conceptual staging: Funny Business in the World of Virtual Staging - 04/11/10 12:14 AM
Have you ever seen an 18 inch high bed with headboard and nightstands?
How about a 26 inch high recliner?
How about 10 inch high table lamps next to a sofa?
I have, and it's time to speak up about it.
Google "Virtual Staging" and you, too can see a world of furniture for diminutive people. When virtual staging first broke ground here on AR, people were afraid of misrepresentation, and that's exactly what is going on with almost every outfit out there. In fact, I rarely see realistically proportionate work in this arena.
So, I am going to help out … (21 comments)

conceptual staging: Lafayette, Louisiana Real Estate Stagers Have Dinner With Matthew Finlason of HGTV's "The Stagers" - 01/30/10 06:57 PM
An opportunity arose for my conceptual staging team at the Real Estate Staging Association's First Annual Conference to join Matthew Finlason and his staging friends at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas to share dinner together.

 
Talk about a neat evening!
Matthew is genuine, personable, humble, and hilarious all at the same time.
He spoke to the entire group about his gratitude to spend time with his "peers" and commended us for the hard work we do day in  and day out.
He reminisced about his childhood in Jamaica, where he earned his allowance helping his interior decorating mom every … (18 comments)

conceptual staging: Another Conceptual Stager is Born... An Interview with Renee Molinari of "Feature This...Real Estate Staging" - 01/21/10 02:56 PM
Please allow me introduce to Active Rain another valuable member of my team, my sister, Renee. She persevered through our 6-month rigorous training, and has been creating really great work for us since August 2009...
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 Renee, How did you get your training?  
A professional photographer by trade,  I have been involved with Real Estate Photography for multiple stagings as my family owns a staging business, so I had a decent grasp on what staging is and what it's all about. As our family's business has grown, I was encouraged to learn to Conceptually Stage. I attended a rigorous one … (6 comments)

conceptual staging: An Interview with Barbara Guilliot - New Conceptual Staging Designer for "Feature This..." Real Estate Staging and CurbAppealForDummies.com - 01/18/10 02:53 PM
I would like to introduce you officially to one of our newest Conceptual Staging Designers. She has undergone extensive training and has a large body of work to her credit, and will be at the Real Estate Staging Association's Convention next week in Las Vegas, Nevada! 
Barbara Guilliot                                        
Barbara Guilliot is a Conceptual Designer who helps homeowners discover the equity in their property.
As veteran Real Estate Stager certified by the ODDAA in 2006. Ms. Guilliot was truly a pioneer on the frontier of the staging industry in those early days when very few folks had ever heard of it, … (9 comments)

conceptual staging: Hands-Off Staging: I Swear... I Won't Touch a Thing... - 12/18/09 11:26 AM
We'll be invisible. We won't even step foot in your listing!
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Best of all, they motivate  like no words can, instantly.
 

 
We don't talk about what your property or listing needs...we actually show you. And then, we tell you where to get the items we depict in your area at the best price. We'll even tell you which salesperson to ask for to make your client's shopping trouble-free.
 
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conceptual staging: Are You Staring at the Walls and Pulling your Hair Out Again? - 11/18/09 09:11 AM
Do you stand around staring at the rooms in your house
wondering what the heck to do to give it a fresh new look?
 

 
 
Where do you start?  
How will decide what to change?  
What if you spend all that money and it just doesn't come together?  
Don't you wish someone would just tell you  where you should begin?  
 
 

Well, that is exactly what we do!  We look carefully at what you have to work with, and we start making changes using digital imaging. Then we give you a plan … (5 comments)

conceptual staging: Conceptual Staging - Bringing in that Repeat Business! - 09/23/09 07:04 AM
 

 
We are just moving right along from one project to the next with an  former client located in Abbeville, Louisiana who is ready to do her guest bath. We did her master bedroom last year. We love doing redesigns in the interest of future ROI!!!
 
~Michelle
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conceptual staging: South Carolina gets the Concept! - 05/27/09 02:17 AM
Here's a conceptual staging slideshow we just finished up. Our client says: "You are the best and have been a total pleasure to work with!! I have been in sales all of my life and it is rare to find people like you! I would love to be able to collaborate with you in some way to sell your concept across the country. It is so exciting! Maybe one day! Have a nice day! Robyn" This house has been on the market a very long time and had taken over $100,000 in reductions. Will conceptual staging work for them? Stay tuned! … (12 comments)

conceptual staging: Choosing A Virtual Stager? - 04/04/09 03:14 PM
 
Consider your options carefully. Staging is unregulated but specialized field of expertise regarding many factors, including, but not limited to, the target demographic of the property, the architecture, the location, and the amenities the property offers.
Unregulated means there is no authority to oversee the education and qualifications of someone who wants to call themselves a "stager", virtual or otherwise.
Virtual Staging is a specialized field within the staging industry. It basically breaks down into the insertion of design ideas onto an existing image of a room or exterior of a house.

How one decides which ideas to use … (3 comments)

conceptual staging: Can't Find a Stager? Order Staging To Go! - 03/27/09 01:34 PM

Professional Results ARE possible when you have great advice
and a visual plan to follow tailor-fit to your listing
 by a Professional Stager.
Call us today and find out how we can help you whip those listings into shape using encouragement and sound staging principles, as well as a "GOAL IMAGE" to help your buyers embrace the concept of Staging to maximize their architecture and push their property ahead of the pack!
~Michelle Molinari
(337) 652-3983
Certified Professional Stager, Feature This... Real Estate Staging, www.FeatureThisDotDotDot.comLead Virtual Designer, www.CurbAppealForDummies.comPresident, Acadiana Real Estate Staging Association, www.AcadianaRESA.com
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conceptual staging: Lackluster to BLOCKBUSTER with Conceptual Staging - 03/26/09 09:31 PM
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