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Juggling Family Life with Home Staging

I’ve been juggling my home staging business with raising a child on my own since 2002. Staging homes has been a great way to have a career while being able to be there as a mom. I’ve never missed a school play or taking my child to school in the morning, and I haven’t needed [...]

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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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Staging Diva Graduates are saying…

“Debra, being a single mom and entering staging from a career as an elementary school teacher, I found you very inspiring. I listen to you every time I begin to question my career change and I am inspired all over again. I researched just about every staging training program out there before signing up for [...]

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Staging Diva in REALTOR Magazine

Staging Diva will be featured in an article on home staging in REALTOR Magazine, coming out in June or the July/August issue. This is THE print magazine for real estate agents in the US and will go a long way to spreading the word about the benefits of home staging to this important audience. In [...]

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Home staging a cure for seller fatigue

There’s no way around it. Living in a home that’s on the real estate market is awful, especially when it drags on month after month, and in some cases year after year. It’s hard to remain optimistic about selling your home when you’ve been riding that roller coaster of showings/no showings. Gradually the home looks [...]

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Staging Success Spotlight on Leah Fritz

Congratulations to Staging Diva Graduate Leah Fritz of Perfect Place Home Staging (WI) on getting a booth at the One-Stop Home Show. An excellent way to kick off the spring real estate season. It’s been a joy to watch Leah’s business grow in the four years since she took the Staging Diva Program!

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Staging Success Spotlight on Christina Rougerie

Congratulations to mother of three and Staging Diva Graduate Christina Rougerie of Texas-based Divine Designing & Home Staging for completing the 5 courses while also holding down a full-time job. The saying, “if you want something done, give it to a busy person,” certainly applies to Christina who is also training for a half marathon. [...]

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Staging Success Spotlight on Kerry Bateson

Congratulations to new Staging Diva Graduate Kerry Bateson of Make Change Reward in Victoria Australia who has already lined up two client projects. In both cases the clients aren’t moving but these redesign projects will give him great shots for his portfolio. It’s important to note that many home stagers also attract projects for interior [...]

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Staging Diva in discussions with television producers

I’m in discussions with two TV producers about home staging shows. One is based in Chicago and the other in Los Angeles and they both contacted me after doing an Internet search for home staging experts. This is why I always stress the importance of online marketing in the Staging Diva Program and in my [...]

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