James's Blog

OK so many of you read Jeff Turner's post Sell Your Camera On eBay & Buy This One! on the amazing Kodak camera (V705 or like mine V570) and ran out and bought one. So far so good, but then you got it home and tried to work with the amazingly bad software. So if your experience has been as bad as...

Sometimes things just aren't like one would want them to be; so, when this happens part of our stager creativity has to be used to solve a problem. Here is one example. I have a client who has a daughter and son-in-law who, like many people bought a new home, moved before they sold their old home...

 Ok, given that Realtors may hold the distinction of being the most frequently targeted group by everyone trying to sell ANYTHING......I was wondering. How would someone who had a legitimate product that you would most likely find useful to you and your real estate business get to you? What would...

 As Jeffrey Gitomer points out in his cogent and informative book, "it is not who you know but who knows you." [1] He makes a very powerful case for exposing yourself in the marketplace and operating on the laws of attraction. He calls is "putting yourself in the marketplace as a person of value,...

 I am not making this up. Someone today ask me if I used people as a prop. In other words, did I bring in families to make a place looked lived in? After my initial shock and a quick scan for the tell tell facial expressions of someone who is pulling your leg, I realized that they were serious. T...

 I generally use Benjamin Moore paint and so I wanted to share some tools that they have which you might find useful. First of all, for those Pottery Barn Fans (yes, I know it is becoming fashionable to trash Pottery Barn but I am still an unrepentant and shameless fan). Anyway, Benjamin Moore ha...

 OK, I know that many of you do not use fresh flowers due to the fact that they do not last. I know that many of us use silks for the most part. I usually do not use dried flowers to a great extent but I still love dried roses, especially the miniatures in bright colors. Right now after Valentine...

Since we have recently been discussing offensive odors such as pet scents and cooking smells, I thought I would let you know about a product that I use. It is called Pure Ayre Odor Eliminator and it is specially formulated for getting rid of offensive orders. One of their "kits" contains a 22 oz ...

 One of the common difficulties that I have run into is the giant TV sitting next to the fireplace. Not only does this monster take up space but it competes with the fireplace as a focal point. Since the eye naturally seeks a focal point to any room, these competing features can set up a bit of a...

 Much of what makes a staged home so different from a non-staged home can be seen in the extras that professional stagers are willing and capable of creating- the things that go beyond cleaning, removing clutter, and even furniture and art arrangement. Emotional connection points through staged s...