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The new home designs now offer stunning windows two stories high, massive arch tops and little wall space in between. As an interior decorator and custom designer I find a it fun challenge in accommodating the wishes of my clients is designing window treatments and draperies - but I said fun. F...
07/12/2009
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I have had emails and posts saying you miss my presence on the Rain. Thank you for your concerns and inquiries. I have missed receiving and sharing with you and mostly your wisdom and support. I am well and doing good. My home staging business was a bit slow here in Houston, so I sought other...
06/30/2009
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The Stagers on HGTV have make their impression on the home staging industry and have found away to really explain what staging really is about and how it benefits the seller. Having a better understanding of this business is what the general population needs. I am constantly networking and shoc...
03/30/2009
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I'm so happy I finally made 10,000 points on the Rain. It's like that feeling when you get the anniverary pin for your first year on the job, or the birthday card your boss' boss sends you. You just feel good to know your efforts are paying off - the blogging, re-blogging, commenting and respon...
03/16/2009
I have been inspired, today, by Loreena Yoe's blog today entitled "Today is 3-16. A Post About Nothing" and reminded of my favorite 3-16 scripture: John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son..." Years ago I saw this scripture paraphrased like this: "The Greatest Ev...
03/16/2009
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If we care about customer retention, then we should consider the value of our satisfied customers - from a stagers perspective the primary customer would be our realtor partners. Surely, we all agree that satisfying our customer is a key focus and factor in our marketing strategies. But provid...
03/14/2009
Thanks to Maureen Bray, I searched AR for solutions on hanging wall art without nails. I found this post by Virginia Tatseos of Stage-Show-Sell that supports the 3M Command Picture Hanging Strips. I saw them in the store the other day, but didn't purchase them. But, with Virginia's post I fe...
03/14/2009
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With the spring season approaching and home sales projected upward, this is good time to begin building or adding to your inventory. I was in Cort Furniture Clearance Center today and was handed $50 off coupons with purchase of $250 or more. Also I was able to print one for 10% off, my purchas...
03/13/2009
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Susan has done an awesome job in creating Homedigz. It is dynamic and creative. I registered and look forward to sharing my skills and knowledge with many other home enthusiasts. I am very excited about the potential for this community and interaction it will generate. And, I encourage you ...
03/13/2009
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I was so excited when I got the call to stage two vacant properties because this would be the first project to stage from scratch. All sorts of ideas and plans were plaguing my thoughts. I pulled up the pictures on the MLS so that I would have an initial visual and even some room dimensions. T...
03/13/2009