home Staging Professional
Functional design that makes a statement, yet remains warm and expressive!
804.749.8020 | lorimelton@interiordecoratingvirginia.com
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