Vacation is usually a wonderful thing. Rest, relaxation, an escape from the everyday. But sometimes, a brief break from a job we hate forces us to face what life can be like when we enjoy our days rather than dread them. Long before the holiday is over we feel our stress level go up again as we recognize… Read More →
Being My Own Boss as a Home Stager and Mom
This summer I’ve taken a break from staging clients’ homes; putting my energies instead into business planning and being a mom.
With excellent vacations with my Lil Millennial to New York and Oregon.
One of the things I love about being my own boss is that you can take time out … Read More →
Career in home staging lets working mother of three live her dream
As a child, Christina Rougerie loved to spend summer days rearranging the décor of her family home, anxious to see the look of surprise on her parents’ faces when they walked through the door.
Christina dreamed of getting her degree in interior design, but a series of events prevented her … Read More →
Is a Home Stager Blamed If a House They Stage Doesn’t Sell?
It’s common worry for a new home stager that they’ll be blamed if a house they stage doesn’t sell.
The first thing to remember is the person the client will be upset with is their real estate agent.
Your job as a home stager is to visually present the home in the best possible… Read More →
How to tell if home staging will work in your small town – Pt 2
If you’re struggling to decide whether or not you should start a home staging business in your small town, stop wondering and do some research!
On Monday I shared three questions you should ask yourself to help determine whether or not your small town can support your home staging business.… Read More →
Professional Home Stagers Don’t Work for Free
It disturbs me to hear of professional home stagers working for free.
However, most of the aspiring stagers I speak with believe they have to do their first projects for free to rack up experience.
As leader in the home staging industry, I’ve written many articles on this topic, trying… Read More →
Moonlight As a Home Stager To Ease Into Your New Career
I get so many emails from people afraid to give up their career to become a home stager. It’s not necessary.
You can easily “moonlight” as a home stager, and no one needs to know it’s your “side-hustle.”
In an ideal world, everyone could quit their job… Read More →
Staging Diva Graduate Stages 38 Texas Homes
I love sharing home staging success stories with my readers as I know they inspire you with what is possible for you too!
Staging Diva Grad Nora Lakey’s story should be enough encouragement for anyone on the fence about becoming a home stager to just go for it.
Nora wrote to tell me she… Read More →
Calm your fears about starting a home staging business
Everyone said I was crazy when I quit my high-level job and started my first business, a marketing consulting firm, in the fall of 1989-just at the start of the 1990s recession. I knew that with change comes opportunity and that there is much less security in working for others than in working… Read More →
Home Staging Helps Home Sellers Move Faster – Great for Relocations
Home staging helps home sellers move faster. This is especially important when people are forced to relocate because of a new job.
No one wants to have to move before they’ve sold their home, and since home staging has been shown to reduce the average number of days on the market, this… Read More →
