“The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail.”- Edwin H. Land
I love this quote for so many reasons, one being that it reminds me of how subjective creativity is.
When it comes to staging a home, you have to be willing to look at things in different ways and see what… Read More →
Staging Diva Graduates Heather Cook and Alana Merritt, owners of Rooms in Bloom Home Staging & Design Inc., haven’t always been home stagers. Both women had their own home interiors businesses before taking their home staging training.
They now make more money and have more … Read More →
One of the most important aspects of home staging is depersonalizing a property. That’s because when you depersonalize a house, you help a potential buyer imagine themselves living there instead of wondering about the current owners and why they might be leaving.
For example, if… Read More →
Even though Staging Diva Graduate Lisa Liberatore is no longer a teacher in the public elementary school system, she’s still teaching in her new full-time career as a home stager.
Her staging business Brown Butterfly Interiors is based in New Jersey.
She’s leaving a mark in her Bay… Read More →
New home stagers often worry that they won’t know what to recommend when they get to a client’s home. I’ve picked four rooms here from my own clients which show fairly typical problem areas.
Test your talents of observation by reviewing each of these room photos and add… Read More →
There’s a home staging job in Dyer, Indiana for Staging Diva Graduates. I’ve been contacted by a Dyer real estate agent who is in “dire” need of a professional home stager.
This is the second time on the market for this 2900 square foot home (with an additional 1500… Read More →
Being a home stager means that your home staging business will have natural ups and downs.
This is a reality of any business really.
Sometimes this is due to the season. For example, there is less demand for home staging services in December, just because that’s not a big time for people… Read More →
If your home staging client wants her home staged before the Real Estate Caravan, would you know what she means?
In the real estate industry, a “Caravan” refers to an event where a listing agent invites other real estate agents to tour a group of homes that are listed for sale.
The goal of a Real… Read More →
Last month I posted a staging dilemma asking what you would do if you were tasked with staging a home for sellers reluctant to tone down their color-crazy home complete with turquoise kitchen and hot pink living room.
In this scenario, before you had a chance to address the color, the homeowner… Read More →
Home staging is a second chance career for so many Staging Diva Graduates.
As a stressed out insurance agent in Boynton Beach, Marcia Levitz’ creativity and passion for interior design were totally stifled.
Selling life insurance and variable annuities wasn’t Marcia’s dream job by any… Read More →
