Accentuate the Positive

Decorating one's home, whether it's for living or for selling, can be a tricky adventure. Because, unlike your ordinary fashion faux par where you can quickly dispose of the bright orange beret and pink hot pants after seeing yourself in the mirror, decorating flops are often bigger, more expensi...

As a professional home stager and one day redecorator one of my jobs is to help my lovely clients place their floor rugs. Placing a gorgeous floor rug in just the right spot always makes a powerful statement. That said, here's some simple ideas, techniques and tips you can use right now that will...

You know it and I know it people: the headline in property listing add is genuine prime real estate. The headline aims to get buyers to read the description and look at the accompanying photos. The photos and description tells the buyer to pick up the phone to arrange an inspection. Here are 5 re...

1." Owner Says sell!" Really? Thanks for pointing that out. Stating the bleeding obvious may well be the absolute truth of the matter, but it's still completely useless. 2. "Beautifully Appointed" I hate this term cliché when I see it and I see it a lot. Go into Google now and key in the search t...

Ask any home stager in the world and they will not be afraid to admit to you that they have seen and heard from a seemingly endless parade of home sellers, who proudly mention how beautifully their now, ‘for sale' property is decorated.  For most sellers it's a task they've lovingly worked on an...

If it hasn't happened to you personally, then chances are someone in your circle of family and friends has had it happened to them. I'm talking of course about the ugliness that is home foreclosure. Some see it coming over many yearsin a proverbial snowball effect as the financial climate changes...

You may remember that not too long ago I posted here on AR about my frustration in seeing a ‘for sale' property that has so much potential to be fabulous, that I can only just stop myself from calling up the agent and begging him to ‘let me at it'. Well, here's just one of the rooms from the prop...

Hello again AR Friends. I wanted to bring you an update on a recent post of mine on a business name change. I did ask what your thoughts were on changing the name of a business in its 3rd year. Everybody who took the time to comment raised valuable points which were very much appreciated. Thank y...

Whether you happen to be selling your home or not, a room finished with a vase or two of fresh flowers is one of the most inviting and memorable. Fresh blooms grab hold of our senses in all the right ways. To help you make the most of your floral displays, it helps to know a little bit about the ...

For the DIY home decorator, accessorizing the home is but a slippery slope. Many a novice decorator has tried and failed to get the designer look seen in shelter magaizines around the globe. But displaying your precious pieces 'just so' isn't hard once you know what to look for. As a professional...