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      <title>I JUST HAD TO DO IT !!! THIS SHOULD PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE....</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For those of you who know me as Queen of the Loo ( such a great play on my name, thanks to Gina McNew )&amp;nbsp;A year or so ago, I did a blog, did I say I did one, actually there were several. The blogs started because of a HGTV show where the flippers staged their own house and they staged the bathroom complete with commode cover, lid cover and yes the fitted rug around the base of the toilet..Well it grew and grew from there. It basically took on a life of its own.. SINCE the holiday season is coming upon us I wanted to take a walk down memory lane and bring this festive cover back out for all to enjoy. If you remember the commode cover stories let me know...if not and want to check out the posts and comments..you can find them all included in my blogs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SO FOR ALL THE FANS.....HERE YOU GO....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ASHSR EAST TENNESSEE CHAPTER PRESIDENT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOR YOUR STAGING, RE-DESIGN AND HOLIDAY DECORATING NEEDS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:11:08 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1344672/i-just-had-to-do-it-this-should-put-a-smile-on-your-face-</link>
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      <title>UPDATING AN OUTDATED KITCHEN ON A BUDGET..DID I SAY A TIGHT BUDGET ???</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;We had to update an outdated kitchen to get the property ready to sell. We did knock out a small wall which to our surprise produced a brick wall. Which added uniqueness to the small kitchen area. The project took about 3 weeks, with the help of the owner and their friends the work was completed on time and on budget. We shopped for sale items and the counter tops were done in granite tiles instead of solid as this saved money and time. The floor was done in slate tiles. New appliances were added. This small outdated kitchen turned into a lovely and quaint kitchen.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PRESIDENT ASHSR EAST TENNESSEE CHAPTER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOR ALL YOUR STAGING, RE-DESIGN AND HOLIDAY DECORATING NEEDS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:41 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1343860/updating-an-outdated-kitchen-on-a-budget-did-i-say-a-tight-budget-</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1343712/fireplace-after-finally-finished-</guid>
      <title>FIREPLACE AFTER ..FINALLY FINISHED !!!!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I have finally finished the insert on the fireplace, after taking&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;everyones&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;advice and painting it pewter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/912176/my-fireplace-re-do-before-and-afters&quot; rel=&quot;bookmark&quot;&gt;MY FIREPLACE &quot;RE-DO&quot; BEFORE AND AFTERS&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; ( About time I know !!!) However, it was my fireplace and was not done as a staging job, but wanted to share with you so in case you ever needed to update a fireplace. What a total difference that it made. Thanks to all who gave me great suggestions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I know that the photo is dark, but wanted to share with you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EAST TENNESSEE CHAPTER PRESIDENT ASHSR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:56:22 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1343712/fireplace-after-finally-finished-</link>
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      <title>HAVE YOU VENTURED INTO HOLIDAY DECORATING ? </title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; IT IS FINALLY FALL Y'ALL&amp;nbsp;IN EAST TENNESSEE&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img title=&quot;If you use this clip art ... &quot; src=&quot;http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1330193303993&amp;amp;id=1bdb434774b3c32d2b26cffd3e0a8bd4&amp;amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.kidsdomain.com%2fholiday%2ffall%2fclip%2fleaves.gif&quot; height=&quot;102&quot; alt=&quot;If you use this clip art ... &quot; width=&quot;98&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The staging here in East Tennessee is slow for me, anyways, right now. So to help my pocketbook I decided to do some HOLIDAY DECORATING, something that I have done for years for free for my family and friends. So, now YES I will come and decorate but you have to pay me..works every time..I am loving doing it and loving making the money during these slow times. I am doing some FALL DECORATING now and setting up appointment for the Christmas season. I could not believe just how many people want their homes decorated but do not want to do it themselves. That is where I come in. I have spread the word that I will be available ( more than available ) to have their homes looking first class. Have any of you ventured into this area ? If so, how did you market yourself, were you successful if gaining clients, and what were your prices ?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last week did a FALL DECORATING for a local company, so thought that I would share my photos with you.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:53:44 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>DECLUTTERING: WHAT TO KEEP ??...WHAT TO THROW AWAY ???