home staging courses

The Freedom of Doing What You Love

When you’re ready to enjoy the freedom that comes from doing what you love while also getting paid for it, you’ll find 25 products and services to help you do just that in the Staging Diva Store. Whether you’re totally new to home staging and just dipping your toe in the water, or you’re already [...]

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Staging Diva Directory welcomes Olive Tree Home Staging

The Staging Diva Directory of Home Stagers welcomes Olive Tree Home Staging located in San Diego. Owner of Olive Tree Home Staging, Carol Imamura, is a Graduate of the Staging Diva Home Staging Business TrainingProgram and she has a full listing on the Staging Diva Directory of Home Stagers. Carol uses her listing on the [...]

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Staging Diva Graduates have their say in January

“Debra’s no-nonsense approach to running a successful home staging business was invaluable. The key learnings were how to run the business rather than how to arrange furniture and plump up pillows. The Question and Answer sessions were great, answering the big and the small niggling questions. I received both practical marketing advice that doesn’t need [...]

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Staging Diva Graduates have their say in December

“With all the valuable free information Debra shares on a regular basis, I knew taking the Staging Diva Training Program would address every question I had about starting my career in home staging. Despite this, I foolishly waited and second-guessed myself for over a year. When I finally accepted the fact that it was better [...]

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Home Staging and Seasonal Decorating

When planting seasonal urns for homes that will be on the market in late fall/winter, I prefer something that doesn’t scream “Christmas” while still being appropriate for the season. With Christmas almost upon us, I’m starting to get those inevitable “seasonal decorating” questions from new home stagers that go something like this: “Is it normal [...]

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Protect Your Family and Staging Business from Bed Bugs

In November I traveled to check out colleges with my teen, who also wanted to see the latest Harry Potter movie. At the same time, the news was filled with stories about how bed bugs were taking over homes, hotels, movie theaters, etc. This got me thinking about what this means for home stagers, since [...]

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Test your home staging savvy

Very few of us come to a home staging career with official training in interior design. I know I didn’t! But that doesn’t mean you don’t have a natural talent for recognizing if a home is properly decorated to sell. Many aspiring and new home stagers I speak to really need to get out of [...]

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Many paths to a new career as a home stager

Home stagers come from so many different careers before getting into staging. Often the change is prompted by a midlife “is this all there is?” decision to do something more fulfilling. For others, it’s the kids going to school, a divorce, or a health crisis. Such was the case for Staging Diva Graduate Marcia Levitz. [...]

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Backstage with Debra in September 2010

I had a terrific trip to Ottawa to meet my mother in August and learned that she’s taken up painting. Imagine discovering at the age of 80, and after surviving cancer, that you can paint! I’m really proud of her and we spent a great three days touring the sites of the beautiful city. It’s [...]

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What Makes Staging Diva Different?

One of the most common questions I get asked is “what makes Staging Diva different than other home staging courses out there?” With so many options to choose from, it’s important to know whether you’re comparing apples to oranges. One of the key differences is my focus on how to take your talent and turn [...]

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