home style and staging: WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS..DECORATE A TREE..OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT - 12/03/09 08:44 AM
The staging here is East Tennessee is a little slow right now, so I had to come up with another way to use my skills ( and passion for decorating ) to pay the bills. I marketed HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC as not only a staging and re-design company but … (7 comments)
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home style and staging: I JUST HAD TO DO IT !!! THIS SHOULD PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.... - 11/18/09 06:11 PM
For those of you who know me as Queen of the Loo ( such a great play on my name, thanks to Gina McNew ) A year or so ago, I did a blog, did I say I did one, actually there were several. The blogs … (7 comments)
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home style and staging: UPDATING AN OUTDATED KITCHEN ON A BUDGET..DID I SAY A TIGHT BUDGET ??? - 11/18/09 11:08 AM
We had to update an outdated kitchen to get the property ready to sell. We did knock out a small wall which to our surprise produced a brick wall. Which added uniqueness to the small kitchen area. The project took about 3 weeks, with the help of the owner and their … (15 comments)
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home style and staging: FIREPLACE AFTER ..FINALLY FINISHED !!!! - 11/18/09 09:56 AM
I have finally finished the insert on the fireplace, after taking everyones advice and painting it pewter.
MY FIREPLACE "RE-DO" BEFORE AND AFTERS ( About time I know !!!) However, it was my fireplace and was not done as a staging job, but wanted to share with you so in case you ever … (4 comments)
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home style and staging: HAVE YOU VENTURED INTO HOLIDAY DECORATING ? - 10/15/09 04:53 PM
IT IS FINALLY FALL Y'ALL IN EAST TENNESSEE
The staging here in East Tennessee is slow for me, anyways, right now. So to help my pocketbook I decided to do some HOLIDAY DECORATING, something that I have done for years for free for my family and friends. So, now YES I … (9 comments)
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home style and staging: DECLUTTERING: WHAT TO KEEP ??...WHAT TO THROW AWAY ??? - 10/13/09 05:47 PM
I did a declutter last week for a friend of mine and even though she thought that she needed to declutter it was NOT as cluttered as some that I have seen. I wish that they all could be this easy. When we got into the moving things out we also … (7 comments)
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home style and staging: JUST HOW MANY IS TOO MANY WHEN IT COMES TO PILLOWS ? - 05/28/09 11:58 AM
I recently staged a home where I had to work with what the homeowner already had ( budget was tight ). They had several pillows on the bed and I took several off and still feel that maybe just maybe I had too many. I know that several months ago someone … (14 comments)
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home style and staging: BENJAMIN MOORE PAINTS GUEST SPEAKER AT ASHSR MEETING - 05/26/09 08:54 PM
Our meeting for the East Tennessee Chapter of ASHSR was held May 20, 2009 at the Copper Cellar in Knoxville, TN. We were excited to have the great folks at Bearden Decorating Center on Kingston Pike, the Benjamin Moore Paint store ( and lots of other great things )...They passed out … (4 comments)
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home style and staging: HOME STAGING APPOINTMENT THAT MOVED INTO RE-DESIGN - 05/06/09 11:07 AM
I guess that I am one of the fortunate ones...I received a call from a lady whose home had been on the market for almost a year. She needed a stager FAST.... I am just the person I was eager to inform her...( No ego here !!) The staging job was … (10 comments)
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home style and staging: ASHSR EAST TENNESSEE CHAPTER MEETING TO BE HELD - 03/02/09 09:33 AM
The American Society of Home Stagers and Redesigners of East Tennessee will be holding their March meeting on March 18, 2008 ( Wednesday ) at Noon. Copper Cellar Resturant on Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN.
We will have as guest speaker Powell Florist, Powell, TN...
We are looking for a great … (0 comments)
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home style and staging: FOYER "KISSING WALL" - 02/17/09 12:09 PM
This is my foyer....posted on HGTV's "Rate My Space" let me know what you think ????
I came up with this idea several years ago and had the photos in my powder room, at that time the saying was " you must remember this..a kiss is just a kiss", when I … (26 comments)
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home style and staging: MY FIREPLACE "RE-DO" BEFORE AND AFTERS - 02/02/09 10:07 AM
Thought that I would share with you a LITTLE project that I did last weekend. My fireplace was brick (ugly colored brick) so thought that I would jazz it up alittle...I primed the brick with Kilz, that was a pain..The brick was uneven and gaps between the brick so had to use … (10 comments)
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home style and staging: TO PAINT OR NOT TO PAINT THAT IS THE QUESTION... NOW I NEED AN ANSWER - 12/30/08 04:10 PM
I have a very small bath that has green striped wallpaper. This house is older ( built circa 1969 ) and the tub, commode and tile is a pale yellow..YES I know I have my work cut out for me...Here is my question.
I want to paint as the wallpaper has … (15 comments)
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home style and staging: HOLIDAY DECORATING WITH A FLARE....WHAT TO DO WITH THE TOP OF THE TREE - 10/27/08 06:21 PM
The top of the tree is always a challenge for some. I did a tree in a home that had 15 foot ceilings and we had to make the most of the extra room from the top of the tree to the ceiling, so that the tree would not get lost … (1 comments)
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home style and staging: SO HERE IS TO THE ONE THAT SAID MY HAIRSTYLE WAS "DATED" !!!! - 09/24/08 05:25 PM
Now I am not about to suggest that I look like her, however a couple of months ago I got a nasty e-mail from a reader on AR that suggested that I might like to update my hair style...This photo was taken several months before we even knew who … (12 comments)
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home style and staging: NEED TO KNOW HOW YOU GET THAT "SMOKE" SMELL OUT - 08/27/08 08:49 PM
Recently I received a call from a homeowner who has had her home on the market for over 4 months and has had 4 showings...during our discussion I asked what were the comments from the potential buyers after they saw the house.... She said they all said the same thing..that it … (22 comments)
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home style and staging: YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU ARE GOING TO MEET..... - 05/03/08 08:05 PM
I had a staging appointment yesterday with a homeowner who has had their home on the market for only a couple of months, but they know that in order for their home to stand out from the others that they needed help from a stager...so they "googled" home stagers in my … (32 comments)
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home style and staging: I KNOW THAT I PROMISED..BUT COULD NOT HELP MYSELF..COMMODE COVERS MARCH ON - 04/25/08 12:03 PM
I have received an e-mail from Gina McNew on the continuing story of the commode covers. Gina sent me the link to COMMODE COVER TATTOS, YES, you read it correctly, it seems that instead of a "germy" , "nasty" cloth commode cover you can now have the luxury of a beauiful … (21 comments)
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home style and staging: LIBERACE WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS BATH !! GOLD LAME' FROM THE 60'S - 02/14/08 06:27 PM
I absolutely cannot wait to show this to you..Liberace would have loved this bath !!! He would have loved to had his piano in there. Complete with gold wall paper on the ceiling, the brass fixtures, and matching tile in the bath and on the floor. It made you dizzy just to … (26 comments)
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