Real Estate Agents Needed!

Calling all real estate agents! We are looking for some offices in the area to blast with some goodies! Please visit our site below and leave your contact info. We will be in touch to get your office info and stop by with some treats.

info form here!

Buzz wants to bring your office treats and info about Frost Fine Design!
Carpet, Flooring, Painting and Design Services.
Fine Finishing for your home!

I come across clients all the time who are preparing to list their home, and I am sure you may have some clients in mind that could use a carpet makeover before hitting the market. Let's do some business together. Make sure to use the entry form on our site. We will be in touch soon! -J
Here's that entry form one more time:
http://frostfine.weebly.com/contact.html

What goes with gray?

"We are going to be painting" is something I hear a lot when I'm doing an in home flooring consultation. It makes so much sense to update walls then floors. There's no doubt these two changes together can make the biggest impact when homeowners want a fresh look. Doing them all at once saves you money and headache. Here's why: your painter won't have to worry about your floors (less prep) and when the installers will be able to come and finish the space with flooring you will save on installation if the room is emptied of furniture (which would be done to prep for painting also)! Easy!

Paint Suggestions: popular gray and monorail silver by Sherwin Williams
Do's: Do paint a sample swatch and check out the color during different times of day...lighting changes everything!
Don't: Try to match everything. Washing out is easy to do try mixing shades (lighter and darker) and adding accents (blues, greens, reds and yellows all look great)

Carpet: Unless you are wanting it to be center of attention a nice texture or twist (frieze) works well. Patterns are nice if you are planning on your room being very neutral. Adding a patterned carpet can increase design in a neutral room by adding style and texture. Patterns can enlarge as space by helping guide your eyes around the room. This effects has made these styles very popular.


Here are some gray pallets I like in both a solid and a multi tone:

Thumbs up by Shaw and St. Jude's pastoral dreams pictures here:

Happy Spring! This is my first blog back and I wanted to start up with a quick welcome back! I mean I didn't go anywhere but have been up to a lot. None of which included blogging but here I am. I want to make sure I keep blogging about my design business Frost Fine Finishing, which is now actually officially Frost Fine Finishing LLC. Because I took a new sales position at the Shaw Design Center most of my flooring jobs have been through the the shop at home program...but I have been doing some design consulting, staging, painting and just overall work, so there was definitely a need to make sure we kept Frost Fine in the picture! Looking forward to expanding that brand as my career in sales and design grows! This is all still pretty new to me. If you remember I was still working as a teaching assistant full time this time last year!

Please remember me for all your home design needs! If I can't help you I know someone who can! And when you think of floors think of me! Shop at home or showroom appointments jacjfrost@gmail.com or call Jaclyn at (763) 227-3843

Small Business Boot camp!

Last weekend I taught my first small business class. I named the class small business boot camp because I wanted it to be a little of this and that...I didn't know who would sign up and what they would want to cover, so I planned a lot of content to share and planned for the class to be very fluid and flexible.

We covered:
my story of turning my part time small business into a full time sales position
how to register a business through the secretary of state website
how to stay ready, organized, mentally positive to be successful
resources for starting small business and the importance of using other peoples best ideas
networking and social media
defining our business and creating a mission and brand


I had two students! YAY! 4 signed up ( and paid) so I will take that! My students liked the class and said they felt inspired (YAY!) and I had more information than time (YAY!)!!!!!!!!!!

So anyways I really wanted to stay focused and write to all of you. My sales have been crazy! Lots of clients this Fall. I am still working for my new job at Shaw Design/Magic Carpets Minneapolis. The plan is to get Frost Fine running for painting in 2016. And I will still do design consults, writing and projects I want to do for fun. Because running my business is fun to me. It's a challenge and it's my baby. I am really excited to keep it moving.

That's why it was fun for me to teach others in my small business boot camp about the thrill of turning something they love into a living! Thinking now if I have time to do the class again.....

Summer Blog

Well, I thought I started this already, but I can't find my draft. Writing in the summer is hard because it's a busy time. When you work on homes it seems people are either starting summer projects, or they are on vacation and will plan to do it this fall before the holidays. So we are busy! 

