Home stagers, designers and creatives of all sorts must beware of dream crushers.
We’re an easy target because we’re not following the safe/traditional careers.
Most people continue to believe that being a lawyer, doctor or accountant are the quicker paths to financial … Read More →
Many home stagers worry about home staging competition before they start, not realizing that there is probably more than enough opportunity for them too.
That’s why I love this home staging success story from Staging Diva Grad Robin Weflen of Round Table Home Staging (PA) about her… Read More →
There are so many creative people who dream of becoming a home stager.
Yet they think it’s too late to try something new, or they under value their own talent.
I’ve learned from the many Staging Diva Grads in their 50s, 60s and 70s that it’s never too late, as long as you still… Read More →
One of the delightful things about having the Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program since 2005, is watching how my grads’ lives and careers unfold after taking my program.
What they do with their training, how their business grows, the inevitable personal development… Read More →
Staging Diva Graduate Carrie McCampbell is a Washington-based designer with a love for renovations, remodels, DIY projects, home staging and decorating.
Her motto is “beautiful spaces on a budget” which works especially well when decorating a house to sell on the real estate… Read More →
I’ve been writing about the business of home staging and coaching and mentoring home stagers since 2002.
That was even before I launched Staging Diva as an education and training company in 2005. I was getting overwhelmed by the number of creative and struggling home stagers who … Read More →
Staging Diva Graduate Rob Reinhart of Make It-Home in Palm Springs California worked for years in Sales and Merchandising in the fashion industry before turning his talents to home staging.
He took the Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program while working full-time, and within… Read More →
Staging Diva Graduate Mary Ann Benoit of Northern Lights Home Staging and Design in Seward Alaska wanted to make the right first impression with her home staging business. She quickly realized that two key pieces of that are having a professional looking home staging business logo and … Read More →
In my career as a home stager I have done a ton of home staging consultations on occupied properties where I’m often using what a client already has in new and better ways.
Taking on home staging a vacant property is a whole different exercise. It can be daunting at times, especially if… Read More →
Home staging works whether you’re decorating a house to sell for a client, or you’re working on your own home. One of the side benefits of being a home stager is we know how to make money in our own real estate. In fact that’s how I got into professional home staging in 2002.… Read More →
