VIEW TOM SCANLON/ASP RESA ON HOUSTON'S FOX 26 - 08/20/08 10:20 PM
Well, it was obviously a slow news day here in Houston.  If Fox news is on my doorstep asking for religious/staging advice then you know it was slow.  So, for those of you wondering what in the world does Tom Scanlon look like/sound like......here is your moment! 
So the gist of this thing was: "Does a Saint Joseph statue really help sell property?"   The reporter had found my AR blog on this topic and annointed me the local expert (well actually the local expert who happened to be available with only 15 minutes notice.)   I did remind the reporter that there … (3 comments)

Katy Home Stager featured on Fox 26 News at 9:00 08.20.08 - 08/20/08 05:31 PM
Thom Scanlon
ASP/RESA, Lead Designer for Houston Home Staging
was interviewed this afternoon by Fox 26's Chris Stipes. 
You can view the interview this evening in Houston on the 9:00 Fox 26 news!
Mr. Stipes contacted Scanlon after reading the blog (reposted below) that Scanlon had written on
Saint Joseph's Statues' impact on home sales!

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(Originally posted on 03.20.08)As we approach the Easter holiday, it seemed the Saint Joseph statue seemed to be an appropriate topic. So let's ask the question:How many folks know about Saint Joseph statues (as applied to Real Estate)?Real Estate Professionals of all faiths are … (0 comments)

FEATURED ON HOUSTON'S FOX NEWS 9:00PM, 08.20.08 - HOUSTON HOME STAGING - 08/20/08 05:27 PM
Thom Scanlon
ASP/RESA, Lead Designer for Houston Home Staging
was interviewed this afternoon by Fox 26's Chris Stipes. 
You can view the interview this evening in Houston on the 9:00 Fox 26 news!
Mr. Stipes contacted Scanlon after reading the blog (reposted below) that Scanlon had written on
Saint Joseph's Statues' impact on home sales!

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(Originally posted on 03.20.08)As we approach the Easter holiday, it seemed the Saint Joseph statue seemed to be an appropriate topic. So let's ask the question:How many folks know about Saint Joseph statues (as applied to Real Estate)?Real Estate Professionals of all faiths are … (5 comments)

KATY HOME STAGING TO BE FEATURED AT THE KATY HOME & GARDEN SHOW! - 08/20/08 02:10 PM
Featured exhibitor:
Katy Home Staging & Houston Home Staging
are once again pleased to invite old friends and new friends
to
The Katy Home & Garden Show!
September 6th & 7th
at
The Merrell Center
http://www.fallkatyhomeandgardenshow.com/visitor/featured.html
HGTV Celebrity Carter Oosterhouse will be there,
and be sure to arrange for your
"Coffee with Carter" (to benefit Krause Children's Treatment Center).
Over 250 exhibitors will present their services for everyone to enjoy!

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HOUSTON HOME STAGING: FEATURED AT THE FALL KATY HOME & GARDEN SHOW! - 08/20/08 02:06 PM
Featured exhibitor:
Houston Home Staging
is once again pleased to invite old friends and new friends
to
The Katy Home & Garden Show!
September 6th & 7th
at
The Merrell Center
http://www.fallkatyhomeandgardenshow.com/visitor/featured.html
HGTV Celebrity Carter Oosterhouse will be there,
and be sure to arrange for your
"Coffee with Carter" (to benefit Krause Children's Treatment Center).
Over 250 exhibitors will present their services for everyone to enjoy!

 
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Need to make better business decisions? Click here! - 08/14/08 11:14 PM
In my recent post about my business being a charity, I focused on a common mistake that small business owners make.  Treating our business like a charity is always bad business.  A business does depend on a gut feeling, but a well run business depends on making smart decisions.
Sometimes I do things, even though I know better:  Sometimes I have coffee after dinner, even though I know I'll be up all night bloggin on Active Rain.  Sometimes, I buy an item for a staging, even though I have something similar, or even when I know the only person who will … (1 comments)

The Inventory Control, Shopping Poem (Thanks to M. Ewing) - 08/08/08 06:26 AM
In my recent post about my business being a charity, I focused on a common mistake that small business owners make.  Treating our business like a charity is always bad business.  I think Michelle Ewing articulates everyone's sentiments, when she stated: 'even though I knew better', and I'll just adapt her comments into my new shopping chant.  
I promise that:
I'll use this poem whenever Pier1 has a clearance sale. I'll use this poem whenever I pay off a credit card balance. I'll use this poem when Dillard's goes 30% off Clearance prices, (but I may ditch the poem when they go to 50% off … (7 comments)

Expanding your warehouse shelving with no $$$$....... - 08/05/08 09:25 AM
Storage is a huge issue for us all.  If you build a shelf, and don't have enough stuff to put on it, don't worry: "build it, and it will come........."! 
The first shelves that I used, were a bunch of desks stacked on top of one another.  A cinder block with a piece of board, some milk containers.  When we got serious(and mostly, when I got a new house) I cleaned up the act.
We scoured the area for the best quality, lowest priced shelving and found these chrome units at Sam's Club to be the best deal (not the lowest … (11 comments)

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: WEIRD THINGS I'VE PURCHASED FOR STAGINGS.....(Thanks Ms. Manes) - 08/01/08 07:07 PM
ELAINE MANES: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT <g
Ms. Manes recent admission to shopaholism has lead to a (Fifth Step?) confessional from our AR Stagers.  While  seeing circuit breakers, frogs, and some rather dubious bric-a-brac being presented as 'staging essentials', I am forced to review my ever-so-perfect staging installations for items that might, quite possibly, have only one (as in 'the initial') installation for their staging life.
With that introduction I give you:

  The wedding dress/master bedroom closet!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The five foot by seven foot Renoir! 
Lovely? Yes! Neutral? Possibly … (0 comments)

Staging the Laundry Room: (a summer rerun) - 08/01/08 10:40 AM
 I'm re-running a few of the blogs that I wrote this past spring.  So if you're feeling a little bit of deja vu (all over again), you're not mistaken!   Have a great weekend everyone, and Happy August!
STAGING THE LAUNDRY ROOM!NO, NO TOM, SAY IT AIN'T SO, I GOTTA STAGE THE LAUNDRY ROOM TOO...........Well, no, you don't haaave to do anything. But for those of us who blog after midnight, who approach each and every staging as if their next breath depended the flawless execution of the impending stage, for us (and you know who you are) the laundry room must be … (3 comments)

 

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