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2007 WORLD WIDE ASP STAGING DAY

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Home Stager with Concepts by Coco, Home Staging, Portland, Oregon

Saturday, September 15th was our associaltion's World Wide Staging Day - where all ASP Stagers take the day and give free staging to someone that needs help. This year we chose the Good Neighbor Center in Tigard, Oregon. This shelter has bedrooms to serve up to 9 displaced families with a total capacity of 36 clients allowed to stay up to 5 weeks. During that time the staff helps them get on track self sufficiently and assists in providing stable housing.

We spent the day painting the community rooms and bringing in art work and staging to make these rooms more appealing and bright and cheerful. Another group of stagers were at one of the Center's residential houses staging for them. We all want to give back to the community that we work and live in, and this is a good way for us to do what we do best.

    

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Kimberly Uksik
Independent - Pickering, ON
Home Stager - Durham, Toronto, On.
Congrats on helping out the community!!  Can't wait to see the pictures.
Sep 16, 2007 11:45 AM
Coco Lemmon
Concepts by Coco, Home Staging, Portland, Oregon - Portland, OR
Concepts by CoCo - Homestager - Portland, OR
Kimberly - thanks - I'm anxious to see them too! As soon as I get my "good" computer back from the shop - lol
Sep 16, 2007 01:18 PM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

Dallas Area Habitat   kids area adult area

Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity          Kid's common area                         Adult's common area

The Dallas Chapter of IAHSP is also working hard for WWSSW and we're still at it tomorrow and Tuesday.  We staged the common community areas of the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity (it was totally empty) and tomorrow we're painting the house of a Habitat recipient.  On Tuesday we're "staging to dwell" her home and it will be like a mini 'extreme makeover' for her to come home to.  It will be amazing!  I'll be blogging about it later but wanted to share what we're doing here in the Big D!

Great job on all your efforts in OR!

Sep 16, 2007 01:21 PM
Coco Lemmon
Concepts by Coco, Home Staging, Portland, Oregon - Portland, OR
Concepts by CoCo - Homestager - Portland, OR
Karen - great! Good pics too. It's wonderful of you in Plano - great idea - this Staging Day!
Sep 16, 2007 01:29 PM
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging - Plano, TX
Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes
It was a group effort but we really have worked hard.  I'll be sharing more when all is said and done.  Thank you CoCo!
Sep 16, 2007 01:39 PM
Kathleen Lordbock
Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN
Keller Williams Realty Professionals
This is a great idea that the ASP's have taken a hold of and run with - congrats to all your groups and please blog it!
Sep 16, 2007 02:16 PM
Candy Henthorne
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring Texas Real Estate
CoCo, Nice article, I am looking forward to the photo's being posted.  Will check back.
Sep 16, 2007 02:44 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"
CoCo ~ This was a very worthwhile project wasn't it?  I took some of the Before pics but haven't yet seen the Afters.....it's a good feeling to give back to the community that supports our efforts isn't it?
Sep 16, 2007 03:32 PM
Cindy Lin
Staged4more School of Home Staging - South San Francisco, CA
Host, The Home Staging Show podcast

Oh yay! It's great to see community efforts and how we can give back. ;) bravo!

Cheers,

Cindy 

Sep 16, 2007 03:56 PM
Coco Lemmon
Concepts by Coco, Home Staging, Portland, Oregon - Portland, OR
Concepts by CoCo - Homestager - Portland, OR

Candy: I'm looking forward to the pics too:

Maureen: Very worthwhile~and it was great to see you there - send me some before pics??? Thanks

Cindy: Thenk you - what area are you from? Did your group do a home too?

Sep 17, 2007 03:57 AM
Monica Heshmat
Staged.Results. - Chatham, IL
This is a wonderful idea, I would love to help my community too! Can you share how it all started and who was all involved. How often do you do this? Thanks for sharing your staging day, can't wait to see the before and afters..........Monica
Sep 17, 2007 04:46 AM
Coco Lemmon
Concepts by Coco, Home Staging, Portland, Oregon - Portland, OR
Concepts by CoCo - Homestager - Portland, OR
Monica - Barb Swarz from Staged Homes started it. Once a year we do it. All ASP (Acredited Staging Professionals) are involved all over the country. I'm still waiting for the pictures & will post them.
Sep 17, 2007 03:24 PM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Way to go! It's always nice to read about people helping people.   Can't wait to see the photo's.   

Sep 17, 2007 03:28 PM
Trisha Lane
Simple Inspiration Home Staging - Portland, OR
Simple Inspiration Portland Oregon

Hi Coco,

I was at the home of the recently placed family.  We worked hard moving out the old worn furniture and bringing in the new.  We gave this family new bedding, beds a computer desk and a badly needed twin bed for a child who had been sleeping on the floor.  It was an exhausting day, but so worth it.  The children gave us hugs and thanked us for their beautiful new rooms.  I am submitting the photos to our chapter for distribution.

I wished I could have seen you, we need to catch up.

Trish Lane

 

Sep 17, 2007 06:13 PM
Anthea Click
Fresh Perspectives - www.InsideNashvilleHomes.com - Franklin, TN
Nashville Home Stager - Selling Nashville, TN homes quickly!
CoCo - The Nashville chapter participated in the WW Staging Day too! I'll post a blog about it later today. The transformations were amazing. I love giving back!
Sep 18, 2007 02:37 AM
Coco Lemmon
Concepts by Coco, Home Staging, Portland, Oregon - Portland, OR
Concepts by CoCo - Homestager - Portland, OR
Trish - I saw on the roster that you were at the house - sorry to have missed you too! Call sometime - for coffee???
Sep 18, 2007 04:42 AM
Joan Inglis, Master Accredited Staging Professional
Carolina Spaces, LLC www.CarolinaSpaces.com - Charlotte, NC
Home Staging, Model Merchandising, Interior Design

I love ASP worldwide staging day!!!  We in IAHSP Charlotte, NC chapter redecorated a conference room in a residential mental health facility for seriously emotionally damaged children aged 5-14.  We painted, sewed window treatments and added furniture and accessories.  The room is the first place the staff meets with the child and family prior to beginning treatment.  I can't wait until next year!  Joan

Sep 20, 2007 01:26 PM
Sue Shockley
Setting the Space - Plymouth, MA
We too participated in the world wide staging day!  It came together beautifully and was so wonderful to be able to give to others.  We have a great ambassdor in our chapter who did an amazing job!  Congrats. to you and great job!
Sep 29, 2007 03:06 PM