real estate staging: Have Fruit, Will Travel - 02/15/08 12:21 AM
Hi there AR members. I'm new to Active Rain and to blogging in general, but I do love to write and to share ideas so here goes. On a recent staging job here in Montreal, Canada, an ordinary dining table went from good to great with the injection of a bowl of real, live fruit. Unfortunately, the cat found the new all-you-can-eat buffet atop the table simply irresistible. And somehow, while strawberries with little chunks taken out of them might qualify as "art nouveau" to some, it's just plain creepy to most.
On my next shopping trip, I went to Pier I … (22 comments)

real estate staging: Staging Benefits Buyers As Well - 02/12/08 04:06 AM
No, that’s not a typo in the title of this blog. Staging benefits not only sellers/vendors and the listing real estate agent, it also benefits potential buyers. How many real estate agents out there have had clients turn down properties that had strong selling points and good “bones” because of the bad decor, or the clutter, or the dated finishes? And how frustrating has that been for you?
And how many potential home buyers out there have walked into a home, taken one quick look around and walked right back out without a second glance because of the “horrible” wall colours, … (2 comments)

real estate staging: Staging Trainees: There's a Gold Mine of Info in the CSP(TM) Manual - 02/12/08 04:03 AM
How many of us arrived back home after our gruelling yet excellent Canadian Staging Professional (TM) training only to put the 20-pound manual on our bookshelf and then forget about it for a while? Though many sections of the manual have been extremely helpful at various stages of my business start-up, one in particular came in very handy before I went for my first “real” job.
It’s one thing to talk about staging with friends and family members — and to do pro bono jobs for them. It is quite another to do a job for a “real” client for which … (0 comments)