home staging: RESA, Shell Brodnax & The Stevie Awards - 10/18/09 07:08 AM
The Stevie 2009 Finalist
It brings me great pleasure to share with everyone that our very own Shell Brodnax AND RESA have both been named as finalist in the prestigious Stevie Awards.
The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) The trade association for professional home stagers was named as Finalist … (17 comments)
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home staging: Why Stage An Already Decorated Home? - 10/02/09 08:12 AM
Why Stage An Already Decorated Home?
In minutes from now, I'll be heading out the door to stage a home in Smyrna, Georgia that has appeared in multiple magazines. Yes, the home that beautiful. From the outside in, it is a home I haven't stopped "gushing" about. This home has … (17 comments)
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home staging: 1000 Point Challenge For The Rest Of Our Members.....'The Series' - 08/11/09 07:59 AM
Calling all Home Stagers - I'm re-blogging this post as we've got a great challenge getting underway (starts Friday, August 13th at 12:00 central) that provides us with an opportunity to further showcase what it is we do. The rules are specific so please be certain read them carefully. For … (14 comments)
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home staging: No, They're Not Real. - 07/27/09 10:30 AM
The apples. They're not real.
Unfortunately, they (he/she) learned the hard way.
I remember this happening to Michelle Minch with a pear. See her post titled Fake Food is Not For Human Consumption. I still crack up reading her post.
Yes, my goal as a professional home stager is to allow … (24 comments)
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home staging: Home Stagers - Go Ahead, Expose Yourself - 07/16/09 05:23 PM
Home Stagers - Go Ahead, Expose Yourself
Trust me; exposing yourself in the Rain can be extremely beneficial. No, not the "open your raincoat kind of exposure." That calls for an entirely different type of blog. But, I digressed. If you're a professional home stager, then you know how important … (9 comments)
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home staging: Vacant Home Staging in Atlanta With After Pictures - 06/16/09 02:42 PM
Staging a Vacant Home in Atlanta
This morning, before I headed out to stage this newly constructed vacant home, I managed to post a teaser blog with before pictures. What I didn't tell anyone is that we were under a very tight deadline. I needed to have the home staged and … (24 comments)
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home staging: How to Transform a House into a Home - 06/01/09 10:03 AM
How to Transform a House into a Home
Back in January, I had an opportunity to partner with an investor. Little did I know at the time, I was one of 5 stagers being interviewed. This investor was looking for a partner; someone that he could seek additional insight into the … (14 comments)
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home staging: How to Arrange a Living Room When Selling Your Home - 05/19/09 02:12 PM
How to arrange a living room when selling your home.
A common challenge for most sellers is understanding what actions to take in each of the rooms. Given that we live amongst our things, we end up being familiar and perhaps even comfortable with the current arrangement. However, there are … (10 comments)
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home staging: Me & That Ever-So-Glorious "Under Contract" Sign! - 09/22/08 07:06 PM
I'll never forget the day. It was Feb. 24th of '06 and we had arrived to de-stage a home that had sold in only weeks after having been on the market for over a year without a single offer. It was an important day as it was the very first home … (11 comments)
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home staging: Building Your Staging Reputation - 08/21/08 12:47 AM
When I first started out, it was suggested that I consider having three levels of staging; low staging (more vignette-like); medium staging (heavier on the accessories with some heavier furniture items) and high level staging (the appropriate amount of furniture and accessories) and then price them accordingly. To me, it was … (51 comments)
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home staging: Home Staging Atlanta & HGTV - 06/30/08 08:02 AM
Edelman, the production company of the hit show "Sleep On It" on HGTV selects Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC to stage a home for an upcoming episode. And we couldn't have been more thrilled! What an honor and a privilege to have our home staging work showcased on TV!
For those who may not be familiar with … (54 comments)
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home staging: How Vacant Home Stagers Have Helped Changed the Definition of Staging - 05/06/08 08:30 PM
As a home stager, I can attest to the value of de-cluttering and the impact it can have on a home. And yes, removing personal collectibles can help avoid buyer distractions. The definition of staging, or so it seemed, was almost always tied to occupied homes.
However, with the amount of homes on the market with … (29 comments)
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home staging: Visual Aids for Buyers! - 04/29/08 07:29 AM
Most buyers lack vision and as a result, an open floor plan can be made even tougher for them.
Here we have a dining room/living room combination. This is what the room looks like before it was professionally staged:
Now here's the room "after" staging:
As you can see, we used warm colors to further … (20 comments)
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home staging: Is Your Vacant Home/Listing Creating Challenges For The Prospective Buyer? - 04/25/08 07:39 AM
Many of my home staging prospects here in Atlanta (and I suspect it's no different across the country) call with the following concerns:
Buyers lack vision. My home is unfortunately no different than the other hundred thousand across the city.There's a particular room in my house that buyers can't envision how to use.The … (11 comments)
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home staging: Staged Town Home Puts 9 Homes Under Contract in 2 Weeks! - 04/22/08 06:16 PM
I honestly don't know who's more excited; me, the sales manager, the builder or the owner of the development. The week after I had staged the home, I received a call stating that the model had sold as had 3 others. Another week later they had 5 additional homes under contract. … (13 comments)
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home staging: Before & After Pictures Of A Staged Model Home - 04/20/08 05:58 PM
With pad and paper I went to work planning and designing a plan for this vacant home. I had some time (approximately 3 weeks) to select the furniture and accessories. However, that was in between other staging jobs so... it always seemed I was pressed for time. It was the 2nd model home … (23 comments)
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home staging: An Agent & A Home Stager - A Quick 5 Question Interview - 04/20/08 05:04 PM
Months ago I had received a phone call from an agent by the name of Kirsten Conover with Prudential Georgia. She had just acquired the listing she mentions below, which as she states, was on the market for 2 years. Kirsten wanted to have me see the home first-hand to gain … (7 comments)
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home staging: Friday Fun! Can You Spot The Differences? UPDATED! WE HAVE A WINNER! - 04/18/08 03:40 PM
You ready?
Here are two pictures side by side (I wanted to make this a little easier to look at so placed them side by side). Yes, the quality of the picture is different so... that's not one of the things that's changed.
Good luck!
UPDATE: Congratulations to Karen Dempsky for having correctly guessed … (18 comments)
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home staging: How To Make A Bedroom More Appealing - 04/09/08 06:33 PM
For this room it took a can of paint; gorgeous bedding and accessories.
Here's the room before staging: Note: While I love the color green, this particular shade clashed with the carpet. The difference was so noticeable that it was a complete distraction.
Now here's the room "after" staging:
And because I love this … (16 comments)
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home staging: The Top 8 Compliments Every Stager Loves to Hear! - 04/08/08 06:52 AM
And in no particular order, here they are:
After you staged the home, we received a contract. And... I haven't even put the listing in MLS! We don't have just one offer, we have three. We have a bidding war and all are over the asking price.The buyer wants to purchase all … (5 comments)
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