But this is exactly what my blog entery is about today! Taking time to have fun - play a little bit- especially when it's summer in Minnesota! 

I'm a list maker, task manager, love to work (yes I actually do love to work hard and get things done if you know me I think you'll say I like to be busy!!!) and being the well rounded holistic person I am I know the importance of taking time to play. Schedule it in! Do nothing. Just enjoy things so that you can get back to healthy relaxed you!  Very healthy experience! Repeat as needed. This is a very serious part of any summer regimen!

Here's a fun little day we had. 

Pool Day and Cotton Candy with my Aunt Cheryl! 

I'm not going back to teaching this fall. I'm a full time designer now! I work flooring sales out of the Shaw Design Center and am going to continue to do painting and design work, writing and projects with Frost Fine Finishing! So this summer has been a bit different working full time and not having my nieces and nephews to watch...today I took off and am actually watching them, my oldest niece had middle school orientation today! I'm sitting outside enjoying the weather and writing...thanks for checking out my post today. It was a goal of mine to keep it up and so here's to checking things off the list! ✔️✔️✔️ Stay productive, stay focused, but don't forget to just have fun once in a while and celebrate!

I would love to hear what you did this summer to have FUN!!! Please reply in the comments- I love the responses I got when I asked on facebook! Thanks again so much everyone take care! -Jac

Manly Master Bathrooms

For information about design consultations contact Jaclyn jacjfrost@gmail.com

Forget the potpourri and embroidered hand towels. Let's give our guys a throne fit for a king with these manly master baths:

Here's a picture of our master while it was in progress 

We started with a black granite top double vanity. This was the inspiration for the room: 

Dark planked ceramic floors and grey mosaic tiles create a modern and masculine look. For more inspiration check out my Pintrest board: http://pinterest.com/jaclynjfrost/manly-master-bathroom-june-2015/

What to fix and what to leave before you sell!

Frost Fine Finishing can help with your realtor's "To-Do" List.

Meeting with the right realtor can help answer all the questions you have about getting your home ready to sell for top dollar. Frost Fine Finishing has worked with many families and realtors who are getting ready to list.

Here are a few tips taken from This Old House article "Upgrades Worth the Investment" 
Before you sell: Fix it or Leave it 

To maximize the return on your investments you want to do things that will appeal to buyers. Somethings they will expect to have done and some things they might want to do themselves. Depending on your listing price they will either expect to do some work or not have to lift a finger...move in ready. If you want top dollar you want to appear move in ready but not have too much invested into things that appeal to personal preference.

Paint should be neutral, carpets should be new and clean. These are things move in buyers are looking for.

The yard and landscaping tend to be things that people have a preference about. Keep it simple and clean. Think curb appeal not customized.

Here are the fixes This Old House talked about:

 1) Appliances. This is something the new buyer can purchase an replace easily. Do not spend the money to update appliances. Your buyer may want to pick out something themselves. The article recommends using stainless decals. Another more unique and fun idea would be chalk board paint for the fridge. This seems more personal but if it may be a quick fix to a bland appliance. If you are really looking shabby you can look on craigslist or on local garage sale sites on Facebook to get free or cheap replacements. But the big idea is not to spend the money on new appliances!

       

   

Check out  Stainless Steel Covers for your appliances here! 

Chalkboard Fridge pics from Pintrest
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/357191814171551971/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/341429215472757622/






2) Do invest into fixing or updating any wood floors! Wood floors and laminate flooring is a big selling point for buyers, so make sure yours look great!

3) Window can be left to the buyer. If you have drafty windows it will take time and money to fix. Buyers can take on this expense. You can also look into "wrapping" instead of replacing. Most exterior contractors (siders, builders, window installers) know how to in case or wrap (also called capping) windows if they need a cheaper alternative to replacing. However, this might be something you want to pass on all together.


4) Cracked floor tiles can be easily replaced! Tiling is important because cracks may lead people to think there is a larger problem. Fix up your floors and maximize your return on all the fixes you do before you sell!

For a free project estimate contact Jaclyn at (763)227-3843
We can work with your real estate agent to get your home ready to sell!