Janet Jones's (jljones13) Blog

I was inspired by Christian Quiero's post I Will Work for Food.  In case you have not read it, he decided to donate his home staging consultation time during the month of December in exchange for the client making a suitable contribution to the local food bank.  I was intrigued by the idea.  I'm ...

 'Tis the Season of Sharing.  While that makes many of us think of heading to the mall and buying gifts for friends and loved ones, stop for a moment and consider those who may not even have a decent meal during the Holiday Season--or for that matter--most of the rest of the year.   Here on Maui,...

Join the United Way Toy Drive this Sunday, December 4th, at Maui Mall.  If you donate a new toy between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. volunteers from United Way will wrap a gift for you in exchange.  Volunteers will be located near the Fun Factory, in front of the Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas. The Maui Mall i...

The 11th Annual Lighting of the Banyan Tree will be held this weekend, December 3-4 in downtown Lahaina.  As has been the tradition, the tree will be lit with hundreds of strings of brightly colored Christmas lights. The official tree lighting is at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening; however, festivi...

What could be any more fun this weekend than a drive upcountry with family and/or friends to enjoy the food and entertainment at Ulupalakua Ranch?  The Ranch and Maui's Winery host their annual  "Ulupalakua Sparkles", on Sunday, December 4, marking the official start of their Holiday Season.  The...

David Gibson wrote an interested post yesterday entitled, Stagers and listing agents - what are the tipping points?, which inspired me to write this one.  David was asking for advice from Realtors and stagers as to how to convince sellers that they needed to bring in a stager.  As he wrote: "The ...

Master Bedrooms are one of the two key rooms buyers consider when evaluating your home.  They want gracious, hotel-like accommodations, and they also love large walk-in closets.  If your home is like many in the newer subdivisions on Maui the walk-in closets are not very large.  So here is a simp...

Selling Your Home--Is Home Staging in the Signs? Location, Price, and Condition are the major factors to consider when selling your home.  You don't have much control over your Location--unless you own a mobile home.  You don't have much control over Price, as that is a function of the market.  F...

The Plant A Wish Project is a national effort by local husband-and-wife team Sara Tekula and Joe Imhoff to plant native trees in all 50 states.  This 15-month effort, which is being turned into a documentary to be released next year, will celebrate it's final plantings in Hawaii this Saturday, No...

Residents of South Maui have several options for Trunk and Treat this Halloween.  Both events are being held on Monday, October 31, from 6 to 8 p.m.  Pi'ilana Village Shopping Center Merchants in the Pi'ilani Village Shopping Center are hosting "Maui's Family Friendly Halloween".  They will be ha...