</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I did a declutter last week for a friend of mine and even though she thought that she needed to declutter it was NOT as cluttered as some that I have seen. I wish that they all could be this easy. When we got into the moving things out we also made changes all through the house. We changed out art work from one room to another, etc. Gave the home a new look all together. Sometimes just the smallest change makes a large impact. By moving one piece of art work from the living room to the kitchen, change went from comtempary to modern. Just like that. Is this a service that you do ? they are not selling their home right now, will be putting on the market soon, but have you ever done this type of de-cluttering or rather re-design ? I was in seventh heaven going from one room to the next changing things around. Loved every minute of it...&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.yorkieremovals.co.uk/images/packing_lady.jpg&amp;amp;imgrefurl=http://www.yorkieremovals.co.uk/packing.htm&amp;amp;usg=__urdGdsLPSnpty5aPL_DZOJfN9U4=&amp;amp;h=381&amp;amp;w=137&amp;amp;sz=10&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;start=16&amp;amp;um=1&amp;amp;tbnid=F1XmGbxrkwvfLM:&amp;amp;tbnh=123&amp;amp;tbnw=44&amp;amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphoto%2Bof%2Blady%2Bpacking%2Bboxes%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:F1XmGbxrkwvfLM:http://www.yorkieremovals.co.uk/images/packing_lady.jpg&quot; height=&quot;118&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;56&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;BEFORE !! AND IT DOESN'T LOOK BAD AT ALL !!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; AFTER: REMOVED SEVERAL ITEMS &amp;amp; BOOKS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; (865) 368.8484 &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;MARY LOU TEAGUE&amp;nbsp; ( CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL STAGER&amp;nbsp; HSR )&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;design support to sell or dwell&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homestyleandstaging.com&quot;&gt;www.homestyleandstaging.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:homestyleandstaging@comcast.net&quot;&gt;homestyleandstaging@comcast.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;East Tennessee Chapter President ASHSR&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;For all you staging, re-design, de-cluttering and Holiday decorating needs please give us a call&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:47:14 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1283637/decluttering-what-to-keep-what-to-throw-away-</link>
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      <title>UPDATE AN OLDER HOME WITH UPDATED ACCESSORIES MAKES WORLD OF DIFFERENCE</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Recently I was contacted (&amp;nbsp;through Active Rain ) by a seller to stage her mother's older home. I did the walk thru, make the presentation, and got the job for &quot;Vignette Staging&quot;.&amp;nbsp; The home is older, but has some very well done upgrades. Even with the upgrades the home is still an older home. I decided to place more modern accessories in the home just to see how it would go over. I spoke with the Realtor&amp;nbsp; today and she had an open house the next day and everyone loved the staging. She feels that this really helped to show the house, even with an older home, you can use newer furniture and accessories. Several wanted to buy my chairs !!! I had thought that the buyer for this home would be a young couple or single person so I was leaning my staging toward that kind of buyer, and I think that it is going to work. Knowing the market and having an idea of what type of buyer that may be interested in the home helps in staging and what kind of furniture and accessories to place there.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &quot;VIGNETTE STAGING&quot;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; SMALL PRICE FOR BIG BIG IMPACT !!!!!!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/6/6/0/6/ar125198851560666.jpg&quot; height=&quot;216&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;272&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/8/4/8/ar125198860784859.jpg&quot; height=&quot;216&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;262&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information on &lt;strong&gt;&quot;VIGNETTE STAGING&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; CONTACT &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING, LLC &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;at&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&quot;&gt;HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; (865) 368-8484&amp;nbsp; MARY LOU TEAGUE, CERTIFIED HOME STAGER&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;DESIGN SUPPORT TO SELL OR DWELL &quot; ALSO SPECIALIZING IN HOLIDAY DECORATING !!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:48:16 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1222921/update-an-older-home-with-updated-accessories-makes-world-of-difference</link>
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      <title>JUST HOW MANY IS TOO MANY WHEN IT COMES TO PILLOWS ?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I recently staged a home where I had to work with what the homeowner already had ( budget was tight ). They had several pillows on the bed and I took several off and still feel that maybe just maybe I had too many. I know that several months ago someone placed a post about too many pillows. Shown below is the photo ( Taken in a hurry ) of the bed and the many pillows. What do you think, too many ? not enough ? Just right ? The smaller pillows in front are mine (along with the lamps) and they are a light chartreuse color. I love working with black and chartreuse, in fact my bedroom is alot like this one..&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; KNOXVILLE, TN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MARY LOU TEAGUE&amp;nbsp; OWNER&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ASHSR EAST TENNESSEE CHAPTER PRESIDENT&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&quot;&gt;WWW.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&quot;&gt;HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:58:04 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1093033/just-how-many-is-too-many-when-it-comes-to-pillows-</link>
