Finer Homes is a boutique home staging and interior design service based in Auckland, with an approachability that belies the feeling of hip sophistication we bring to your space.

 

Our main objective when staging a property is to maximise the value of our clients’ homes, and we use proven home staging techniques, the principles of interior design – and solid experience – to do this.

As a team, we have been staging homes and designing interiors since 2016. After taking time out from our respective careers to focus on our young family and re-evaluating where we wanted to focus our energy, we saw an opening to provide an affordable yet contemporary approach to home staging, furniture packages and interior design, combining Gaby’s design and fashion background and love of interiors with Matt’s practical experience in property renovations. We learnt the tricks of the trade to adding value to property from some of Auckland’s most successful property investors.

At Finer Homes, we eschew the all-too-common cookie-cutter approach to home staging. We treat each home as the unique space it is, and seek to emphasise its particular beauty. While following the principles of good design, we pay attention to the finer details to really bring your home to life and make it stand out on Auckland’s competitive real estate market.

Our Team

 
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Gaby Muir

Gaby is the principal designer and home stylist at Finer Homes. She holds a bachelor of design, has a background in the fashion industry and brings her love of fabrics, colours and textures to her interiors. Gaby keeps up to date with the latest interior design and home staging trends and undertakes ongoing professional training and development in interior design. When she is not researching interiors she loves spending time with her two girls.

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Matt Petersen

Matt is Finer Homes operations manager and largely oversees the logistical side of the business. He has a keen interest in adding value to property, and has spent years being mentored by some of Auckland’s most successful property investors. He holds a graduate diploma in property as well as a bachelor of arts in philosophy and a masters in the health sciences. He enjoys helping people live their best life.

