stage for sale: Where did you shop this week? - 07/26/07 11:16 PM
Preparing houses for sale & Staging!  - Whether you furnish it, use rental, or use your customers furnishings, you still need those WOW accents!  We try to keep it fresh - but sometimes you do have to replace it and go shopping!  Where did you shop this week?
This week we hit:
Linens N ThingsBed N BathTargetPier OneJC PenneyKohlsFabric PlaceCountry CurtainsCostcoBJsBarnes & NobleHome GoodsTJ MaxxMarshalls
How often do you shop and where do you go?     
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stage for sale: Is it an alarm clock or an invitation? - 03/26/07 12:34 AM
Monday morning!  Whoa!  I was up till 2:00 AM last night reading active rain!  Can't seem to get enough of it! 
And now, Monday!  How do you get yourself up and at 'em?  I attended a conference a few weeks ago and the speaker (I'll have to look his name up) was great!  It is very had to get yourself psyched in a negative world and as a small business owner.   He said when your alarm clock goes off in the morning do you moan and groan?  Or do you look at it as an opportunity to success?  Is it a reason … (4 comments)

stage for sale: Color me Staged! - 03/25/07 03:47 PM

Color is amazng.  In real estate especially!  Statistics tell us that yellow houses sell faster than other houses!    
Are you prepared to discuss color with your homeowners and Realtors?What do you say when Realtors ask you about color?Do you have color chips available for their selection?Do you dismiss any questions regarding color?Is color the differentiator for the house you are currently staging?Is color a business differentiator for you and your Staging business?Have you added color consultations to your staging business yet?Real estate - the business that is dominated by statistics, interest rates, cma's, credit scores, multi-million dollar producers!  But what sells the house?  Emotion!
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stage for sale: Dance: 10! Looks: 3! - 03/13/07 11:19 PM
Remove dead plants!
Realtors will always need Stagers!
A day in the life of a Listing Agent is tough! 
They are ecstatic when they get a listing but have no time to Stage for the photo!
  Christmas is over!
 
 Get rid of clutter!
These are MLS photos of new listings in Andover MA for March 14, 2007.  
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