Abby's Blog

If you are deciding whether or not a career as a home stager is right for you, then you have some HW to do.  The internet is the perfect place to begin your search.  Make sure you have some paper and a pen ready to take notes.  A nice cup of coffee would work well, too!  Take your time because yo...

It's not often I get to sit and watch television in the morning.  I left NBC on this morning in the living room while catching up on emails.  It was just loud enough that I could hear what was going on if I tuned in.  Thankfully, my ears perked up at the perfect time as the clip with Barbara Corc...

Let me tell you how much pressure this is.  This isn't a homeowner sold on home staging hype or someone else's home staging testimony.  This is a homeowner sold on his own personal statistics and testimony.  They've been there and done that with the home staging process.  Now the question is, can...

I was picking up my daughter this afternoon when I saw that I had 2 new voicemails.  I didn't recall my phone ringing although having my son and my neighbor's daughter in car while they were playing the Sweenie Todd soundtrack might have been the reason I didn't hear it!  As I sat and waited for ...

We all know how important social networking is.  You have to make those connections in order to grow your business.  You may learn from one contact and teach another.  The give and take process is forever in exchange.  And as home stagers, we are continually trying to educate about what it is tha...

I am inspired by Lori Kim Polk's recent post to write about my mission as a home stager.   As home stagers we help people during a time when they need us most.  I previously posted how home staging can help relieve some of the stress brought on by moving...and I stand by that notion!  We all need...

Yes, it is true...Atlanta has some really great home stagers.  Not just great talent, but truly great people!  Some of the nicest people I have ever met have been over the last year and half as a home stager.  It's definately become a nice perk! This past February, our tiny ASHSR chapter here in ...

Since Kathy Nielsen , one of the most fab stagers in Atlanta, tagged me days ago, I figured I should make the time to take her up on it...here goes... Tag, I'm it... Who is your favorite musical artist?       Depeche Mode.  There's nothing like a DM concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. ...

Right now I'm in the middle of doing some home staging homework...yes, I do that to myself on occasion to keep the skills sharp.  I'm scouring through local listings of occupied homes in Woodstock, GA to target my local area.  The gas prices are getting to me so I'm trying to limit my 'commute' i...

It's nothing new that Kathy Nielsen is a very dear friend of mine.  I became an admirer of her work and professionalism on Active Rain over a year ago.  I've said it before and I'll say it until I die...I'm forever thankful for Kathy---she agreed to meet me even though I was a complete stranger a...