Home Staging Stories and Other Stuff

I'm sure you all have a staging story that's just plain fun to circulate.  I'd love to hear yours!  Here's mine... Last fall I performed a staging consultation for an owner/agent on his beautiful metro Atlanta country estate.  While the home was staged to near perfection to begin with, I did make...

Agents,   Are you (unknowingly) preventing your clients from staging their homes, even though you understand the value of staging?  Please allow me to explain.   Last week I received a cry for help from an agent.  She had just taken over a listing of a vacant property that has been sitting for ov...

Okay, I admit, I've been watching the convention coverage.  Have you?  The answer is "lipstick".  (My apologies to the male stagers out there.)  The point is, I'm not giving up!!! I began staging last August.  I had a good bit of initial success, then things completely died over the winter months...

I'm curious -- what's the craziest thing you've done in staging a home?  Here's my story. A couple of weeks ago I got a call to stage an upscale home in the area that had been vacated by the homeowners, but all furniture and accessories remained.  While the owners had some very nice, quality furn...