Another good question, and easier to answer! The Refreshed Home creates good plans, helps people make wise decisions, so they can get on with their life. SO-anyone looking for this to happen could be the one who hires-and pays me. Homeowners hire me most often, but busy Westchester and Fairfield
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06/28/2012
FAQs is a new, and on-going series that answers your questions about Home Staging, Interior Decorating, or The Refreshed Home-each in 400 words or less. You can click here to read earlier posts. Statistics can be a comfort when entering uncharted territory; they can illustrate history, trends and
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06/22/2012
Have a love/hate relationship with this question, too. It's the question most everyone wants to ask first. Many do-why not, it's important and valid- but in my experience few really listen to the answer. They believe a Staged house to be an absolute standard, or want Staging to be like a gallon
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06/17/2012
Word of the Week: INDECISION Came across this picture this week, and after the initial giggles-yes, the cold ocean waves of the Cape are always are on my mind this time of year-I really looked at this photo. WOW, what an amazing illustration of an internal process . Approaching the edge of someth
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06/14/2012
What Does a Bacon Sundae Say About the Housing Recovery? Regular readers will know that I have been unapologetically, though cautiously optimistic about the housing market since the fall. From where I stood, had been seeing-hearing-FEELING!-a swing back towards reality with buyers, sellers and ag
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06/13/2012
Don't get to do as much reading-and responding-as I'd like to these days, but what a nice surprise awaited me when I read Nancy's most recent post. I really liked that she saw-and wrote about it as a buyer would, it just hit me differently than most of these do. Thanks Nancy!! A TALE OF TWO CONDO
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06/12/2012
Many thanks to Anna 'Banana' Kruchten for a recent contest she and Kerrie cooked up: tell the story of what you do through a series of FAQ blog posts. I was late to that party, but have jumped on the concept in a serious way. Here is the first of what I expect to be a solid series- each with a se
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06/12/2012
Let's Get Your House SOLD! Staging For The Average Homeowner Remember the classic cereal commercial -where two older brothers did not want to try this new breakfast cereal-and instead, gave it to their younger brother, wanting him to go first? I get a similar reaction when I speak with sellers ab
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06/09/2012
SNL Verizon 4G Spoof-FUNNY!! Contemplating an upgrade? Does the marketing chatter make your head spin? Do you ever think they just make some stuff up-you know-just to mess with you? You're not alone...enjoy one of the funniest SNL skits in recent memory.
06/09/2012
Increased activity in the housing market has increased confidence about updating our homes. In my business, that's translated to a lot of questions about the wisdom of buying new vs. re-upholstering, or just slipcovering. The Refreshed Home prides itself on helping clients make thoughtful and
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06/07/2012