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Color is powerful because it evokes emotion. This article is taken from more of a decorator’s perspective, as opposed to a staging one, but it still has some helpful hints for choosing color.
I especially liked the one where she suggests using the colors in a piece of art, furniture, or even a rug. Paint is [...]

Apart from helping make a quick sale, home stagers can also help the realtor be the “good cop” when tackling the sticky issues of clutter, smell and personal collections.
This article discusses how the stager is able to make these recommendations that normally might jeopardize the realtor’s working relationship with a client.
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I just wanted to share an e-mail I received from one of
my subscribers. She has been following our advice and
has done a fabulous job home staging!
Feel free to check out the
excellent photos and if you are looking for a place in
Sydney, Australia, this one is a beauty!
But you’d better
hurry, the auction is on October 7th.
All [...]

This article has some great ideas for stocking your staging toolkit. I especially loved the “earthquake putty” idea, even though I’m not in California I can still think of a few ways to use this.
And don’t you just love the grapes idea?
Enjoy,
Rebecca
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Basically, economists don’t know how low real estate prices in hot areas are going to drop. This drop may just be the market’s way of correcting the prices that skyrocketed a few years ago, which would allow incomes to catch up. Or it could be just the beginning of a very long downward spiral.
Interest food [...]

Two designers were chosen to decorate two Denver dorm rooms for a redesign competition. I can’t think of a smaller space to make functional and inviting!
See how they did at:
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Great article with step by step tips to shape up any mid to upper bracket home.
This home stager is from Florida and started out as a realtor!
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Many folks are in the situation where they are relocating or moving out an old tenant as they are trying to sell a home.
Home staging is vital for vacant homes because it allows the buyer to see what the home could be, rather than just setting their focus on the house’s small imperfections, staging helps [...]

This is an interesting site on home staging. Debra works out of Toronto,
but she does phone consulting and offers marketing courses for new
home stagers.
Her site has tons of before and after photos and some great articles.
Enjoy!
Rebecca
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“I don’t want this house a day longer than I can keep it. You have to pay two water bills and the mortgage. You can get what it’s worth faster by staging. And the cost of staging is a lot less than your first price reduction.”
Quote from Vandy Middleton on staging her own home, which [...]