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Flowers & ferns: Grab your buyers attention when selling!

Flowers & ferns: Grab your buyers attention when selling!

[ 0 ] April 7, 2011

I can’t stress enough how much a great first impression impacts your odds of selling your home. I always recommend things like painting the front door, pressure washing away the grime, replacing door hardware & exterior lights, and putting out a fresh welcome mat. But one thing that is often overlooked is the appeal of [...]

before organizing & staging

Guest Post for The Clutter Princess: When Organizing & Staging Collide

[ 0 ] February 25, 2011

Janice Simon, a.k.a. The Clutter Princess, asked me to write a guest post about staging but since we are both Professional Organizers I thought it would be great to show how the two professions align so nicely. Luckily she agreed and my guest post went live today on her blog, The Clutter Princess. Staging a [...]

FREE Home Staging Interior ReDesign Seminar on Thursday, May 28th!

FREE Home Staging Interior ReDesign Seminar on Thursday, May 28th!

[ 2 ] May 26, 2009

Come by Church Street Flooring & Design in downtown Franklin, TN to learn the secrets of Interior ReDesign. This is using what you have to make a more beautiful and functional space. In this economy – wouldn’t it be great to learn some tips and techniques that don’t cost much? 4 expert stagers are putting [...]

bins can hide a multitude of sins…

bins can hide a multitude of sins…

[ 2 ] May 7, 2009

I was having a really nice conversation with Chad Hunter today about professional organizing (he’s a graphic designer but wants to know more about my field – which I can totally understand because everyone does). During our chat, I used the phrase “bins can hide a multitude of sins.” I love the way this flows. [...]

vacant home staging – just don't love 'em

vacant home staging – just don't love 'em

[ 0 ] January 15, 2009

I have been teaching seminars lately – partly as a marketing endeavor but also as a way to clarify my thoughts on organizing and life in general. My seminars this week are on time management but I’ve made the focus goal setting and prioritizing. This went over well in my session yesterday (had about 30 [...]

staging vignettes

staging vignettes

[ 0 ] November 17, 2008

A lot of times when I look at staging a vacant house, it can get somewhat cost prohibitive to fully stage everything. The rule of thumb is to highlight the great features, do the main living area, entry areas, dining room and eat in areas, bathrooms and the kitchen. I recently did a vacant house [...]

staging and pre-listing inspections

staging and pre-listing inspections

[ 0 ] October 6, 2008

I recently went on a staging consult for a realtor and her client to evaluate what was going on with this house. It had sat on the market for over a year with barely a showing. This realtor just got the listing, as the original agent wasn’t doing a whole lot. There were a lot [...]

what to do with a bunch of bare windows . . .

what to do with a bunch of bare windows . . .

[ 1 ] September 26, 2008

One of the things I run into a lot when staging a house is the big empty space over the sink in the kitchen, or an empty series of windows in a little used room or back entryway. People don’t think about them much – it’s not like they need privacy, nor do they want [...]