Thanks Cathy. I'd be happy to do business with you!

Lisa: Thank you. The homeowner was astounded at how good her office looked after we were done with it. Her comment:"I want my office to look like this all the time".

Donna: The home owner moved into their new home just before we staged. My philosophy about a working office in a staged home is that, like every other part of the house, the office user has to declutter and sort thru what is there and decide what they really need to conduct business on a day to day basis until the home is sold. No, they don't really need the 8 reams of paper that are still left from the case they bought or the 15 Bic pens they picked up at all the hotels they stayed at. One or two is enough and they can store the rest neatly in a file box in the garage. Same goes with paperwork. You really don't want private business information, bills, etc. laying around when there will be strangers going thru their home and office. Everything should be put away in drawers, files and cabinets (neatly). I know this is a tough sell, but most people will comply if they understand it may help them sell their home faster. The homeowner told me that she realized she didn't need most of the stuff that was laying around her office before we staged.

Glad you like it Pat. Thanks for your comment.

Very cute kitty, Russel. Thanks for the photo.

Donna: Most of us use less than half the stuff we have accumulated. It's easy to accumulate piles of things we don't need. A few weeks ago I went through a stack of file boxes full of old job information. It took several hours to go through it and shred what wasn't necessary anymore. I'm amazed at how the papers pile up. But when you are putting your home on the market, it is even more important to get everything put away and in some semblance of order.

Linsey: I am working towards a paperless office - well as paperless as possible. I am scanning important documents and receipts as the IRS now accepts scanned documents and receipts as proof. Now a year's tax documents can be kept on a CD or two instead of a large file box. It is time consuming at first, but if you keep up with it it gets easier.The important thing is to make sure everything is backed up (I have 2 separate back up drives).

I'm working on a post about office Feng Shui:o))

Thanks, Wendy!

Thanks Kathy. We were able to add the chair because we had gotten rid of so much extraneous stuff that the homeowner didn't want or use anymore.

Thank you for the feature Kathy. People don't want to feel like they will have the same problems in a new home that they have in their old home. Everyone hopes their life will be better when they buy a home. That's why it is so important to make sure your home is staged before you put it on the market. Sorry if I caused you any stress:o))

Thank you Carole. I always appreciate you Feng Shui perspective. In an ideal world, there wouldn't be a window behind the desk, but there was no other way to place the desk without bumping into build in cabinets. The window was frosted and the desk was offset from the center of the window which helps. Hopefully the new owners will add a window treatment or other cure that will remediate that problem.

Thank you Carole:o))

Thank you Chrissie and Lori.

Thanks Michelle. Not sure when you left this comment. Sorry I missed it.

Brenda: All the "stuff" is put away. Client has a laptop.