A couple of weeks ago I got a call to Stage a “cute little bungalow” in Hollywood. Now whenever you hear those 3 words together in Los Angeles you have to know this is going to be a tiny place. But I was completely unprepared for just how small this one was! At 500 square…
Read MoreHOW TO: Manage Your Time as a Home Stager
Spring is almost here! We welcome the season of abundant renewal and growth. The days may be getting longer, but are we really getting ahead? Are we even keeping up? We all experience that “not-enough-hours-in-the-day” feeling from time to time, but there are ways to prevent it from becoming a way of life. As the…
Read MoreFeature This…Staging Tip # 30987 Profitable Painting Paraphernalia
Painting advice is rampant with all sorts of gee-gaws and product suggestions to make projects go more smoothly.
As Stagers who not only advise, but oversee the execution minor renovations, here’s some real cost effective tools we use every day to make our work professional and profitable…. from Feature This…Real Estate Staging!
Read MoreStagers are all 1/4 cup of crazy, how about you? RESA 2011 funny photos
In January on Active Rain I asked quoted Matthew Finlson by saying, “We are all just 1/4 cup of crazy.” referring to some of the stagers in this industry (myself included). Now the RESA convention is upon us again and I wonder… Are you all ready to do it again? Here’s a recap of that…
Read MoreHome Staging Stories From the Trenches: “Yes, we can work with your furniture!”
I often get calls from Realtors who say, “I have a family who is actually going to be living in their home while it’s on the market. They would like to use their own furniture. Do you do that?” It always amazes me that they have to ask whether afull service Home Staging company would be willing to work with (gasp) someone’s OWN THINGS?! But I know why they have to ask.
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