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 →
I can’t even imagine having young children and being told I had less than a year to live. That’s what happened to an amazing woman I met by phone a few days ago.
She radiated positivity, energy and enthusiasm in our conversation. It totally inspired my day and I haven’t … Read More →
Staging Diva Graduate Saskia Vandemeulebroucke of Design Fusion shares a recent home staging job that proves home staging works.
This Chula Vista, California, home had been on the market for 60 days, without receiving a single offer.
If you’ve ever lived in a house while it’s… Read More →
So many of us spend our best years letting fear stop us from starting our dream business.
We make excuses like, “I”m too busy,” while we spend 30 to 40 hours a week in front of the TV and Facebook.
We make excuses like, “I can’t afford it,” while we continue… Read More →
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 →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 →
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 →
When I was doing marketing for large corporations I never got that warm and fuzzy feeling that I was making an important difference in the world.
That all changed when I discovered home staging.
It’s no exaggeration to say that our home staging services can have a profound and positive… Read More →
