home staging: Check out my design tips for Better Homes and Garden's DIY Magazine - 11/03/09 04:44 PM
Every Fall I dread turning the clocks back!  I hate losing day light hours and coming home after work to more and more darkness. To make your home lighter and brighter this season, consider my design ideas as featured in Better Home's and Garden's DIY Magazine. Do you have any tips for … (10 comments)

home staging: Home Staging Scrapbook- Share Pics of your First Job! - 10/18/09 03:57 PM
This weekend I was going through some photos of past home staging jobs and had a great time remembering some of the wonderful (and sometimes strange) things we had seen over the past few years. I thought it would be fun to share our first staging jobs. Below are mine:
The … (7 comments)

home staging: Are your rooms lacking purpose? Home Staging shows buyers how they can live in your space. - 10/17/09 11:32 AM
If you are like most home owners your house is set up the way you like it, but when it comes time to sell you need to take a step back and make sure that you are showing buyers the best use for each space in your home. You may need … (6 comments)

home staging: My client surprised me today- he did his home staging homework! Before, During and After Pics - 07/22/09 01:38 PM
Lately it seems like we have been physically staging a lot of occupied or lived in homes- this means a lot of decluttering and packing up client belongings! Typically we do not do hands on staging for occupied homes, instead, we provide a home staging consultation and the client completes the plan that … (16 comments)

home staging: If A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words then Home Staging is Worth Thousands More For Your Home - 07/17/09 06:58 PM
Still not convinced staging can help you to properly prepare your home for sale? Take a look at the pictures below of a home staging we did in Gladwyne Pennsylvania this week. If this does not convince you to stage your home I do not know what will! Staging can transform … (19 comments)

home staging: MirrorMate Frames Names Home Staging Expert Kate Hart as National Spokesperson - 02/13/09 08:49 AM
It is with great honor that I announce that MirrorMate Frames has asked me to become their national product spokesperson. As a home staging expert I am often called in to advise my clients on what they can do to make their resale homes more appealing to home buyers. Updating bathrooms … (14 comments)

home staging: Home Decor Online or Arm Chair Shopping for Arm Chairs - 01/28/09 05:00 PM
It's not too often we get snow here in the Main Line Suburbs, but this latest snow storm has found me wanting to hibernate rather than leave my home to seek out new decor finds. After living in the Philadelphia region for over nine years, it seems I've lost my Massachusetts roots and my blood has thinned.
So … (11 comments)

home staging: The Home Staging Commercial Mystery Has Been Solved - 01/16/09 11:10 AM
Last week there were a few posts about a Home Staging Commercial that aired on HGTV. I actually got a phone call from someone wanting to become a home stager that had seen the commercial. I have personally not seen the commercial but I did manage to figure out who is behind it.
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home staging: Looking for Design Advice? Get FREE Advice on my Design Blog - 10/29/08 08:51 AM
As a home staging and design expert in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, I know how important it is for my clients to get the look they want in their homes without breaking the bank.  We all love the rooms we see in design magazines but creating that same room can cost a fortune! … (8 comments)

home staging: Get Creative and Get FREE Marketing: Become a Blogging Expert in your Local Market - 10/29/08 08:25 AM
Last month I did an office presentation for a  local Long and Foster Office in Wayne Pennsylvania. I was not there to talk about home staging- I was asked to do a one hour seminar on blogging! Why blogging? The office manager had seen my blogs on home staging and the local … (14 comments)

home staging: Home Staging Makes your Spaces Make Sense - 10/18/08 08:40 AM
Home Staging is not just about depersonalizing and decluttering. One of the main goals of home staging is to show the best purpose for a space so buyers can envision how they can live in a home.
Our team recently staged a home in Wayne Pennsylvania that needed our services to … (16 comments)

home staging: Philadelphia Home Staging Firm Featured on Saving with 6ABC - 10/12/08 06:16 PM
Looking for ways to design your home on a budget? Are you selling your home or downsizing and need to sell your pre-owned furniture?

Then click here to view Action News reporter Nydia Han's latest segment of Saving with 6 ABC. She will feature local staging expert Kate Hart and business owner … (8 comments)

home staging: What a difference a day makes! Home Staging transforms this home in Montgomery County Pennsylvania - 09/18/08 06:41 PM
I am exhausted! Yesterday our team had the task of completely transforming a grand estate in Montgomery County Pennsylvania. Since the home will not be on the market for another 2 weeks I will not post exterior shots but I promise to share some of the AMAZING architecture this home has … (3 comments)

home staging: Thank you Active Rain Newsletter Team for Featuring Home Staging! My Inbox is Aleady Full! - 09/18/08 08:42 AM
Dear Active Rain Newsletter Team,
On behalf of the staging industry and the staging community on Active Rain I want to say thank you for featuring home staging as your focus for yesterday's newsletter. To have over 100,000 members get an entire issue dedicated to home staging was awesome! Home Staging is an … (9 comments)

home staging: IT ALREADY SOLD! Home Staging Transforms this Twin in Wayne Pennsylvania - 09/17/08 02:35 AM
After almost 5 years in the home staging business sometimes even I am amazed at what a difference a little staging can make. I visited this vacant home in Wayne 2 weeks ago- a Realtor that I work with wanted me to take a peek at her listing and come up … (31 comments)

home staging: Home Staging Expert Kate Hart Shares Design Advice with Pennsylvania HomeGoods Shoppers - 09/15/08 09:36 PM

 
No worries you are not seeing double! Last weekend I had the pleasure of conducting my first "Designer is In" seminar for HomeGoods stores in St. Davids Pennsylvania and used this display to show shoppers how accessories can really transform a space on a budget. I really enjoyed meeting fellow shoppers … (4 comments)

home staging: IT GOT AN OFFER IN LESS THAN A WEEK! Home Staging Gets Wayne Pennsylvania Home Ready for Sale - 09/15/08 07:16 PM
I love doing home staging consultations! I consider it such an honor to go into a home seller's home and help them get their most valuable, and personal possession, ready to sell. This month I had the pleasure of working with a family that needed some advice about what to do … (6 comments)

home staging: Home Staging Helps Prepare Home for Sale in Chester County Pennsylvania - 09/15/08 06:36 PM
Last week we had the pleasure of helping a home seller in Downingtown, Chester County Pennsylvania prepare her home for sale. It is a charming home on a large 1 acre lot with gorgeous hardwood floors. I was really impressed with the amount of work my client was willing to do to get … (6 comments)

home staging: Home Staging is more than a bowl of fruit! - 04/14/08 08:10 AM
Lately the national media has focused a lot of attention on home staging because of the current housing market and the economy.  Some of this press has been positive such as the pieces in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Chicago Tribune, whereas others have taken jabs at the staging industry and … (24 comments)

home staging: HomeGoods Post #5 - Creating an Oasis in your home - 03/24/08 07:48 PM
Hi all,
Happy Monday. Make sure to stop by my HomeGoods blog this week. My latest post is about creating an oasis in your home. I am excited to hear what room in your home inspires you the most.
Click here to take a peek.
KH
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