Design inspiration can come from anywhere. Staging inspiration comes to me from each individual house I work on. Each house talks and I listen to best make each property a home for buyers. It gives me (and probably potential buyers as well) a disjointed, confused feeling when a house's interio
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01/09/2007
I love AR. I'm so impressed with the information, members, and fun I have here everyday. When I joined I only thought of it as another way to "get my name out there" but it only took one look around; reading the blogs, profiles and forums to see how interesting and useful this site is. I bega
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01/08/2007
I began a long comment on Kimberly Wester's excellent blog post The Most Effective Use of Your Marketing Budget. But when my ranting comment was threatening to blabber on longer than her original post I thought I should cut it short and rant on my own blog. Kimberly's post is a must read and r
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01/05/2007
Most everyone is familiar with the concepts of the best selling book by Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. The basic life lessons of the title essay are simple yet applicable for anyone and any situation. I have applied them here to Home Staging: Share Everyth
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01/05/2007
"Being able to deal with stress isn't just a helpful life skill, it's vital to mental health. A University of Connecticut study found that people who take problems in stride were significantly less likely to be depressed, anxious or irritable than those without coping skills."I read the above to
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01/04/2007
Thanks to many thought provoking and informative blogs here on AR recently regarding marketing items I have been inspired and motivated to do more research on the idea. Val Alloco wrote of her good results using car magnets and Maureen Henry offered this excellent site for ordering.Cindy Lin wro
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01/03/2007
I was talking to one of the other moms in my daughter's class about Home Staging. She had heard of it but didn't know much about it. I used my favorite description "Property Stylist" and gave an explanation of staging as decorating houses on the market so they showed like model homes to help bu
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12/26/2006
165 Manhattan Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254Detached Contemporary Townhome2,109 Square Ft3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathsMLS# S937642$1,599,0002 blocks from the sand. Brand new construction with granite counters throughout. Beautiful wideplank distressed hardwood floors in a dark finish. Viking appliances
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12/14/2006
Choosing paint colors for the interiors of an entire house can be very stressful. On Color Consultations for empty houses I recommend beginning with a neutral color throughout the house and then adding an accent wall(s) in darker colors. Painting bedrooms in different colors adds so much intere
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12/07/2006
I'm not a real estate expert, (I'm a "Property Stylist") , but it really seems to me that the holiday season is a great opportunity for buying or selling your home.I know that the holiday season is traditionally a slow time for the real estate market. I hear the logic that sellers are waiting for
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11/21/2006
