The feeling of being “creative” can be a fragile thing. But I don’t think “creativity” itself is fragile at all. Creativity is simply something we’re born with, so the question becomes whether or not we choose to nurture that gift. More often than not, we tend to bury our talents because we’re afraid or because… continue reading […]
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Stagers Get Work from Short Sales
In situations where a homeowner needs to sell their home but is unemployed, has medical issues or the home is worth less than they owe, the lender may agree to allow a real estate sale for less than the balance due on the mortgage. A “short sale” allows both parties to walk away and avoid… continue reading […]
Home Staging – The Fascinators of Real Estate?
Leading up to the royal wedding, I learned about fascinators. Not that I’d never seen a woman’s head decorated with a small headpiece of feathers, flowers or beads. I really just hadn’t given them much thought until they popped up on all the TV talk shows. I confess there aren’t many opportunities to sport a… continue reading […]
Living Room Staging Challenge
Here’s a common challenge that I’ve seen in hundreds of homes over the years. Somehow the living room manages to be sparse and cluttered at the same time, which is just plain BLAH. One of our goals in home staging is to make a home stand out from the sea of homes a prospective buyer… continue reading […]
How to Step into Your Future
I confess—I hate working out. But health issues in my 40s forced me to make my long-forgotten gym membership a bigger priority. However, I never anticipated how many business lessons I’d learn at the gym and how it would help me stay in the right mindset. This is NOT an article about how you should… continue reading […]
The Real Estate Agent Blew Up—Now What?
Here’s a great story sent in by home stager Simone that raises important questions you may have to deal with in your own home staging business! She writes: “I’m a home stager and I went to an agent open house hoping to make a new real estate agent contact for future business. The hosting agent… continue reading […]