Joan Inglis' Blog

I I recently completed staging Unit #406.  It is an exceptional property ready to show and sell! Direct oceanfront residence which has been converted into a 3BR/2BA from the original 2BR/2BA. Residence has one of the largest decks overlooking the Margate pool and ocean. Features include club floo...

Like many, I've grabbed a piece or two of my own personal furniture items a couple of times to use as inventory in a vacant house when these items worked perfectly.  I have a particluar black leather bench/ottoman/coffee table that is so unique and was purchased in a distant state while on vacati...

Why is my most recent job always my favorite?  Here's a bedroom I just finished.  The bedroom seemed so small when it was vacant that I thought about using a daybed with a trundle.  But I decided that I had to show that the room could fit a queen size bed.  I love the way everything bounces off t...

No, this isn't a kitchen that needs to be decluttered and staged.  It's a picture of a kitchen of a condo in the process of being staged.  This is my mess, by the way.  Is it true what they say about desks and does it apply to stagers?  Cluttered staging area, organized mind?  Joan

Yes, home staging is crucial in preparing a home for sale.And it is getting easier and easier to gather enough information so that anyone and everyone can become a home stager with little expense and effort.With all the staging self-help books, staging TV programs, and countless low-priced stager...

This is the second model home I've seen with table lamps on the kitchen counter and bathroom counters.  *These are sample pictures and not my work* Does anyone put table lamps on countertops for staging?  Do you think it is safe and practical since there is a sink with water nearby?  Can you shar...

I believe in minimal knick knacks, but on expansive countertops, I think that one candlestick looks lost.  I used a large tray on this master bath counter and arranged bath accessories and three containers with soaps, shells, lotions on the tray.  The opposite cabinets and expansive counter are r...

I first staged this vacant 1920s cottage for the property owner last year.  It turned out that there was a problem with the survey and the seller had to take the home off the market for serveral months while an adjoining lot was consolidated with the property.  Once all was corrected, the seller ...

My beloved HP that was a gift from husband pooped out.  I need a new camera like yesterday!  He's too busy to research wide angles for me.  I've read here in the past that a lot of you use a Kodak, but the Kodak wide angles I've looked into do not have a flash.  I need a wide angle digital with a...

Have you all seen "Get It Sold" on HGTV and the new "Stage This House!" on A&E?  Do you think these shows are helping the home staging industry or hurting it?  They are getting the word out about how important it is to stage your home in order to sell it.  Any publicity is good publicity, but the...