Real Estate Home Staging Blog

Active Rain is full of "hidden" talent and I mean true artistic talent ! Sure, AR has lots    of talented people but I have been so impressed with the artists that I have found here.   After seeing Lizette Fitzpatrick's fantastic artwork and reading Blog & Abstract Artist-Marti Garaughty's commen...

I'd like to introduce you to my friend and Smoky Mountain lover, Sandy Sgrillo. Sandy owns Smoky Mountain Llama Treks  near Pigeon Forge TN.  Her company does hiking treks all over the Smokies with her professionally trained pack-llamas.  They are easy to lead(not ride) and make for a fun time wi...

We have a new service in Hickory and I have been meaning to share it with you for a while. Thanks to a friend of ours named Sarah, I was reminded today by her email.  She recently used the new "Hickory Hop" and was thrilled with their service.. You see, the "Hickory Hop" is a new shuttle service ...

As Professional Home Stagers,  we do try to be as environmentally friendly or "green" as possible. In fact, Stagers always try to work with furnishings and accessories that the client already owns thus reducing waste. Today, I discovered another "green" product called Milk Paint. This is a produc...

Did any of you ever dream of going to Oz or the Emerald City when you were a kid?  Watching The Wizard Of Oz movie was a much anticipated event when I was a kid.  You know, we didn't have Pay Per View, or DVDs, Tivo or even VCRs back then. We waited for the yearly TV viewing of Judy Garland off t...

Today, I found a blog post written by my dear friend - Elizabeth Nieves. Amazingly, it was written one year ago but I could not believe how desparately we NEED it today! I posted a comment that I would love to reblog this and she gladly updated the post to allow it. Bless you, Elizabeth! Times ar...