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      <title>BENJAMIN MOORE PAINTS GUEST SPEAKER AT ASHSR MEETING</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/8/6/9/4/ar124338851249688.gif&quot; height=&quot;103&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;520&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our meeting for the East Tennessee Chapter of ASHSR was held May 20, 2009 at the Copper Cellar in Knoxville, TN. We were&amp;nbsp;excited to have the great folks at Bearden Decorating Center on Kingston Pike, the Benjamin Moore Paint store ( and lots of other great things )...They passed out goody bags filled with paint chips, paint colors and yes we each received 3 paint fans with all the wonderful Benjamin Moore Paints...We are hoping to have a tile store to attend the next meeting, we are always looking for new and different speakers. Who have you used ? Need ideas here...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our membership is growing and we each look forward to our every other month meeting. It has been very full filling being the President of our East Tennessee Chapter and looking forward to a great year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mary Lou Teague&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;East Tennessee Chapter President ASHSR&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home Style and Staging LLC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:homestyleandstaging@comcast.net&quot;&gt;homestyleandstaging@comcast.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homestyleandstaging.com&quot;&gt;www.homestyleandstaging.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Design Support to sell or dwell &quot;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 20:54:04 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1091212/benjamin-moore-paints-guest-speaker-at-ashsr-meeting</link>
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      <title>I HAVE BEEN AWAY ( FACEBOOK HAD ME AT HELLO ) CATCHING UP ON MY READING</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/8/2/1/5/ar124285538151286.jpg&quot; height=&quot;196&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have given up FaceBook for&amp;nbsp;awhile so that I can get back to AR..I have been away and trying to catch up on all the posts and seeing what all my friends have been up to...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After logging in I noticed that I&amp;nbsp;have over 25,000 points...and I think where would I be if I had been here all the time...????&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Facebook is like a drug, but you just have to pull away and come back...so here I am ....even though I do see alot of you on facebook...now admit it you are there..and then OMG I forgot&amp;nbsp; Twitter...my head is spinning...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So keep a look out for me here...I am back and at it again....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So did anyone miss me..please say that you did !!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mary lou Teague&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;KNOXVILLE, TN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;DESIGN SUPPORT TO SELL OR DWELL&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&quot;&gt;WWW.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:42:58 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1084194/i-have-been-away-facebook-had-me-at-hello-catching-up-on-my-reading</link>
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      <title>HOME STAGING APPOINTMENT THAT MOVED INTO RE-DESIGN</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I guess that I am one of the fortunate ones...I received a call from a lady whose home had been on the market for almost a year. She needed a stager &lt;strong&gt;FAST&lt;/strong&gt;.... I am just the person I was eager to inform her...( No ego here !!) The staging job was fast and simple, just some moving here and there...paint had already been done..my job was sooooo simple.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Then the good part, I got to talking with her, while de-cluttering the closet...( isn't that where all great decisions are made ? ) She needed her work office, work kitchen, her hubby's office and sectrtary's office and yes even her bathroom at the office re-designed... Something that I love to do is re-design...I will keep you posted on the progress. So far we have shopped til we dropped on buying new things for the office...Can't get any better than that, shopping with someone else's money...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I know that I way under charged for the services...so my question is what do I charge and by the hour or job...I don't want to make the same mistake twice...like I said I way under charged.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homestyleandstaging.com&quot;&gt;www.homestyleandstaging.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:homestyleandstaging@comcast.net&quot;&gt;homestyleandstaging@comcast.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mary Lou Teague&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Design Support to Sell or Dwell&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:07:58 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1065200/home-staging-appointment-that-moved-into-re-design</link>
