Last week I wrote Home Stagers Set The Table to Sell a House. I discussed the fine balance between romancing home buyers and not being so over the top with props that our staging becomes the focus instead of the house itself.
There were some great comments from home stagers, both new and experienced… Read More →
While I love hearing stories from all of my Staging Diva Graduates, the ones I enjoy most are those that come from men and women who have made drastic changes in their career to pursue their dreams.
People like Lori Fischer of Pennsylvania-based Rethink Interiors who, before becoming a home… Read More →
I’m a Mad Men fan and disappointed we have to wait for the new season. Watching the show is a great reminder of why I wanted to be my own boss by the time I was 30— a goal I’m proud to say I achieved.
When I was in the corporate world (and then worked for ad agencies) I had everything from… Read More →
New home stagers often hold themselves back from a lack of confidence.
It becomes a vicious circle.
The less confident you feel, the less likely you are to get hired for a home staging project because your potential clients pick up on your insecurity.
Then the longer the time goes by without… Read More →
I recently posted a home staging business dilemma from “Simone” a home stager who shared her story about an especially challenging real estate agent.
He blew up and started yelling at her at an agent open house following something she said.
Her story raised interesting issues… Read More →
The other day I found myself pondering the “why” of my career as a professional home stager, and teacher, coach and mentor to thousands of other home stagers.
Whether you’re doing what you’ve always dreamed of doing or you’re “stuck” in a desk job you feel you can’t escape from, there is something… Read More →
Staging Diva Graduate Lavonne Clifford spent years focused on others as a dedicated mother and full-time volunteer. Now that her children are in high school, though, Lavonne is focusing on her career as owner of Atlanta-based Big Dog Staging.
Lavonne wrote to tell me about one of her most… Read More →
Starting your own home staging business is exciting. Unfortunately, some people who like to say they have a business actually only have a home staging hobby. Here are 5 warning signs that all you really have is a hobby even though you’d like to believe otherwise:
Your phone isn’t… Read More →I received an email last month from an aspiring home stager seeking advice about buying an office printer.
She thought she would buy the cheapest all-in-one printer/fax/copier she could get and wanted to double check with me to see if she’d be making lots of copies as a home stager and… Read More →
I’ve written about Staging Diva Graduate Holly Battaglia before. She has a very inspiring story as she manages to work over 20 hours a week as an Oncology RN on top of running her successful Maryland home staging business, Holly’s Home Matters.
She’s also a busy mother of four… Read More →
