staging success: Should Stagers Use Smaller Furniture to Make a Room Appear Larger? You Betcha! - 09/26/07 05:29 PM
In the now infamous NAEBA article siting home stagers as deceivers, a reference was made to the use of smaller sized furniture to make a room appear larger. Is that a common practice? Yes - and it should be! Every designer worth their fee will tell you that scale is imperative in (28 comments)
Kathy, here is an alternate view of the living room just for you! I tried to avoid getting photos of that light fixture - which is no longer there - but couldn't avoid it. (14 comments)
staging success: And IT IS a Success! - 06/15/07 01:29 PM
A while ago I posted two blogs about a vacant house that I would be staging. Can She Make this a Staging Success? and Did She Pull Off a Staging Success? You Decide. I was concerned about market time on this particular house as it was FSBO, but 6 weeks after staging, they hired an (12 comments)
staging success: Investment Property Complete - 05/19/07 11:20 PM
Finally, investment property #1 is finally completed! After some labor issues, plumbing glitches and cabinet delays the project is finished (well, at least my part) and the results are fabulous. I came into the project early, but not early enough to make all of the choices. I did choose the lighting finishes (16 comments)
staging success: This Dining Room Rocks! - 05/15/07 09:52 PM
I'm so excited, I just had to share. I am in the middle of (literally) staging a house for my new investor client. this is the first time I have been given complete freedom to do whatever I want as far as a decor theme. He allowed me to choose the (26 comments)
staging success: One Builder Down, 8 Gajillion to go! - 04/16/07 05:55 PM
I recently staged a builder's model that had been on the market for over a year. As a matter of fact, I originally bid for the job on February 17, 2006. I was very surprised to hear from them over a year later asking me to submit another bid. I know they (23 comments)
staging success: 2 Hours + $150 = Sold in 7 Days! - 02/19/07 02:49 PM
The story I am about to tell you occured in October 2005. It was not my first staging job, but it was the most efficient. While attempting to grow my business, I contacted a Realtor friend of mine and asked her if she had any listings that could use some help. I (14 comments)
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