Catching up with photos, slide shows, general marketing, etc. This was "the little house that did!" Trading promptly in 23 days, for full asking price. Realtor was so pleased; homeowners are delightful people who deserved this win. All this in July, which is our quietest month for home staging
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07/29/2008
Everyone now and again, a stager gets to work on a marvelous home with dramatic detail, wonderful view, perfect light, everything great. This was such a home. A designer had been in, years back, and now the realtor just wanted a few tweaks to buff up this grande dame: from the "hill" section of
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07/27/2008
Background It was my 50th birthday and we had to go somewhere: Nick had gone golfing in Scotland for a week for his, so we needed to do something for mine. I quite fancied a trip to Machu Pichu in Peru, and found a package that would put us on the mountain on the day, but it was with my college
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07/23/2008
Seth Godin's blog today raises an interesting point, particularly for stagers and realtors - http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/07/are-they-ready.html It's about delivering a message when the person is ready to listen, so that they actually hear it. So often, we beg realtors to let us
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07/22/2008
In a sudden, lovely flurry of activity over the last 4 days, one gig went as follows:- I was called in to do an hour's worth of rearranging and consultation for a house that had been on the market a while. There had been an offer. A low one. The seller had been offended and though negotiation
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07/21/2008
In the North East/Midlantic region, our most universally appealing home staging style is Pottery Barn. We do Potter Barn with a Neiman Marcus twist for high end, and PB as interpreted by Walmart for less expensive properties. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we all take advantage of the pervasiv
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07/07/2008