Today I heard from a home staging client in Australia who needs to sell her Chicago property. She wanted me to recommend a Chicago home stager to help her. I put her in touch with Staging Diva Graduate Ranee D. Strawn of Distinctive Design.
Home Stager Toronto to Australia to ChicagoThink about… Read More →
No matter how beautiful a house looks,… Read More →
My latest home staging resource came out today – Staging Diva Ultimate Design Guide: Home Staging Tips, Tricks and Floor Plans. Feedback from readers is already pouring in from across the US, Canada and even Europe, including this comment from Kay Keeton in Texas:
“I was so … Read More →
Was it luck that my home staging career started in 2002, or was I just finally ready to follow my passion?
Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” I believe there’s a great deal of truth to that quote.
During one of my many house moves, I found a 5-year old newspaper clipping… Read More →
Aspiring home stagers often let the needs of their families or young children get in the way of following their dream of having a successful home staging business.
Yet this is a completely flexible career where you can build your business around whatever else you have going on, even home … Read More →
I am really pleased that Entrepreneur University is featuring my article on the business lessons I’ve learned while working out at the gym. I think you’ll find my observations helpful in growing your own home staging business.
When decorating a house to sell, it’s important to eliminate distractions, but how far past the line between “lived in” and “deserted” should you go?
Decorating to sell, otherwise known as home staging, and decorating to live are two entirely different… Read More →
This summer I landscaped my back yard and haven’t shared any photos of it yet because the plants need to fill in. But I must say it looked magical this morning under the blanket of the first snowfall.
I’ve resolved not to watch TV today. Depressing news does not energize me to stay… Read More →
Getting out of your comfort zone to do something big in the world takes courage and acting ability, not just know how. Every entrepreneur has those days, weeks or months where confidence drops and fear and insecurity take their place. The challenge is put on a brave face and keep going anyway.… Read More →
Today I received another of what has sadly become a typical phone call.
“Hi, I’ve taken a home staging course and I was promised a guaranteed job as a home stager, but that’s never materialized. Does your company have any job openings?”
This 27 year old confessed… Read More →