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      <title>ASHSR EAST TENNESSEE CHAPTER MEETING HELD</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Our second East Tennessee Chapter meeting of ASHSR was held March 18, 2009.. Copper Cellar Knoxville, TN..We had a guest speaker, Walta Patt, owner of Powell Florist, Powell TN..She is going to be partnering with the different members in rental of accessories. This a win win situation for all involved as we as stagers do not have to invest in many different types and colors of accessories and she will be able to move product that she has now. Have any of you tried this and how did it work for you ? I would love to have your comments.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Those at today's meeting were: Left to right: Top row: Walta Patt, Owner Powell Florist, Lori Donegan, Owner, Ready 2 Stage, Tina Turner, Owner Home Staging by Tina Turner, Mary Lou Teague, Owner Home Style and Staging LLC&amp;nbsp;and East Tennessee Chapter President and Kathy Morgan-Thompson, Owner, Innovative Home Staging..Botton row: Janice White, Powell Florist, Colleen Greco, Owner, Staging For Style , LLC, Crystal Clarey with Ready 2 Stage and Georgianna Deane, Owner Design Works Interiors, Inc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/3/5/9/9/ar123741050499538.jpg&quot; height=&quot;138&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;252&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Next Meeting wil be held&amp;nbsp; in May...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mary Lou Teague&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home Style and Staging LLC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Knoxville, TN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homestyleandstaging.com&quot;&gt;www.homestyleandstaging.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:homestyleandstaging@comcast.net&quot;&gt;homestyleandstaging@comcast.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(865) 368-8484&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For Staging and Re-Design in the East Tennessee Area&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &quot;DESIGN SUPPORT TO SELL OR DEWELL&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:13:48 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/990757/ashsr-east-tennessee-chapter-meeting-held</link>
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      <title>ASHSR EAST TENNESSEE CHAPTER MEETING TO BE HELD</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/8/2/7/6/ar123600757167288.jpg&quot; height=&quot;337&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;492&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The American Society of Home Stagers and Redesigners of East Tennessee will be holding their March meeting on March 18, 2008 ( Wednesday ) at Noon. Copper Cellar Resturant on Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We will have as guest speaker Powell Florist, Powell, TN...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are looking for a great turn out this month..we had several new members in January.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We will planning our up-coming events and speakers for future meetings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please contact me, Mary Lou Teague&amp;nbsp; Home Style and Staging LLC&amp;nbsp; (865) 368-8484 if you would like to attend our meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mary Lou Teague, East Tennessee President&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home Style and Staging LLC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homestyleandstaging.com&quot;&gt;www.homestyleandstaging.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:33:26 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/961270/ashsr-east-tennessee-chapter-meeting-to-be-held</link>
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      <title>FOYER &quot;KISSING WALL&quot;</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is my foyer....posted on HGTV's &quot;Rate My Space&quot; let me know what you think ????&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I came up with this idea several years ago and had the photos in my powder room, at that time the saying was &quot; you must remember this..a kiss is just a kiss&quot;, when I moved I wanted to keep my &quot;Kissing Wall', so I placed the photos in the foyer. The photos are in black and white and framed in black frames, various sizes. I keep my camera handy and take photos of my friends and family kissing..everyone loves coming in and finding themselves on the wall or seeing who has made it to the wall..great conversation piece !!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Kissing Wall&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/2/9/9/ar123489349299284.jpg&quot; height=&quot;246&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;254&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/4/4/3/4/ar123489378343446.jpg&quot; height=&quot;245&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;261&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is the link to HGTV's &quot;Rate My Space&quot;..http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-my-space/Other-Spaces/FOYER-KISSING-WALL/detail.esi?oid=6474398&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&amp;nbsp; KNOXVILLE, TN&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; (865) 368-8484&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&quot;&gt;WWW.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&quot;&gt;HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Call Mary Lou Teague for your Staging and Re-design problems&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:09:28 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/938573/foyer-kissing-wall-</link>
