I often get calls from Realtors who say, “I have a family who is actually going to be living in their home while it’s on the market. They would like to use their own furniture. Do you do that?” It always amazes me that they have to ask whether a full service Home Staging company would be willing
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10/07/2009
If you follow my AR blog, you'll know that I've done several "staging" jobs for American Communities, a developer of low income housing in Los Angeles. If you read my posts about Staging 1, Staging 2 and Staging 3, you will remember that our goal was to make the common spaces in these buildings
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10/07/2009
Every September, Accredited Staging Professionals (ASPs) around the country and around the world give back to their communities by participating in Worldwide Staging Service Week, an annual service project of IAHSP (International Association of Home Staging Professionals). I am a proud board memb
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09/14/2009
Earlier this month Coldwell Banker released the results of a survey they created to discover the extent to which men and women differ in the home-buying process. They surveyed 1,000 men and women, asking questions like: "How long did it take for you to know that the last home you purchased was ri
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08/26/2009
Just read an interesting article in the Los Angeles Times about the problems associated with trying to sell your home when you live next to a dilapidated home or a vacant foreclosed property. This was very timely since I encountered this very issue while previewing a beautiful new construction
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08/13/2009
I recently Staged a gorgeous home in Los Feliz, California. It was very large, had a beautiful outdoor covered terrace with amazing city views, and a view of the Griffith Observatory from the Living Room window. When I arrived to preview the home, the Realtor told me the home had initially been
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08/03/2009
As a professional Los Angeles Home Stager, it is always a pleasure to work with clients who take your advice and roll with it! Such was the case with a recent listing in Cheviot Hills. The couple living in the home were retiring and moving to Palm Springs, so they wanted to sell their beautiful
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07/10/2009
I recently got a call to Stage a “cute little bungalow” in Hollywood. Whenever you hear those 3 words together in LA you have to know this is going to be a tiny place. But I was completely unprepared for just how small this one was! At 500 square feet this is now officially the smallest home I’
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07/08/2009
Spring is my absolute favorite time of year in LA because the jacarandas are blooming, showcasing their gorgeous purple flowers all over town. I just love walking down streets like this one in my neighborhood at this time of year. Towards the end of the blooming season, however, trees tend to get
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06/10/2009
Since we have been so busy Staging lately, I was remiss in posting about our latest project - a lovely condo in West LA that we Staged on May 15th. Blogging about it was on my “to-do” list for today, but when I checked my email this morning I got the following email from the Realtor: “I am happy
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05/27/2009
