Cathy Lee 's Blog

I staged this property on June 18th.  The Realtor needed a few days for photos and marketing materials.  She had the broker's tour of the home on June 24th. I came home this evening to an email from the daughter who hired me.  She is thrilled to have an offer with no contingencies that will close...

S olutions:      Prioritize them, not the problems and you will make your target date for MLS.  T ime:      Promptness and flexibility is a virtue in this industry. A ction Plan:      A team effort is the most successful one.  G race and Humility:      Treat others the way you would like to be  t...

Blending Woods Is In!! If you are concerned about which hardwood to choose in your room or think you have to select one so that the floors, furniture or cabinets match; think again and RELAX!! Don't be afraid to blend different but complementary hardwoods and stains.  A room with three or four wa...

I meet the nicest people in this business!  One of my recent stagings involved a local family who moved their mother to assisted living after her health was failing.  Their father passed away a few years ago.  Her daughter wanted me to leave some of the artwork her parents' had collected over the...

A dear friend shared this story with me years ago when I started my staging business because my logo is a butterfly. A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.  One day a small opening appeared.  He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little ho...

Today I staged a nice, older single story home in a desirable neighborhood of Walnut Creek.  The home was vacant (the few pieces left behind were moved out) so we had a clean slate to work with.....so much fun!!!  The homeowners freshly painted this home and installed new carpeting in the bedroom...

Have you struggled getting artwork level, straight, wires break?? "Picture Perfect" is a dream come true! I purchased a piece of artwork recently at Home Goods for my staging today.  This piece had a small level attached to the top, center of the frame and a nice little packet taped to the back w...

I received a call to quote a new construction project.  When I asked the homeowners name, I said "put her on the line!!"   We had not seen each other for nine years! Busy lives, moves, career changes, grandchildren-very poor excuses for not staying in touch-but we are grateful staging brought us ...