To figure out whether or not your small town will support your home staging business, you have some homework to do.
Some rural areas are great for home stagers and others, not so much. Whether or not it will work is dependent on many things, so it is wise for you to do your research before you learn… 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 →
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 →
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 →
All graduates of the Staging Diva Home Staging Training Program are asked to complete a survey about their training and I am especially proud of the results I’ve been seeing of late. There’s one statistic in particular I feel is important to share:
20% of those who enroll in the… Read More →
When you’re staging a home, don’t neglect the hallways of a home because they’re the paths that lead people through the house. It’s also a great opportunity to leave a strong impression with prospective buyers because most people don’t bother doing anything… Read More →
When staging a house to sell, you can’t just ignore a room because it presents a staging challenge, or because you don’t think it would be as important as staging the kitchen or bathroom.
The goal of home staging is to have a buyer make a strong emotional connection with a property… Read More →
