Back Stage with Staging Diva

Staging Diva Night Out in NYC

I was in New York at the end of June and enjoyed an evening out with Staging Diva Graduates: Jodi Whalen of Pear Tree Home Designs, Susan Atwell of AtWell Staged Home and Donna Dazzo of Designed to Appeal. I felt like I knew these home stagers before we met in person because we’ve been [...]

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Back stage with Debra in August 2010

At the end of June, I had a terrific trip to New York City and spent the evening with a few Staging Diva Graduates. Then I came home and got busy creating a new free resource for home stagers which you’ll read more about this month. July, however, was one of the most challenging months [...]

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Backstage with Debra in July 2010

While I don’t have to commute to my office (which is in my home, just upstairs from my kitchen), I love this time of year and the sense of freedom I get knowing I can take a break from sitting in traffic twice a day for school drop-off and pick-up. It’s always a juggling act [...]

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Backstage with Debra in June 2010

The Staging Diva Team has grown over the past month. Please join me in welcoming Victoria, our new Manager of Client Relations. Sandy (who many of you know because she’s been part of our team for 4 years), is shifting over to a new position in Operations while training Victoria in her new role. In [...]

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Backstage with Debra in May 2010

The Staging Diva Team tells me I’ve gone completely mad for putting so many products on sale for Mother’s Day so I’m calling it Mother’s Day Madness and it’s on from May 3 through May 14! I’ve been hearing from so many students with inspiring stories of how their lives have changed now that they [...]

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Backstage with Debra in April 2010

Thank you to everyone who sent feedback after I shared a behind-the-scenes look at the remake of my 7 year old home staging website, SixElements.com. I’ve been very pleased with the business results as there has been a noticeable increase in phone calls coming in from new home staging clients. I can’t handle all of [...]

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Backstage with Debra in March 2010

February was a busy month. In addition to writing Home Staging Business Report and coaching my students, I’ve been working on a presentation I’ll be giving to homeowners next month. I also completed some home staging and interior redesign consultations and took my mother to Ste. Anne’s Spa for a weekend to celebrate her 80th birthday. But [...]

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Backstage with Debra in February

Here we are heading into the next big chocolate holiday, and I’ve just managed to work off the Christmas shortbread cookies. I’m still getting to the gym three times a week, but it’s mighty tough to fit it. As much as I’m tempted to skip it, I know that exercise helps keep my stress level [...]

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Backstage with Debra in January

Happy New Year! I just love looking at my brand new calendar filled with 365 days of opportunity to learn and grow and enjoy. The trick of course, is to keep that sense of possibility and not let our fears stop us from taking action. It’s exactly 7 years since my first staging project. I [...]

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