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 →
You’ve been looking forward to this home staging consultation for a week. When the home sellers first contacted you about decorating their home to sell, you learned it would be very extensive home staging project.
Your new clients want to sell a vacant, 2400 square foot home in a great… Read More →
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 →
It’s amazing how much time and energy we can waste wondering about something. Isn’t it better to get a yes or no answer sooner, so you can move on?
Here’s a typical scenario I run into with people who love decorating houses.
You think you’d enjoy being a home stager.… Read More →
I love reading the home staging success stories that Staging Diva Graduates send me.
While I receive many positive stories like one I shared about Staging Diva Grad Nora Lakey in a recent post, I also hear from stagers who aren’t so enthusiastic about their new-found career.
Often… Read More →
I’ve trained thousands of people to turn their decorating talent into a profitable home staging business, but after that training is complete, I have very little control over what people do with their new knowledge.
Ideally, a new home stager will take what they’ve learned about starting… Read More →
Have you ever noticed how well-dressed the families are when “surprised” by Ty and the rest of the Extreme Makeover crew? What about the fact that everyone is always home the moment the bus pulls up and available on a moment’s notice to go on a one-week vacation?
I hate to spoil the magic,… Read More →
Staging Diva Graduate, Kay Keeton, operates a home staging business in Dallas called Star Stager and she’s helping her clients sell fast and for higher than average prices even in a slow real estate market.
Kay’s recent home staging project was a property that had been rented and needed quite… Read More →
Some people suggest home staging is a deceitful practice because it’s meant to disguise real problems.
This is not the case.
Home staging lets a home’s best features shine through. It shouldn’t hide serious problems that need to be addressed.
The entrance of this home says … Read More →
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 →
