There is really no end to the kinds of ideas and home staging recommendations we can dream up for any one project.
Trade offs have to be made, and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
As a home stager, we have to weigh a number of factors before sharing our recommendations. In addition to… Read More →
In a recent blog post I asked how you would handle a home staging consultation in the living room pictured here.
This room is similar to many you’ll come across in your home staging career. A lot of people actually live like this – with too much furniture jammed into small spaces and no attention… Read More →
As a professional home stager you really need to invest in a good camera. Buying that important piece of equipment can be a daunting task, though, especially if you don’t know much about photography.
If you’re purchasing a camera primarily for taking before and after photos in your home staging… Read More →
Imagine being able to stage homes on TV. How fun would that be?
Half a dozen Staging Diva Graduates have recently been approached by a rep from Europe’s largest private broadcaster to be on a TV show about home staging!
The program follows a family in Europe as their high-end, luxury home is … Read More →
As I was on the treadmill at the gym the other day watching another episode of HGTV’s Property Virgins, I was thinking again about how amazing it is that what comes naturally to professional home stagers doesn’t seem to cross the minds of real estate agents and home sellers.
There are many invaluable… Read More →
It’s amazing how many home stagers think they should be real estate agents too. They think that’s a fast road to easy money, not realizing that home stagers often make more money than real estate agents.
I read a recent blog post written by a real estate agent fed up with people… Read More →
Last week I wrote a post likening your new home staging website to a big party you’ve thrown that nobody shows up to besides your family members. Home stagers, if you have not read that post, I urge you to go back and read it now.
In today’s business climate you can’t deny the importance of having… Read More →
I used to race around like a mad woman trying to fit 10 home staging consultations into a week, always afraid to put a client off who needed me and fearing if I didn’t see them right away they’d disappear and find a home stager somewhere else.
Then I realized that if you’re … Read More →
Let’s imagine that you’ve decided to host a party to launch your home staging business. For days you work countless hours researching the very best location, carefully planning the food and décor. Thousands of thoughtful, elegant invitations have been sent out to the big event and as the… Read More →
I recently featured a master bedroom in desperate need of help and asked home stagers for their tips when it comes time to decorate a house to sell.
This room is very typical of the problems you’ll see doing a master bedroom home staging consultation.
I shot this photo in my own client’s… Read More →