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      <title>ASHSR MEETING HELD</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/7/1/7/4/ar123368237947172.jpg&quot; height=&quot;234&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;276&quot; /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We had our first ASHSR ( American Society of Home Stagers and Re-Designers) &quot;Get To Know You&quot; meeting on January 29, 2009 at the Copper Cellar Restaurant in Knoxville, TN.&amp;nbsp; 5 of the 8 members were able to join us.&amp;nbsp;Left to right.. Kathy Morgan-Thompson (Innovative Home Staging)&amp;nbsp;Knoxville, TN..&amp;nbsp; Crystal Clarey ( Ready 2 Stage) Athens, TN.. Lori Donegan (Owner, Ready 2 Stage )(&amp;nbsp;Secretary for ASHSR East Tennessee Chapter )&amp;nbsp;Athens, TN... Tina Turner (Home Staging by Tina Turner ) Knoxville, TN...Mary Lou Teague( Owner, Home Style and Staging LLC)&amp;nbsp;( East Tennessee Chapter President ) Knoxville, TN...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It was really nice to meet each one and learn about their companies..lots of ideas were shared and I think that we all came away from the meeting knowing that we help each other and in the process make our own business grow.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We are looking forward to community involvement, we have lots of ideas where we will be able to help the community and also promote our individual businesses.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our next meeting will be in March, hopefully other members will be able to attend...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:48:35 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>MY FIREPLACE &quot;RE-DO&quot; BEFORE AND AFTERS</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Thought that I would share with you a&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;LITTLE &lt;/strong&gt;project that I did last weekend. My fireplace was brick (ugly colored brick) so thought that I would jazz it up alittle...I primed the brick with Kilz, that was a pain..The brick was uneven and gaps between the brick so had to use a very small paint brush...took&amp;nbsp;forever...&lt;img title=&quot;Before photo&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/0/3/0/ar123358967003069.jpg&quot; height=&quot;246&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Primed fireplace&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/3/3/6/5/ar123358985256333.jpg&quot; height=&quot;235&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;302&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So here is the end result...I am really proud of it and think that the outcome was worth the work !!! The photo is alittle dark...but&amp;nbsp;it is painted a semi-gloss black...&amp;nbsp; Now I have to find a fireplace screen..Thought of taking this off and painting..what do you think ???&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/0/8/1/ar123359036718037.jpg&quot; height=&quot;326&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;301&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mary Lou Teague&amp;nbsp; Home Style and Staging LLC Knoxville, Tn (865) 368-8484 for you staging and&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;re-design needs&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:07:10 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>WHAT A SURPRISE WHEN I OPENED MY DOOR THIS MORNING !!!!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.featurepics.com/StockPictures/Baskets-168077.aspx&quot; title=&quot;Enlarged Baskets Picture&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.featurepics.com/FI/Thumb300/20061215/962aBaskets-168077.jpg&quot; id=&quot;imgImage&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of Stacks of various baskets in a market&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I opened my front door this morning to let the dogs out. Sitting on the front steps was a stack of baskets....my first thought was, as I have just moved to this neighborhood, that it was the &quot;Welcome Wagon&quot;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Picture - A welcome mat&quot; src=&quot;http://base1.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=http://www.fotosearch.com/bthumb/IMR/IMR325/IE152-077.jpg&amp;amp;size=2&amp;amp;dhm=745ff0df&amp;amp;hl=en&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; alt=&quot;Picture - A welcome mat&quot; width=&quot;90&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;On closer look, it was from a friend of mine that was cleaning her attic and bought several baskets and never used them so she thought that I could use them in my staging !!!! What a wonderful&amp;nbsp;gesture on her part...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just wish that she had rang the door bell and come in for coffee !!!!! Bob and Patti Wilson from PA and TN are more than welcome at my house anytime..Baskets or gifts or not...!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Have you ever opened your door and found a surprise ?????&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&amp;nbsp; KNOXVILLE, TN&amp;nbsp; (865) 368-8484&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STAGING AND RE-DESIGN&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:17:19 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>TO PAINT OR NOT TO PAINT THAT IS THE QUESTION... NOW I NEED AN ANSWER</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I have a very small bath that has green striped wallpaper. This house is older ( built circa 1969 ) and the tub, commode and tile is a pale yellow..