Last month I was thrilled to personally meet several Staging Diva Graduates and lots of Staging Diva Dispatch subscribers at the Interior Design Show in Toronto. Many thanks to everyone who stumbled upon Suzie Findlay and me posing for a photo together at the booth for new magazine Canadian Home Trends. Quite by chance a… continue reading […]
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Don’t panic over your first home staging client
It’s ironic that so many people wonder if there’s any work for home stagers when I keep getting frantic emails and phone calls from stagers who have their first client lined up and no clue what to do with them! Judging by the inquiries we get, I suspect more than half the people who order… continue reading […]
Can you grow a home staging business in this economy?
The news is filled with enough doom and gloom to make you want to run and hide. Maybe you’ve been thinking about starting a home staging business or wondering if you should continue to put effort into the one you have, but: • your fears about the current recession are holding you back • your… continue reading […]
Home Stagers: Allies in a Slow Real Estate Market
Some people claim home staging is about playing tricks on prospective home buyers. While we decorate a house to sell quickly and for more money this doesn’t mean we’re hiding flaws! If a home stager is operating with integrity they won’t plaster and paint over a problem, they’ll get it fixed first. But if they… continue reading […]
Looking for your favorite home staging client story
I’m writing a collection of home staging stories and welcome contributions from both new and established home stagers. You can live anywhere in the world and you don’t have to have taken the Staging Diva Home Staging Training Program. As long as you’re a stager and you have a client story to share, you’re eligible… continue reading […]
Staging Diva writes for HGTV’s FrontDoor.com
I’m really pleased to have been hired by HGTV to write for their real estate website frontdoor.com. My first story, “Debra Gould, The Staging Diva’s Top Staging Tips ” offers home sellers ideas for how to decorate their homes for sale. While some of the ideas will appeal to the do it yourself market, many… continue reading […]