home staging training program

Backstage with Debra in January 2011

The start of a new year always fills me with excitement for what lies ahead and I’ll introduce you to a number of new home stagers. One comes from a background in finance and stock trading, and the other is a former Air Force Officer! There are lots of opportunities to build your home staging [...]

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Home Staging Success Spotlight on Cheryl Ward

Congratulations to Staging Diva Graduate Cheryl Ward of Ivy Home Staging (ON) on her first full-blown home staging project. She writes, “I couldn’t be more excited, ecstatic, enthused and motivated. A stranger saw my advertising, contacted me, hired me and paid me for a home staging consultation and arranged for final home staging once renovations [...]

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Staging Diva Graduates have their say

“I really regret having to leave the Staging Diva Dialog call early today. I was enjoying listening to my peers talk about their concerns and victories. It was such a flashback to hear the newer home stagers talk about start-up frustrations. I was just waiting for the right moment to offer some words of encouragement. [...]

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Back Stage With Staging Diva in October

Well it’s here sooner than I expected, I’m turning 50 this month! I was more upset turning 49 last year, by now I’ve come to terms with my age. Though I don’t feel it and certainly don’t consider myself old. Heck I’m maybe only half way done with my time on earth, and delighted and [...]

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By the Numbers: Staging Diva Graduate Survey Results

Every Staging Diva Graduate is sent a survey upon completion of the program so that we can monitor how our training is meeting students’ needs. Because I get so many distressed calls from aspiring home stagers who have fallen for various schemes that are out there, I’m especially proud of these results. Staging Diva Graduate [...]

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Home Staging Design Quick Tips

In your list of companies you form alliances with (a topic discussed in course 5 of the Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program), make sure you’ve got a carpenter, or a handyman with carpentry skills. Here are two ideas where this will come in handy, taken from the Staging Diva Ultimate Design Guide: Home [...]

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