&lt;strong&gt;YES&lt;/strong&gt; I know I have my work cut out for me...&lt;strong&gt;Here is my question.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I want to paint as the wallpaper has to go..I&amp;nbsp;have tired to remove ( only by tearing it down, not steaming as yet ) is there a way to paint over wallpaper ? Have any of you done so ? What was the outcome ? I don't have&amp;nbsp;a lot&amp;nbsp;of time to finish this project, so need shortcuts. There is not&amp;nbsp;much wall space.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I know that I could always place a commode cover on the toilet..Oh I just had to say that didn't I ????&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now back to the problem at hand...to paint over the wallpaper or not ? If so how ?&amp;nbsp; What prep has to be done ? Any advice will help ...&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mary Lou Teague&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&amp;nbsp; KNOXVILLE, TN&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; (865) 368-8484&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:10:24 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>I JUST FOUND YOUR GROUP....</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I just, by accident found your group. I am so excited to find a group that is for dog lovers...I cannot wait to read up on everyone and to get to know you and your dogs...I been on AR for over a year and have several posts however, and for reasons I do not know why, I have just found your group...So to get started here is photo of Lexie and Lucie, They were two on Halloween of this year...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/0/0/0/0/ar123058688300005.JPG&quot; height=&quot;317&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;348&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Looking forward to reading about everyone's pets..&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mary Lou Teague&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home Style and Staging, LLC Knoxville, TN&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:44:35 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>COMMODE COVERS HAVE RISEN LIKE THE PHOENIX </title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://columbusbestblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/queen-with-text.jpg&amp;amp;imgrefurl=http://columbusbestblog.com/2007/02/&amp;amp;usg=__bBaOtX1wAoI3HTnZcxjhfTVkHQU=&amp;amp;h=2048&amp;amp;w=1101&amp;amp;sz=238&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;start=2&amp;amp;um=1&amp;amp;tbnid=nhfgfaDS3fECSM:&amp;amp;tbnh=150&amp;amp;tbnw=81&amp;amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpicture%2Bof%2Ba%2Bqueen%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:nhfgfaDS3fECSM:http://columbusbestblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/queen-with-text.jpg&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;81&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Just when I thought that my days of being &quot;Queen Loo&quot; were over and the subject of commode covers could finally be put to rest ( or lets say the lid could be closed on the subject)....&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dafehr.com/Vortens/images/Velezza_toliet.jpg&amp;amp;imgrefurl=http://www.dafehr.com/Vortens/Vortens%2520Main.htm&amp;amp;usg=__i1RL60-rTE463FzQEwhIMQMBqCo=&amp;amp;h=480&amp;amp;w=363&amp;amp;sz=12&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;start=15&amp;amp;um=1&amp;amp;tbnid=Q2znl_-VOdxjsM:&amp;amp;tbnh=129&amp;amp;tbnw=98&amp;amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpicture%2Bof%2Btoliet%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:Q2znl_-VOdxjsM:http://www.dafehr.com/Vortens/images/Velezza_toliet.jpg&quot; height=&quot;129&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;98&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;I get an e-mail from a lady who has read one of my blogs and asks where she can purchase a commode cover as she is unable to find one like I had shown in the post &lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/448018/JUST-WHEN-YOU-THOUGHT-THAT-YOU-HAD-SEEN-IT-ALL&quot; rel=&quot;bookmark&quot;&gt;JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU HAD SEEN IT ALL...&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;This among others is the Santa Cover.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So just wondering if&amp;nbsp;Sandy, Elaine, Fernando, Kathy, Dane, Terry, Gina, Lori, Cindy,&amp;nbsp;or Yvonne had anything to do with that ? Or maybe just maybe there is someone out there who wants a Santa Cover !!!!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;You know I have been thinking...what if at the end of the day this is what I am remembered for ? All my hard work, knowledge and good deeds, this is the Mary Lou people remember ????&amp;nbsp; So now I am running off into the sunset screaming and pulling my hair out....!!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home Style and Staging, LLLC Knoxville, TN&amp;nbsp; (865) 368-8484&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Staging and Re-Design Services&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:10:15 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/856789/commode-covers-have-risen-like-the-phoenix-</link>
