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How Are Your Favorite Home Retailers Doing? Must-Read Articles - 01/30/09 05:56 PM
As much as I'd rather be the bearer of good news in these difficult financial times, I've read two articles in the past 24 hours that are must-read for all of us who work in home and design-related industries.
Many retailers that we can hardly imagine not being there are currently on the ropes, and may not make it much longer. And shelter publications that we've come to rely on for inspiration are also walking the plank.
Here's the New York Times' article, "The Meltdown in Home Furnishings"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/garden/29industry.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Similarly Time ran an article yesterday featuring some of the same companies, "Retailers … (12 comments)
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She Came In Through the Bathroom Window... - 01/26/09 03:40 PM
You've remodeled, renovated and refurbished. You've streamlined and polished to glow. You've staged to perfection, the photos are grand -- the home is now ready to show.
But...ummm...how are your guests are going to get in?
Yesterday I attended an Open House in Marin County, and spoke with the Realtor as he was closing up the property. He wrangled with the key and struggled with the lock, his face reddening as he worked with the ill-tempered deadbolt. I can only assume that it was just as difficult when he originally unlocked the door when he entered.
I smiled with recongnition. While staging homes through … (10 comments)
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Popcorn Ceiling Removal -- You're going to LIVE in the house??? - 01/23/09 04:35 PM
The contractor shook his head when he heard that, to ease the budget, the family was going to continue living in the house while the dreaded popcorn ceilings were going to be scraped, a multiple-day process filled with grime and swirling dust that wouldn't clear out for months. You sure?
Uh-huh.
At least there was no asbsestos in this vile popcorn texture (the husband referred to it as "ceiling snot"), so it would be more inconvenience than safety hazard for the homeowners. You sure?
Uh-huh.
Warning the clients that it would be unpleasant at best, and living hell at worst, they agreed … (17 comments)
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Good Day Sunshine... - 01/22/09 01:15 PM
I would like to interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring you something that I know that you need. On a cold cheerless January day, you could use a few transformative rays of sunlight...
You may now stretch like a cat and return to your normal duties.
Thanks for indulging me on this foggy, drizzly day! Anyone else care to share their unexpected rays of sunshine?
Leslie Olson, ASID, RESA
Leslie Olson Interiors Marin County, CA www.leslieolsoninteriors.com leslie@leslieolsoninteriors.com 415.233.2633
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Leslie Olson - Interior Design and Home Staging - Marin County CA
Greenbrae,
CA
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Leslie Olson Interiors
Office Phone: (415) 233-2633
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Marin Interior Design and Home Staging Services firm serving Marin County, north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
For further information, please visit www.leslieolsoninteriors.com
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