Home stagers, one of my biggest procrastination strategies when I’m starting something new is to research it to death.
I developed this habit as a student years ago.
If I had an essay to write, I’d keep visiting the library and dragging home more books.
As long as I was gathering… Read More →
Home stagers, it’s official, Pantone has selected Emerald as their color of the year.
I must admit I like the freshness of it and can totally see it as an accent color that splashes through different rooms in one of my next home staging projects.
I’ve never been one of those home… Read More →
Are you thinking about gifts for your home staging business clients and potential clients? It’s tricky figuring out the best approach. Get it right and you can actually boost your business. Get it wrong and you might inadvertently offend the people you want to impress, or send the … Read More →
If you’re a successful home stager, you’ve probably already noticed that you can make more money during a home staging consultation than many people earn in an entire week.
These have certainly been the backbone of my home staging business which I started in 2002.
Since I’ve had a home staging business since 2002, I get several emails like this each week. My heart goes out to the frustrated home seller and clearly his real estate agent hasn’t been much help. Here’s an abbreviated version of his story:
I’m trying to sell my … Read More →
I’ve had a home staging business since 2002 and I was terrified when I started.
I was living in a new city with a child in grade 2, a mortgage and no other source of income or support.
When it came to being a home stager, my top fears were:
1. I wouldn’t be able to find clients for my home… Read More →
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I love this quote for many reasons.
Especially because it so nicely distinguishes between home staging and interior design.
Less… Read More →Home stagers, this could be your shot at home staging and design fame if you’ve been sitting at home watching HGTV thinking “I could do that!” The casting agency behind two major TV shows has asked me to spread the word with the Staging Diva community that they’re… Read More →
I get tons of home staging jobs I can’t possibly do on my own because I’m too booked up with existing home staging clients and teaching and coaching the Staging Diva community. I was sad to turn down this home staging job for a $1.4 million Georgian Bay cottage. It includes picking… Read More →
Home stagers, interior redesigners and color consultants are frequently asked to recommend the perfect white paint. After all there are hundreds of possibilities and most people can’t see the difference from one swatch to the next.
I personally find that when you put the paint swatches… Read More →