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      <title>WHAT TO DO FOR AN OUTDATED BATH THAT NEEDS AND UP-DATE ???</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I was pleasantly surprised&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;to discover the workmanship of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraclemethod.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;MIRACLE METHOD&lt;/strong&gt;out of Nashville, TN..I was so impressed with their work I wanted to share with you..also if any of you have used this system before please share your experiences with us. It is an excellent way to update any bath or kitchen..If you are&amp;nbsp;in the Tennessee area please check out their work...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraclemethod.com/Nashville&quot;&gt;www.miraclemethod.com/Nashville&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.miraclemethod.com/nashville/images/location.jpg&quot; height=&quot;216&quot; alt=&quot;Miracle Method Office&quot; width=&quot;324&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Miracle Method of Nashville &lt;br /&gt;1070 Courier Place, Suite 201&lt;br /&gt;Smyrna, TN 37167&lt;br /&gt;Phone: 615-223-1768&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They have helped me out of a few tight spots when an update was clearly needed...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mary Lou Teague&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home Style and Staging LLC&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(865) 368-8484&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homestyleandstaging.com&quot;&gt;www.homestyleandstaging.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:40:57 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/775557/what-to-do-for-an-outdated-bath-that-needs-and-up-date-</link>
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      <title>HOLIDAY DECORATING WITH A FLARE....WHAT TO DO WITH THE TOP OF THE TREE</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The top of the tree is always a challenge for some. I did a tree in a home that had 15 foot ceilings and we had to make the most of the extra room from the top of the tree to the ceiling, so that the tree would not get lost in the room....Problem solved by adding a large topper to the tree. I used feathers, balls, and anything else that I could find to add the height needed. This tree was done in very vivid colors that accented the room's decor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/9/0/3/1/ar12251494013091.JPG&quot; height=&quot;357&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;422&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&amp;nbsp; (865) 368-8484&amp;nbsp; MARY LOU&amp;nbsp; TEAGUE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&quot;&gt;WWW.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:HOMESYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&quot;&gt;HOMESYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;FOR STAGING, RE-DESIGN AND YOUR&amp;nbsp;HOLIDAY DECORATING NEEDS&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:21:26 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS...WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE ???</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a high value home and the builder had completed the home several months ago. In fact he was actually living in the home and trying to sell at the same time. The budget was small on this one, so basically we did&amp;nbsp;vignette staging in several rooms, just to give a lived in feeling for an open house.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I know the photos are not well done but you can see what we did, what do you think, did we accomplish what we tried to do, in your opinion?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/3/6/1/4/ar122514632741632.JPG&quot; height=&quot;374&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BEFORE&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;AFTER&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;BEFORE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/9/6/4/6/ar122514739664693.JPG&quot; height=&quot;276&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;421&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AFTER&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This bathroom was very large and so we placed a large&amp;nbsp;leather stool in the middle of the room, on the other side of the stool was a fireplace that goes from the sitting area in the master suite to the bath...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC&amp;nbsp; KNOXVILLE, TN&amp;nbsp; (865) 368-8484 Mary Lou Teague&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;FOR YOUR STAGING AND RE-DESIGN NEEDS&amp;nbsp; ALSO PROVIDING HOLIDAY DECORATING&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&quot;&gt;WWW.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&quot;&gt;HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:52:37 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>SO HERE IS TO THE ONE THAT SAID MY HAIRSTYLE WAS &quot;DATED&quot;  !!!!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/agents/7/3/9/4/8/73948/user73948_1_l.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of Home Stager: MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://onemansblog.com/2008/08/30/hot-photos-of-sarah-palin-the-republican-vice-presidential-candidate/sarah-palin-hottest-governor/&quot; title=&quot;Sara Palin, America's Hottest Governor&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://onemansblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sarah-palin-hottest-governor-95x125.jpg&quot; height=&quot;125&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;95&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Now I am not about to suggest that I look like her, however a couple of months ago I got a nasty e-mail from a reader on AR that suggested that I might like to update my hair style...This photo was taken several months before we even knew who Sarah Palin was...so to the nasty letter writer...&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;MAYBE I AM NOT SO OUT OF STYLE AS YOU SAY I AM&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;...