Susan: Thank you. It was hard but enjoyable work. I hope I get more opportunities like this one.

Lauren: Thank you, also. I think Realtors that use a Professional Stager are at the top of their game. I'm glad you see the value of our services.

Christopher and Bernadette: It was a beautiful house to begin with, but I think the staging made it seem like it was worth even more. Thanks.

Ethan: The market differs from area to area. Staging may not increase the selling price in some areas, but it will probably make the home sell faster as it will be more attractive to a larger number of potential buyers. And selling a home faster is like money in the bank - lower advertising and marketing costs for the listing agent, less time spent on open houses, and lower carrying costs for the homeowner. Staging may save them several months worth of mortgage and property tax payments if the home sells faster. Also - and this is very important - STAGING IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO OVERPRICE A HOUSE. Buckingham Palace wouldn't sell if it were overpriced. Yes, a $150,000 home can benefit from staging, if you want it to stand out from the other homes (competition) on the market, so it can be attractive to the largest number of potential buyers.

Kathy: They bought the rugs, tapestries and furniture, but did not buy my accessories. They wanted a bargain basement price for the accessories (because they were "used"). I am quite happy to have made a profit on the sale of the other items, and still get to keep my inventory.

LKP: I couldn't have done it without your help. Thank you, BFF. The check is in the mail.

Thank you, everyone.

Maureen: The little topiaries on the hearth came from Ross.

Christine: I use a Nikon D40 camera with a 18mm-55mm lens. I usually shoot 100-150 photos of each project (digital photos are free until you print them) because I figure with so many photos to choose from, 5 or 10 of them will be good. And I shoot every shot with and without flash, although I usually use the "without flash" photos. We staged 4 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, living room, entry, office, downstairs master bedroom, upstairs master bedroom, 2 children's bedrooms, dining room, family room, kitchen, 2nd kitchen, morning/breakfast room, laundry room, mezzannine reading area, plus a number of halls & galleries.

Juliet: We did not sell any accessories, so I got all of my inventory back with a few exceptions.

Christine: There were several days of prep prior to actually staging, but once we were in the house, it was me and 2 assistants. In addition, Lori Kim Polk flew down from Sacramento to help out two of the days, bless her towel staging soul. We were pretty well organized with rooms separated into separate bins. We could have been better organized though. I am looking for warehouse space so I can put everything out on shelves and fill bins for each room specific to each job. If I didn't have so much help, we would still be there! It took 4 of us 6 hours to remove all the accessories, towels & bedding when we were destaging. Now it will take us about a week to get everything sorted out and back into rotation. Too long, but I am working on that too.

Sue: The seller made the staging part of the contract with the Listing Agent. If the REA wanted the listing he had to pay for the staging. The REA was resistant at first (I don't blame him) but once we were done, he was thrilled. I am seeing the seller making the REA pay for staging more and more on the $1 million + listings.

Thank you Wendy & Julia. Have fun at Bombay , Betty.

Jo: Thanks a million!

Latonia: If you didn't beleive staging makes a difference, even in an already beautiful home, this should help demonstrate the power of staging,