Marketing your company with Real Estate Shows - 04/28/07 09:43 PM
I have been planning on creating a HSS (Home Staging Show) that I can publish on my website almost as a commercial for Rockland Home Staging.I thought it would be a great way to market myself and my business.  I was trying to think of ways to use HSS as a marketing tool. I was having a mental block on how to do this.  I did not want to just list a bunch of before and after photos and write things like Bathroom Before / After but my brain was fried.
Then I watched Becky Fields  Home Staging Show which can be … (28 comments)

I've been featured on vFlyer!!! - 04/20/07 05:28 PM
OK most of you guys know that I love vFlyer.  Recently I was contacted by Oliver from vflyer.com.  Oliver said that vFlyer was featuring a business that uses and promotes vFlyer.  He said I was chosen because I have been supportive of vFlyer on Active Rain.  So when I went back and looked I realized I really have blogged a lot about vFlyer.  Well some may say that I'm obsessed with cookies, the case may also be made that I'm obsessed with vFlyer.  ;)   I HEART YOU GUYS!!!
I've been asked to write a tutorial on how to upload your vFlyer widget to Active … (28 comments)

Member Spotlight - THE ENTIRE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP oh yea!!! - 04/19/07 03:58 PM
It is a huge decision to choose one member to spotlight in the  Weekly Member Spotlight .  I have decided to break with convention and feature an entire group.  The Photography group is one of the nicest places on Active Rain.  It is the kind of group that reminds me of the bar from the series Cheers.  It is the kind of small group where everyone knows your name, everyone is friendly and you may even learn something if you spend enough time there.   
I'd like to introduce you to the major players in the Photography group.

Follow this link to learn the … (30 comments)

Real Estate Shows + Home Staging = SUCCESS - 04/18/07 02:52 PM
The home staging industry is gaining steady momentum in the Real Estate industry but many of us have been looking for a way to fan the flames and ignite interest.  I've been reading the book, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell and racking my brain to figure out a way to get realtors not only interested, but excited about home staging.  In Gladwell's book he explains how little things can make a big difference, eg. it only takes one match to start a fire.                                          
Enter Jeff Turner of RealEstateShows.com. 
Most home stagers understand the value of merchandising the home as a product and what better … (80 comments)

West Nyack Library Program - Rockland Home Staging - An Update - 04/09/07 06:48 PM

WEST NYACK LIBRARY
65 Strawtown Road
West Nyack, NY 10994
Phone: (845)358-6081
Fax: (845)358-4071
E-mail: West Nyack Free Library
 
Adult Programs Home-Staging: A Different Way of Looking at Your House Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30 PM Maureen Henry owner of Rockland Home Staging shares a proven strategy for using your own furnishings and accessories to create a warm and inviting environment. Registration begins March 28. - Spaces are still available.
Maureen Henry  from Rockland Home Staging spoke to a group of about 20 at the West Nyack Library.  The group was interested in Home Staging and Interior Redesign. 
The course focused … (17 comments)

Easy Easter Cake - 04/06/07 08:28 PM

Here is an Easter Bunny Cake that I've been making for years.  My Mom used to make it when I was a kid.  It could not be easier.  You just use one box of yellow cake mix in two 9 inch round cake pans. 
When the cakes have cooled cut two pieces out of one of them for the ears - this will leave you with a bow tie shape.  
Arrange the bunny on a tray then frost.  I piped the icing on to the cake using a pastry bag and floral tip, but you can just frost it using a knife.  … (15 comments)

I'm never coming out of the closet. NEVER!!! (and you can't make me) - 04/02/07 09:03 PM
My walk in closet is the one place in the home that is mine, I have complete control.  It is neat, organized and color coordinated.  What more can you really ask of a space.  When things get really hectic in the house and the chaos is threatening to take over my husband always says, "HONEY WHY DON'T YOU GO STAND IN YOUR CLOSET FOR A FEW MINUTES - I'M SURE IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER"  And you know what it usually works.  ...........As a home stager in Rockland County NY I really try to practice what I preach so when people … (30 comments)