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home staging: No more Ms. Nice Gal...the kid gloves are coming off! - 08/30/07 08:57 PM
You know you didn't stage those rooms. So why are those photos in your portfolio? Whew...there, I said it!!! My grievance is with stagers who pass off someone else's work as their own in their portfolios. My very first blog on AR, almost a year ago, was about this very subject. However, I was a lot nicer in that one and was indeed wearing my kid gloves. Not anymore. Taking them off and flinging them into the ring!
So what's the big deal? Why am I getting myself so worked up? Since joining AR, I have seen many photos on staging … (54 comments)
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home staging: Ouch, that stings!....Some HGTV viewers express their opinions on staging - 08/27/07 06:49 PM
Being a member of Active Rain has given me a pretty good idea of how the majority of real estate agents regard home staging. Most seem to be for it! For quite some time, I have been searching for a forum that would allow us to see what potential buyers and sellers thought about staging. And finally I found it! Click here: Oh, dear....(staging) - Topic Powered by eve community It is from the HGTV message boards under the category Buying and Selling Homes.
The phrase "be careful what you wish for" comes to mind in this circumstance because I wasn't quite prepared for just how candid those responses would be. … (59 comments)
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home staging: Sellers' lament --- I'm selling my house....not my things! - 05/05/07 05:11 PM
One of the mantras I hear most often when doing a home staging consultation is: "I am selling my house...not my stuff.....why can't buyers just look past my things and concentrate on the house?" Easier said than done. Even if they can overlook the deerhead over the urinal, worn out furniture and an extensive doll collection, they can't overlook how they feel when standing in a room that is uninviting or overcrowded. It is all about emotions....how buyers feel when they are in the room.
When buyers walk into a house that is freshly painted in a neutral color, with plenty of … (24 comments)
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home staging: De-clutter, De-personalize, and Neutralize---Are these terms sabotaging our efforts? - 01/08/07 09:22 PM
Staging websites, staging brochures and even staging TV shows chant the mantra "De-clutter, de-clutter, and de-clutter some more....oh, and don't forget to de-personalize and neutralize, too!"
Could the overuse of these common terms actually be helping homeowners come to the conclusion that they really do not need staging after all?
De-clutter: This staging term is often used to denote "too much" of anything. "Clutter" is usually synonymous with messy or disheveled so someone who has too much furniture in a room or too many items neatly lined up on the mantel may be thinking: "My house is not cluttered. There are no toys … (33 comments)
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home staging: Idea for staging vacant homes derived from Lifetime TV movie "Home by Christmas" - 12/25/06 11:51 PM
Did anyone happen to catch the Lifetime TV movie "Home By Christmas" this evening at 9:00? It was about a woman whose husband leaves her for a younger woman and, through a set of unfortunate circumstances, finds herself destitute and living in her car.
One of the survival tricks she used was to pose as a realtor and make the rounds to realtor open houses and eat the free food. One thing led to another and she decided to study to get her real estate license. While she was studying to take the exam, she befriended a realtor who let her … (4 comments)
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home staging: Would you choose a plastic surgeon without seeing photos of his work? - 10/02/06 10:58 PM
When choosing a plastic surgeon to perform your nose job or face lift, viewing before and after pictures is crucial because you want to be assured that they will do outstanding work and you will get the end results that you desire. Would you choose a plastic surgeon who was unable to provide any before and after photos of his work? Would you be upset or feel deceived if you found out that the plastic surgeon that just did your surgery used another surgeon's before and after pictures on his website?
Not only am I seeing lots of home staging websites with no before and after photos, I … (5 comments)
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Judy Kincaid
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