Omaha's Premier Home Stager Tori Lynn Ross's Blog

Often times when Staging it is appropriate to remove your outside shoes and leave them at the door. Occasions when this is appropriate include when the weather is bad, a house has new carpet, a family has small children and prefers to keep outdoor germs away from the floor, etc.  However, it is b...

One of my agent partners told me this week that her coach has forecasted the real estate industry will not experience much of an upturn, or return to a seller's market, until 2011.  Wow!  That's much farther off than I had anticipated (or been told to expect). Which led me to thinking, how will t...

I wrote a blog last week about a very unattractive "For Sale" sign in my neighborhood. I received many comments of similarly ugly For Sale sign spottings and it was suggested that we have an "Ugliest For Sale Sign" contest.  Here goes! I am not sure what the official rules should be; I guess sinc...

2004 was a big year for me.  I set the record for highest grossing sales month at the 36 year old office equipment company where I was employed, got married and had a PERFECT wedding on castle steps (too bad Prince Charming was Prince This-Won't-Last-Because-I'm-A-Schmuck; but that's a different ...

One of my proudest Staging accomplishments was actually an on-going Staging/Remodel/Design project. In fall of 2006 I was truly blessed to become the Interior Design Consultant for one of Omaha's coolest downtown condo projects, 902 Dodge (located ironically at 902 Dodge Street).  For the past tw...

"Bounce My Listing" is a new service in town for sellers.  Sellers are encouraged to enter their "listing" information on the website and they will be contacted by three professional real estate agents from the three largest real estate companies in town.  Tune in Saturday morning at 9am CST to h...

What do these "For Sale" signs say about the care and love the homeowner has put into this house? I am pretty sure this won't attract a lot of quality buyers; I would be highly critical of any imperfections in this house. What do you think? Seen any signs like this in your area?

What do these "For Sale" signs say about the care and love the homeowner has put into this house? I am pretty sure this won't attract a lot of quality buyers; I would be highly critical of any imperfections in this house. What do you think? Seen any signs like this in your area?

Thank you, thank you, Charlene Storozuk for deeming me "tag" worthy. I am honored to have this moment. Who knew some of these questions would be so tough???? 1.  Who is your favorite musical artist?  I have lots of favorites, but I have to say that as a 70's baby I find the songs that remind me o...

I love Sherwin Williams paint! More than just the paint, I really love the store and the employees.  The color deck is mostly great (could use a few more choices) but since they can match anything I can always color select from my other decks and still use Sherwin Williams as my vendor. Last week...