Our Purpose
To Create Positive Spaces for People…..! What a grandiose statement, huh? We believe that it is important to leave the world a better place than how we found it. We’ve incorporated these core values into our Mission Statement to provide professional, quality and creative home staging and redesign services on time and within budget for our clients!
About Fresh Impressions Ltd.
 Hi ~ My name is Lyn M. Westhoff, President / Owner of Fresh Impressions, Ltd. I have lived in major cities around the country, providing Interior & Exterior Redesign and Staging services for over twenty years; My background is in home improvements (interior design, landscaping, home staging, office administration and marketing, but my passion is to create positive spaces for people ! Many times I have been referred to as “Positive Polly”… and I truly consider that a compliment – because life IS what you make it! I have always been a creative, frugal, highly-energetic person with a passion for rearranging, redoing, renewing, and decluttering. One of my favorite saying’s is that Life is stressful enough…… decorating your home shouldn’t be!©
After being mentored by S.C.O.R.E. and studying with the West Coast pioneer of home staging, I incorporated my business in 2006. It has truly been a pleasure to see the transformations in my Clients and their environment – whether it is staging, redesign or landscaping, I take great pride in working with clients, not just for them, to create spaces that reflect their individual tastes and needs. My extensive customer service skills and my ability to “do whatever it takes” to get the job done are talents / skills that are highly valued in this age of the internet, serving design needs throughout Central Illinois and beyond.
I have achieved the Certified Redesign Specialist and the Certified Staging Specialist though an extensive portfolio submission to Decorate-Redecorate.com. As a life-long learner, or what I like to refer to as a “book-aholic”, I have accumulated and digested an extensive library of everything design. I also strongly believe that we are affected by our environments and have studied Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese “art of placement”, (NOT A RELIGION!) and incorporate these high-level concepts and principals into my designs. Many of my projects have included those assisting community organizations with enhancing their environments through color design and implementation, including but not limited to:
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “I have never met a stranger…..” Well, that’s the essence of my being! I believe that as humans we are all truly good! Through a recent “crossing of paths” with a stranger, Fresh Impressions Ltd. was selected to be mentored by Illinois State University School of Business Entrepreneurial Studies. My project approach to provide the best customer service possible to each and every one of my clients. I take pride in assisting people with a positive attitude and really listening to what they want…and then delivering more!
So many times I am approached about a project that has more stressors involved. I pride myself on helping others to “de-stress” their inerior design / staging / redesign situations. Providing respectful and sincerely honest feedback is my forte’. Which brings me to another one of my favorite sayings……Life is expensive enough……decorating your home shouldn’t be!
I have been motivated by many, many people on my life’s journey……….I hope I can inspire you to Create a Positive Space that's right for you !
Creatively Yours,
Lyn M. Westhoff
Certified Redesign Specialist
Certified Staging Specialist
Home Enhancement Specialist
Faithful Organizer Member
 p.s. I love sharing awesome Client stories (with their permission!) ……Speaking of “following your dreams”….
One of my first staging clients after incorporating my business continue to keep me updated on their adventures…Recently retired and ready for a life change, Nancy & Rick (Hudson, IL) needed help staging their home to SELL….and inexpensively! Long story-short…. Their house SOLD after staging, and 3 days on the market…. They decluttered their belongings, took sailing lessons, moved to Florida, bought a sailboat and go scuba diving and live in Curaco for part of the year!
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