maryland: Little Changes, Big Impact - 06/11/07 01:26 PM
Even savvy homeowners sometimes need help putting their home's best face forward.  I visited the lovely home of a young professional couple recently.  Their home was full of interesting and beautiful pieces collected from their travels all over the world. 
Although most of the spaces were really well put together, the house was in need of some tweaking.  The living room (pictured) was a bit of a neglected area because the family spent most of its time in other parts of the house.  Using all of the homeowner's existing pieces, we made the room more appealing by taking away clutter and … (20 comments)

maryland: Staging Changes Houses AND Homeowners - 05/01/07 02:07 PM
We all know that staging helps to sell homes.  De-cluttering, artfully re-arranging, and de-personalizing the interior of a home can go a long way towards making the house more appealing to a wide range of buyers.  This past weekend I was reminded of what a big difference that staging makes not only to homes, but also to homeowners. 
I was hired by an agent to do a two-hour consultation and staging in Northern Virginia.  I was greeted by the husband and wife.  Although they were both polite, it was clear that the husband was a bit skeptical.  While the wife and … (3 comments)

maryland: Aren't Stagers At Least A Little Bit Like Decorators? - 04/18/07 05:02 AM
I'm fairly new to Active Rain and have really enjoyed and benefited from the many informative, insightful and often humorous blogs of others.  The site has been quite an eye-opener too.  I did not realize that there was quite so much contentiousness within the staging community about the certification process or lack thereof. 
I have to add my two cents.  Regarding classes and certifications for stagers it seems to me that a couple of things are obvious.  Just as with any other service, those who meet the customers' needs with professionalism, skill and courtesy will be successful.  Let us address that second requirement, … (1 comments)

maryland: Preparing Your Home for Sale Just Makes Good Sense - 04/15/07 02:37 AM
Just think about this. . . . When the average person is ready to sell his or her car, they prepare it for sale.  The car is washed (perhaps even detailed), new floor mats are put in, the car is given a tune-up and anything obviously broken is fixed.  All this is done in the hopes of getting top dollar for the car.   
Isn't it amazing that most home owners spend relatively less time preparing their homes (probably their largest asset) for sale than their cars?  Why is that?  There are a couple of reasons:
1.  Frankly, we don't change what we … (1 comments)

 

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