When you embark on a home staging career there are many delightful surprises that you couldn’t have imagined.
It feels hard to take what seems like a huge leap into the unknown to start a business.
But all growth opportunities feel like a leap when you first make your decision!
In … Read More →Magazines, newspapers and websites are filled with lists of home staging tips.
That’s great news for home stagers.
It raises awareness and demand for what we do.
Sure, some home sellers will use these tips on their own and think they don’t need a home stager.
Many will also realize… Read More →
I love teaching and coaching home stagers and watching their business and confidence grow.
When I first met Staging Diva Grad, Susan Atwell of Atwell Staged Home (NY), I knew she would be someone to watch.
She didn’t ignore the importance of having a professional business image.
Despite… Read More →
Recently I wrote an article that advised tossing the color wheel and choosing your colors from nature.
This is especially true of decorating projects where you can be more bold in your color choices.
For home staging projects, we tend to stick to neutrals.
Some home staging clients are reluctant… Read More →
I believe that great home staging is invisible. That sounds like a paradox.
What I mean is that when you’ve really mastered the art of home staging, few people will realize the house is staged.
Potential buyers just know that they love the house. And that’s our goal. While … Read More →
I’ve been supporting myself from a home-based business of one kind or another since 1989. Which means I’ve kept going through my 30s, 40s and now into my mid-50s.
I started or grew businesses during two severe recessions, a few health crises, various house moves and mortgages,… Read More →
Change feels scary. So most of us avoid it until some major life event prompts us to reevaluate how we’re spending our lives.
That’s kind of sad when you think about it. We have the power to change our lives at any point, why wait for a crisis?
Many Staging Diva Graduates have been… Read More →
In a recent post I shared how we shouldn’t take our natural decorating talent for granted. This cartoon made me laugh because it’s exactly what I was talking about.
A woman on the psychiatrist’s couch asks, “How can I relax when I know the couch would look so much … Read More →
So many people fret over how a color wheel works. They think this “knowledge” will make it easier to choose colors for their next decorating or home staging project.
Color inspiration comes easily from nature.
Taking a walk in a garden, by the beach or through a forest, you can’t… Read More →
You started your home staging business so that you could make a living doing what you love.
If you’re tangled up in too many tasks that are keeping you from that goal, it’s time to re-evaluate how you’re running your business.
In a recent article about too many home stager… Read More →
