Like millions of people I was saddened to learn of Maya Angelou’s passing. This quote of hers really hit home for me on so many levels. “When someone shows you who they really are, believe them.” That’s so profound. How much pain could we save ourselves if we applied that wisdom to our personal and… continue reading […]
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Mother’s Day Sale for Home Stagers
I’m just back from a mini-vacation in Chicago. Shopping and sightseeing with my daughter who is heading back to college. I hope we get to see each other on this last Mother’s Day before she turns 20— and it gets even harder to pretend she’s still my “little one.” Speaking of Mother’s Day, please watch… continue reading […]
Home Stager Flea Market Find Transforms Family Room
I love this time of year. All the For Sale signs springing up on front lawns, the phone ringing with lots of new staging, color consulting and redesign projects. I also just finished an interview on curb appeal with Consumer Reports’ ShopSmart Magazine. It’s tempting to take every opportunity that comes your way, especially when you’re… continue reading […]
Home Staging Project Worth $40,000?
Happy New Year to everyone in the home staging community! It was a dramatic Christmas holiday after a tree crashed into my roof during an ice storm. Fortunately, it didn’t cave in because I was sleeping right under where it fell. I appreciated that the debris was cleared on New Year’s Eve day so I… continue reading […]
Staging Project Got Multiple Offers and More
September flew by. I got my daughter settled into her new rental home, which included turning 13 Ikea boxes into furniture. Then I drove up to visit her at college to celebrate her 19th birthday. I spent two days in New York working with one of my mentors, author Jonathan Fields. His latest book is… continue reading […]
One of our Home Stagers Locked Herself in a Tool Shed
Welcome Home Stagers to the September edition of the Staging Diva Dispatch! How is it possible that 14 years ago I waved my little one into her first day of kindergarten and this weekend I said goodbye in the driveway of her first rental house in a different city then I live in? It was… continue reading […]