Gaby transformed our freshly renovated house into something very special through her in depth knowledge of colours, contrasting materials and cool props. This enabled us to sell our house quickly and gave us an edge over the competition in the market.
— Emil, V.
As an architect I was thoroughly impressed with Gaby’s service and attention to detail. She listened to our needs and made our house looked better than it ever has. We highly recommend Finer Homes!
— Ilan, B
Amazing service and everyone who came through the house commented how wonderful it looked. Our house sold in the first week!
— Tamara, K
We enlisted Gaby to stage multiple properties for us and will continue to do so. She has fantastic style and knew just what to do to make each (very different) property look amazing. Highly recommended
— Nick
For Gaby and the service she provides I want to express a great deal of esteem and admiration.
I’ve collaborated with her on a number of occasions, and she is not only very professional and easy to communicate with, but the amount of good taste, personality, and customization she puts into each installation is phenomenal.
Her home staging has a very elegant signature, but no two are alike, because the understanding of the location and its character are clearly the most important thing to her.
Definitely one of my preferred home staging services.
— Chiara – CASA VERDE
Highly recommended, many thanks!
— Amy Yeung
Gaby has been fantastic to work with and we would highly recommend her for anyone seeking a professional, responsive and high quality service offering when it comes to staging your home. Gaby perfectly met our brief, understanding what we were looking for in showcasing our home but also with a clear understanding of appealing to a broad market. We loved her attention to detail. She was always responsive and ready to go the extra mile. Thanks again Gaby!
— Chris Jack
“Without a doubt your home staging sold our property. The amount of comments on how good the staging looks has been huge! You guys were very professional, timely and just did the best job. Loved the vibe”
— Shani & Kas
Gaby did a fantastic job staging my house for sale. The open home feedback we most received was about how well the house was presented. Gaby made the process easy, which is especially important during a time where you’re dealing with real estate agents, tradesmen, banks and other interested parties. I do not normally go to the trouble of posting feedback, but with Gaby and Finer I couldn’t stop myself, and could not recommend her high enough. Do not look past her if you need your home staged, I certainly won’t the next time I’m selling.
— Mike, Cocroft
Gaby did an AMAZING job staging our home and truly believe it helped the sale of our home. The home staging was beautifully set up and suited the style of our home. I highly recommend her services to anyone trying to sell their home
— Erin Simpson
“Gaby truly transformed our home - in fact, we were almost convinced to take the house off the market and live in it again ourselves following her fantastic contemporary makeover! Quality furnishings with the littlest of details thought through to make sure the house was looking its best for the open homes. We believe that Gaby’s home staging really added to the sell-ability of our home which is why we sold after 3 weeks. We can’t recommend her enough!”
— Reena
Thank you Gaby, I absolutely love the home staging. It came out better than I imagined. Some homes look overly staged and can be overpowering but your style has lightness and an exquisite detail (you even imagined to impress my husband).
— Jacquie
Used Gaby for home staging of a recent Reno I can not speak more highly of her. She have a wonderful sense of just what is right for each room and at a very competitive price. Would definitely use your home staging services again without hesitation
— Brian Davis
“Gaby transformed our dated 70’s family home into a very attractive contemporary house. Even though it was in the middle of winter the best features of the house were enhanced and the rooms looked warm and inviting. The colours were magically updated. All the advertising photos and the video were amazing owing to the tasteful home staging. Our house sold very quickly to one of the first families who viewed the property. Gaby’s commitment and expertise can be trusted to make the very best of your property. Definitely worth the investment and we are very grateful to Gaby for her great work.”
— Colin & Margaret Todd
“Gaby lived up to her name and was a dream to deal with. The staging gave my property a Scandinavian luxury feel. I liked the fact it doesn’t look like most other staging companies out there. We had so many positive comments from potential buyers and got a cash unco offer within 3 weeks of going on the market. Her staging made a huge difference to the price we achieved. Thanks so much!
— Jody, B
Thank you helping me showcase my small Remuera unit. Your advice and design skill in turning a dark office into a stylish and welcoming second bedroom made made a huge difference to the value of my property as it could then be marketed to small families. Also rearranging my living room furniture helped make the space appear larger, more usable and created a better indoor/outdoor flow.
— Barbara, M.
Gaby was amazing to deal with throughout the process, and the house looked like a real home. The quality of furnishings and furniture was of a high standard, and I would highly recommend Gaby’s home staging services to anyone looking to stage their home for sale. We sold within 3 weeks, and the home staging definitely helped with the final sale price. Thanks Gaby
— Karen Morrison
“If people ask me how to maximize the sale price for their properties, I have to say marketing and staging is the key. Staged homes enhance the first impression and create a emotional connection with home buyers. I have worked with several staging companies and I have found that Gaby’s style is very elegant and comfortable with everything blending in beautifully together. She has great attention to detail and I have received very positive feedback from my vendors. I can highly recommend Gaby and her team. Using her company may be one of the best investments you can make.”
— Cherry Ning (Barfoot & Thompson)
“We appreciated the mix of contemporary colours, furnishings, and decor items - and the extra attention given to all the details which made the home stand out from the competition, selling for just the right price too. Thanks once again to you and your team, will give you a call as soon as the next one is ready for you!!”
— Tracey
“Gaby did a remarkable job of staging our rental property to sell. With her knowledge and style the buyers were able to see the property at it’s best. We managed to get an offer within the first week of going on the market leading to it being unconditional within 3 weeks. Gaby’s process and vision was fantastic, in this situation it was the little things that made the difference. Thanks Gaby for making this an easy and stress free process.”
— -Mike and Vicki
“I couldn’t of been happier with the home staging service. They were efficient, friendly, professional and the end result was fantastic”.
— Sam, D
Gaby is a staging superstar!

She transformed our freshly renovated house into something very special through her in depth knowledge of colours, contrasting materials and cool props. This enabled us to sell our house quickly and gave us an edge over the competition in the market.

She was punctual and pleasure to deal with throughout the whole process.
— Emil, V
“Thanks so much Gaby for styling and staging my home for sale - everyone that walked in loved it - your staging along with our renovation, the whole package came together so well, I truly believe this helped my house sell so fast - looking forward to working with you on my next project I love your style Gaby thanks again you’re a star :)”
— Andrea Yearsly
Gaby and her team transformed our empty rental Epsom property into a beautifully presented, lived-in home. Her attention to detail and eye for styling gave us gorgeous promotional photos for marketing and we had great turnouts for our open homes - we had multiple offers on the house after just two weekends! Gaby is a pleasure to deal with and I highly recommend her and the team at Finer Homes
— Sip Mounlath
We were a bit apprehensive about staging our place because we have seen some home staging that we wouldn’t have wanted to pay for, but we were really thrilled with Gaby’s work. She clearly has a great eye for interior design, and her room set ups were really inviting and stylish. As well as the fact that Gaby is great to deal with. We would be happy to recommend her and would definitely use her again if the need arose.
— Jemma Ross