Confessions of a stage-a-holic on the move.

Many consumers today are baffled with the commission rates associated with selling their homes. Lets face it 5% of the average home can amount to a sizable fee and often the homeowner wonders what exactly they are paying for. Add to that a "hot" market where the DOM is just a few days and homeown...

Nobody ever said that selling and buying a home was easy. Our home was fully loaded and showed really well. As a result, we decided to list our home FSBO. After all, with my husband in the advertising industry and me in home staging - who needed a real estate agent, right?With our first open hous...

Let me introduce a new member of Active Rain and a fantastic resource for home stagers. Judy May of Show House Marketing is the #1 Business Development & Marketing Resource for Design Professionals. Judy provides Effective Strategies, Innovative Tools, Sound Advice. I have participated in her pro...

We've been hard at work and we are having an Open House check out the website for more details www.59brownridge.comBeautifully finished open-concept home on a quiet street!. Walk to Whitby’s finest schools! Upgrades Galore. Hardwood throughout main level, stairs, and upper landing. Internet/CAT5 ...

I had someone asking me about sources for fake foods to use in staging. I haven't used any to date but these items might be useful for staging a vacant home or a model home. Here are a few links that I found:http://www.incredibleinedibles.shoppingcartsplus.com/page/page/1252403.htmhttp://www.leel...

Every now and then life leads us to a fork in the road. Down one side is more of a continuation of what you have done, probably what would be considered the "safe" route. The other side is a little scarier, perhaps tempting you to be more adventurous.I recently reached that fork in the road...nee...

My husband is a senior art director so I have a huge benefit when is comes to web design, advertising, etc. because he does it all for me. I give him creative lead on everything, not that I really have a choice. Luckily I have always been very happy but I would REALLY appreciate any feedback, com...

There have been a few blogs posted recently on marketing your business. Two of my favourites include: "Are you working on your business?" by Melissa Marro and "How do you market yourself?" by Alyse Bromberg.Both deliver the same underlying message, to be successful in these business (or any other...

Many home stagers receive a significant amount of business through partnering with Realtors, leading one to ask "to discount or not to discount". This question was posed by Reece Gutekunst in her blog titled "Realtor Partnership Program - To Discount or Not To Discount?".I know that Debra Gould o...

Hiring a home staging professional to make sure that your home is looking its best is a great start to getting your house sold, but you still have to live in your home and when booking an open house or preparing for a viewing  keep in mind that you still might have some work to do.To say "make su...