staging: Stage it Forward “Week in Review and Way Back Too” June 15 – 21, 2008 - 06/23/08 01:58 AM
One of the basic tenets of good design and of good organization is to group like things. You know how it works – I mean, it is so simple. Open your cutlery drawer and you have a shining example; all your knives are in one slot, all the … (31 comments)
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staging: Circus Anyone? – Stage it Forward – Week in Review June 1 thru 7, 2008 - 06/08/08 03:39 PM
This has indeed been one crazy week here in the Rain of the Stage it Forward group. This is so much better than a three-ring circus!
Everything from practically every member being tagged to the announcement of Stager Idol; from a call for education to … (18 comments)
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staging: Stage it Forward - Week in Review May 18 thru 24, 2008 The Good Stuff - 05/26/08 02:39 PM
From the first blog posted on the 18th by Karen Otto all about paint, staging and photography (Members Only) all the way to the last blog posted on the 24th by Charissa Robinette discussing move in services there were 112 posts in Stage it Forward.
Here are some other … (3 comments)
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staging: Stage it Forward – Rule of Thirds – Week in Review 5/4 – 5/10/08 - 05/10/08 05:51 PM
Because I’m a firm believer in being ODD when it comes to décor (or as those who know me will attest – also in many other areas of my life) I decided to use the Rule of Thirds when preparing this blog post. Here was my original thinking – the posts … (26 comments)
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staging: Hairdressers, Home Stagers and What the Heck do They Do? - 04/30/08 02:08 AM
You know what a hairdresser is.
Here is something else you know about hairdressers. You know what it is they do. They cut hair. Hairdressers also color hair and they even take it upon themselves to make curly hair straight and straight hair curly. Hairdressers are on their feet a … (60 comments)
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staging: Stage it Forward Week in Review 4/20 to 4/25/08 Staging is Not for Sissies - 04/27/08 12:16 PM
Just sos ya knows – there were slightly more than 160 posts in Stage it Forward this past week. Since I have never counted before, I don’t know if that is average or not. Here are 14 of those posts which I feel are cream of the crop, super-duper special. I … (24 comments)
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staging: Home Staging to Impress the Guests - 04/01/08 09:14 PM
One way to be sure to impress your Guests be they home shoppers or the I’ll-be-there-next-week-type is to take the guest bathroom from, “Oh my,” to “OH YES!”
Our plan for this room included:
a bit of spiff and scrub elbow grease a gallon of paint for the … (10 comments)
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staging: Home Stager Assignment – Who is Your Ideal Client? - 03/17/08 08:16 PM
The perfect client for my business turns out not to be my client after all. Anyone who owns a business knows that repeat clients are the best clients. In that case it seems the perfect client for my business should be someone who regularly sells home after home after home. So … (12 comments)
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staging: Home Staging Vacant Houses May Not Be Rocket Science But . . . - 02/29/08 12:37 PM
For those who may not be familiar with the drill think back to when you were just out of college. You found the perfect little place to live and you needed to move all that stuff from your college living quarters as well as all the “new” pieces your family and … (28 comments)
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staging: Frankly My Dear, - 02/03/08 02:33 PM
WARNING!!!
Warning, within the pages of this post you will find the word which that photo to the left represents!
Following is a further warning concerning content to all my readers.
If you were skimming around on the internet and you thought you were going to find out something about real … (15 comments)
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staging: Selling? Not Selling? Organize That Closet! - 01/04/08 11:43 AM
Whether you are preparing your house for sale or simply beginning the New Year with a list of resolutions it is time to get those closets organized.
One of the closets we staged last year is a good example of how you can take your wardrobe space from “avalanche city” … (48 comments)
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staging: BONUS Anatomy of Staging a Guest Room - 11/25/07 11:23 PM
Bonus
Because I strive to give more than I promise I used the same premise when providing the information in this series of Home Staging articles. Rather than the five promised parts in the Anatomy of Home Staging a Guest Room I’ve given a sixth part. In this part I … (5 comments)
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staging: Part IV Anatomy of Staging a Guest Room - 11/23/07 11:48 AM
Part IV
Putting The Right Furniture in the Right Place
So far in this 5 part series I have talked about:
Starting With the Bare Walls
What to Do With Those Viewless Windows
Lighting the Way
Now I'll go on to discuss putting the right furniture in the right place.
Putting the right furniture in the right … (7 comments)
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staging: A Real Hand Car Wash – Yes Virginia It Exists! - 09/16/07 03:14 PM
A REAL HAND CAR WASH – YES VIRGINIA IT EXISTS!
How long has it been since you have been able to find a place where you can get a real hand car wash? You can do it yourself after you drag out the buckets, sponges, wash cloths, the garden hose, soap, … (16 comments)
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staging: Betty You Asked For It and Now You're Going To Get It - 07/25/07 12:11 AM
Betty Haney asked me to do a meme. I told her to bug off. She wouldn't. Well really what I said was, I've already done this. Betty wouldn't take the brush off. She is destined for greatness!
So with no further procrastination I begin.
1. This is a photo of my left … (13 comments)
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staging: If It Walks And Talks Like A Storage Room . . . - 07/18/07 01:23 PM
Did I Mention That Form Follows Function?
Even if you put a curtain around this it is still a water heater.
Putting a "cutsey curtain" on this window still won't meet natural lighting and ventilation requirements.
This morning I found a post which brought me right back to the very idea that Form … (27 comments)
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staging: Gifts, Are Your's Counting? - 07/13/07 12:36 AM
One of the ideas which seems to draw a great deal of controversy here in the rain is whether or not to give closing gifts. For instance, when I did a search using the words closing gift there was blog after blog with some people offering ideas like, "Doctors and Lawyers don't … (14 comments)
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staging: The Curtains Came Down And The Stage Went Up! - 07/04/07 01:06 PM
We recently staged a home for a gentleman and his grandson in Prescott Valley, Arizona. What an interesting and fun time we had with these two characters.
Often we come across clients we want to add to our roster of friends. This is one of those times. On the first day … (19 comments)
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staging: Because Momma Said So - 07/04/07 07:56 AM
When the time came for Momma to teach me how to apply make-up she stood by my side and watched as each different article went from container to face. She patiently held up the item to show what it was and how it was properly used. From foundation to eyeshadow, from … (33 comments)
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staging: A Soap Box by Any Other Name - 06/16/07 11:22 PM
Allright, now I'm going to have to think of something to be on my soapbox about, right? Would a pet peeve list be too much of a downer? Yeah, I think so. Therefore how about noting the one most important thing about ActiveRain to me? The most important thing to me about AR is:
I am … (13 comments)
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