&amp;nbsp; So now I can cancel my therapy sessions and get on with my life...and &lt;strong&gt;you&lt;/strong&gt; and&lt;strong&gt; you&lt;/strong&gt; know who you are...can find someone else to rag on....&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Mary Lou Teague&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Home Style and Staging LLC&amp;nbsp; Knoxville, TN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homestyleandstaging.com&quot;&gt;WWW.homestyleandstaging.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:25:47 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>NEED TO KNOW HOW YOU GET THAT &quot;SMOKE&quot; SMELL OUT </title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Recently I received a call from a homeowner who has had her home on the market for over 4 months and has had 4 showings...during our discussion I asked what were the comments from the potential buyers after they saw the house.... She said they all said the same thing..that it smelled like cigarette&amp;nbsp;smoke..&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:-NzgyGT2DP1xDM:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/2330845246_f6b4941568.jpg%3Fv%3D0&quot; height=&quot;130&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;107&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; She informed me that she was a heavy smoker......&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.livenews.com.au/static/articles/66982/F_66982_OldLady_Smoking_g_320.jpg&amp;amp;imgrefurl=http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/05/13/Want_a_cigarette_If_you_dont_have_wrinkles_forget_it&amp;amp;h=225&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;sz=12&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;start=31&amp;amp;um=1&amp;amp;usg=__cc2ktYOMY76tsssfSfFGyB2fQ9A=&amp;amp;tbnid=K8ZLbEWiINkE0M:&amp;amp;tbnh=83&amp;amp;tbnw=118&amp;amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphoto%2Bof%2B%2Blady%2Bsmoking%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:K8ZLbEWiINkE0M:http://www.livenews.com.au/static/articles/66982/F_66982_OldLady_Smoking_g_320.jpg&quot; height=&quot;83&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;118&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have seen the photos on the Realtors website and it is a lovey home...the price is right...the only draw back is the smell of cigarette smoke...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;nbsp; have an appointment to go and see the home...I need advice as to how to get the odor out. So please any and all advice is welcome....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/2330845246_f6b4941568.jpg%3Fv%3D0&amp;amp;imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/vashtia/2330845246/&amp;amp;h=500&amp;amp;w=411&amp;amp;sz=88&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;start=15&amp;amp;um=1&amp;amp;usg=__Iw92dx7Sku3FUtdUddmaCaoWBow=&amp;amp;tbnid=-NzgyGT2DP1xDM:&amp;amp;tbnh=130&amp;amp;tbnw=107&amp;amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphoto%2Bof%2B%2Bsmelling%2Bsomething%2Bbad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING, LLC&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;MARY LOU TEAGUE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;KNOXVILLE, TN&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&quot;&gt;HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;For your Staging and Re-Design needs in Knoxville and East Tennessee&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:49:12 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>HELPING OTHERS GET STARTED...I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS JUST STARTING OUT</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I remember when I was just starting out on this venture. Starting my own business, not knowing what to do or better yet how to do it !!! I had questions and more questions. I decided to get my training at HSR and realized right away that I had made the right decision to sign with them. &lt;img title=&quot;Portrait of young girl singing and dancing View Large Photo Image&quot; src=&quot;http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/UNY/UNY685/portrait-young-girl_~u14281418.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;107&quot; alt=&quot;portrait of young  girl singing and  dancing. fotosearch  - search stock  photos, pictures,  images, and photo  clipart&quot; width=&quot;108&quot; /&gt;I was singing at the top of my voice !!!! It has really paid off...I get referrals from the HSR website and lots of weekly information from HSR... So that is how HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC was born....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I got an e-mail from someone who was thinking about starting her own business and wanted to ask some questions...well did I ever fill her ears full !!!! I told her&amp;nbsp;just how wonderful HSR is and all the benefits that come with it...I think she is going to sign up with HSR...!!! I wished her well and asked that she keep in touch and let me know how she is doing...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So lets keep the good words flowing about HSR....&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC FOR ALL YOUR STAGING AND REDESIGN NEEDS IN KNOXVILLE AND EAST TENNESSEE&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&quot;&gt;WWW.HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING.COM&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&quot;&gt;HOMESTYLEANDSTAGING@COMCAST.NET&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>MARY LOU TEAGUE HOME STYLE AND STAGING  KNOXVILLE, TN (HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 17:23:10 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/520980/helping-others-get-started-i-remember-when-i-was-just-starting-out</link>
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