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RECENT BLOG POSTS
Here we go again! I was reviewing the New York Times weekly online  feature, "On the Market in New York City" showing apartments for sale, as I always do each weekend, and once again found many examples of how these listings can benefit greatly by some expert and professional home staging advice....
12/08/2010
In home staging, we like to stick to a neutral color palette so that we can make the home that's for sale appeal to the broadest range of buyers.  However neutral does not have to mean boring. I love to use pops of color (red, turquoise, orange, greens, blues) in throw pillows, artwork and decor...
12/02/2010
As they say, a first impression is a lasting one.  If your home doesn't look good from the outside, buyers are going to believe it doesn't look good on the inside either, so they'll just drive away, or not click on your online listing to see the interior photos.  Also, if your home looks beautifu...
09/06/2010
Much better than last year!  That's what I have to say about this year's Designer Showhouse in the Hamptons. This year it is being held at 129 Stoney Hill Road off Brick Kiln Road in Sag Harbor. Sunday, September 5, is the last day, so hurry and get over there. This year the room decor in 95% of ...
09/03/2010
  Many home sellers think that it's perfectly okay to leave their garage "as is" when selling their home, or worse, think it's okay to move items out of the house and stuff them into the garage in an effort to declutter and minimize furniture and personal items. Well, it's NOT OKAY!  The garage i...
08/22/2010
Sometimes, making an improvement to your home could actually hurt you when you try to sell it.  Here are the top 10 home improvements that can make your home harder to sell:  1. Kitchen Renovation. Any renovation of a kitchen that is too taste-specific or extreme in design. For example, a kitchen...
08/07/2010
You don't have to spend a lot of money on hiring a home stager.  If you are willing to do the work a home stager recommends yourself, then a few hundred dollars investment in a home staging consultation can result in thousands of dollars of return in selling your home and/or thousands of dollars ...
07/23/2010
Whether it's your home for sale or your client's home for sale, not every seller is convinced right off the bat that staging the home is necessary to get it sold. In a previous blog, I addressed three common objections from both real estate agents and home sellers to staging a home when it's for ...
07/02/2010
A few months ago I was contacted by Jessica Flagg, a real estate agent with The Corcoran Group.  She told me she had spoken with her client and that her client had agreed to having a home stager come in to do a consultation on her soon-to-be listed Carnegie Hill apartment.     When I spoke to her...
06/20/2010
Whether it's your home for sale or your client's home for sale, not every seller is convinced right off the bat that staging the home is necessary to get it sold. In a previous blog, I addressed three common objections from both real estate agents and home sellers to staging a home when it's for ...
06/20/2010
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