Reprinted from my Home Builder's Assocation's Newsletter - October 2007Hit a Home Run with Staging - Your Guide to Dramatic Results for Increased RevenueBy Julea Joseph, Interior Stylist - Reinventing Space"Build it and they will come," was not only the iconic tag-line from the movie Field of Dre
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10/02/2007
In today's Chicago Tribune - "Your Place" section is a great little article about - Setting the "stage" for a quick sale.Ready for close-up ... You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to stage your home. But it will take some smarts and some sweat: By Mary Amorosohttp://www.chicagotribune.co
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09/27/2007
Here is the latest installation: Tricia's Dining Room Amaretto Silk Dupioni Panels (Sorry the big picture is not color true, the detail photo is.)8" PuddleShirred Tie-Back Continental Finish 3" Wood Poles with Crystal Finials and Detailed leaf supports. "It's all in the Details" NOTE: The finish
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09/24/2007
Partnering and building a good relationship with Realtors is such an important factor in Home Staging business success. The Realtors that I have met and partnered with over the years have been truly a major source to the momentum of my business. Realtors are experts in communication and building
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09/19/2007
Cindy Lin requested insight on how to land a GIG on HGTV. WATCH Julea on TV - September 16th HGTV "Decorating Cents" - Living Room Interior Redesign, Episode DCT-2611Align Yourself with People who Know People...My 1st experience with HGTV was way back in 2000 when I 1st arrived back on the shore
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09/11/2007
(From my local cable TV show- not the HGTV gig.)Filmed in the lovely city of Duluth, Minnesota.Decorating Cents Episode DCT-2611 AIR TIMES:•September 16, 2007 2:30 PM ET/PTModern Master BedroomHost Joan Steffend and designer Barbara Sculati bring contemporary Danish design to a bedroom with inhe
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09/10/2007
A Home Stager is the current TV and Media "IT" Girl/ Darling of the moment. Last summer we were featured as one of the HOT HOT HOT start-up careers in Entrepreneur magazine- htttp://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/businessideas/article160010-1.html Red Hot - ...haven't counted lately,
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09/08/2007
I know there are many A/R Stagers that also provide classic Designservices too - So I had to share...We just completed installation of window treatments in one of my client's homes yesterday. The breakfast niche window was a dilemma for it had just beautiful trim plus the window was situated i
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08/30/2007
Over the years we have all viewed our fair share of let's say "interesting" staging - you know... The great, but empty, high-end home, impressive by its fabulous curb appeal, but when you step inside you're dazed by the obvious "staged" foyer with a wacky tiny plant stand precariously seated bene
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08/22/2007
This is the last of the Trio of Models at Misty Ridge - Romeoville, Illinois. The smallest of the three Models, and with the lowest price point - our inspiration was "A young couple just starting off." With the ideal client in mind, we used all retail products, the only custom product was the f
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07/25/2007