Ideas for Making our Staging Lives Easier!

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Someone in response to one of my blogs suggested creating a notebook to include a list of helpful hints that we can use and share with our colleagues. Great idea! So many ideas come from working together and finding out-of-the-box solutions to everyday annoyances in our Staging lives. I'm happy to share and look forward to reading ideas from other Stagers. I share these ideas freely since they are so often concepts that spring from our collective Stager consciousness and as such, are best shared collectively!
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UPDATE! THIS HOME JUST WENT PENDING - LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AFTER BEING RE-LISTED and RE-STAGED!  ;=) I just completed staging a two story home (also see "How to Transform Two Bedrooms Into Four) with a little bit of "mine, hers and theirs" mixed together to make it work. The owners had the home list...
04/09/2009
UPDATE! THIS HOME JUST WENT PENDING - LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AFTER BEING RE-LISTED and RE-STAGED!  ;=)   This home presented a unique challenge. The owners (who have no children), converted two upstairs bedrooms into a bonus room, turning their upscale, newer construction 4-bedroom home into a 2-bedro...
04/09/2009
I always enjoy meeting homeowners' "fur children". Sometimes we have to be very direct with these owners, reminding them that not everyone is fond of pets. But when doing this, I  attempt to honor their pets at the same time. It builds the relationship and trust, plus I always have fun doing a mi...
02/23/2009
I have just had an amazing trip back to the East Coast, visiting family in both Maryland and N Carolina. I also believe that I may have "staged it forward" by passing a Staging lead to an associate across the country! Here's the REST OF THE STORY! My cousin and her husband Charlie, who live in Mo...
01/17/2009
I saw a blog a few months ago with a claw foot tub in the bedroom and thought that was rather strange. Then a client recently contacted my company, The Notably Well-Dressed Home in Eugene OR for an owner-occupied staging where the master bedroom had a vanity and sink in it - with a separate small...
11/22/2008
  This home was a challenge because it is far enough outside of the city that the Broker had no viewings after 2 months on the market. She contacted The Notably Well-Dressed Home, Eugene OR and we talked about how to jumpstart the listing and get more compelling pictures, which included an owner-...
11/21/2008
There are 3 versions of this home pictured below - first, before any staging was done - second, owner-occupied Staging using the client's  furnishings, third, vacant Staging, recently completed. While this home was occupied, there were limited showings. Comments were that it was a lovely property...
07/05/2008
UPDATE - A full price offer came in 2 days after we staged and it just closed yesterday! I prepared a bid for Staging this home last week (first time buyer price range) and as soon as I walked in, it seemed as though this place was calling for a more traditional look than I usually Stage with. So...
06/25/2008
I just finished Staging a home for a couple from out of state (click here to see blog post). He was the trustee for his Aunt's estate and they are in the process of selling her Eugene home. I brought in my staging props and also used a few of his Aunt's furnishings, where appropriate. His aunt ha...
06/25/2008
If you've read some of my past blogs, you know that I used to be a professional enterainer. I'm also a songwriter, although its been several years since I've been inspired to write anything new (maybe moving 3 times in 4.5 years - including relocation to a new market - and changing careers has so...
06/17/2008
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I've often mentioned to Staging colleagues that the best way to make a decent living as a Stager is to optimize how we work.

The comments in my blog are intended to help other Stagers make not-so-fun stuff easier so we can get to the fun stuff more quickly!