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 So, after getting my sixth call in the past two weeks from a "friend" of someone wanting to know about staging, I am sending this blog out as a public service announcement. Please note; if you are calling a stager trying to find out about going into the staging business yourself, please have the...

In reading the interesting post Your Personal Statistics? Online SIte? Monica Hubert where she has actually tracked and verified that the vast majority of her leads are coming from the Internet , I was reminded again of one of my main arguments for home staging- the real estate internet photos. W...

OK I know this may be an outdated blog due to the fact that in the length of time it takes me to write this, technology will have run me over. The new models of  FILL IN THE BLANK arrive in the store about 15 minutes after I leave with whatever model I have purchased which now renders it nearly o...

 "The poet is the man that puts things together"                                                R. Buckminster Fuller Home stagers, at least I can say home stagers on active rain, are very creative bunch. Although" Bucky" Fuller was not likely thinking of home staging when he wrote the above line...

At the risk of repetition, as well as some major embarrassment, I am putting out another call for any and all references and citations of studies, surveys, and statistics on home staging. I am afraid I have suffered a major computer glitch and the document where I had these stored has become corr...

Here is another in my series of simple easy to do flower arrangements that will help you add color, warmth, and emotional connection to any staging project. This one uses five sunflowers in a simple thick green glass vase. The vase is about 4 inches square. The sunflowers are cut very short- say ...

I was speaking to a Realtor yesterday about the differential between the sales price of a vacant home and one that is furnished and then immediately following that I read a statistic from Realtor Magazine Online which stated that, "vacant homes for sale nationally jumped more than 30 percent duri...

One of the things I have noticed about Active Rain is the general atmosphere of support, encouragement, and acceptance that one feels on the Rain. For many of us, who feel fairly isolated and alone in this business, the Rain can feel like a cool oasis in the desert, so to speak. So, it is, perhap...

Yesterday, I was talking with a Realtor about home staging. He does mostly apartments and condos but some single family homes as well. He admitted that he did not know much about staging. Of course, he knew what it was, was familiar with the concept, had toured a few homes that had been staged (h...

Some time back, I did a post on making floral arrangements using only foliage to create dramatic results for very little money. At that time, I promised to post a photo if I ever learned how to upload. Well, I have at least been able to get few up so I am following through on said promise.Flowers...