Abby's Blog

Brook Furniture was one of the first contacts I made as a home stager.  They spent their time walking me through the warehouse, showing me their product, how the pricing works and gave me literature.  I remember walking out of there feeling so good to have that kind of contact.  They continue to ...

Casual observer...well that's being polite.  I actually was just being plain old NOSEY!  I joined two of my neighbors, with whom I go walking a few times a week, to see a few homes for sale in the surrounding neighborhoods of Towne Lake because one of them is seriously looking to upgrade to a big...

Yes, it's been a year.  A year staging homes.  A year in the Rain.  I posted my first AR blog a year ago today!I've learned a lot from you all in a year.  It's funny that you know what you know, you probably know what you DON'T know but probably haven't the foggiest idea about NOT knowing what yo...

HAPPY MARCH! I cannot believe where this year is going already.  Time flies when you're having fun, right?Since we're officially into the month of March, I was curious to know how everyone's done so far this year {without disclosing too much information}?Have you made your projected goals?Did you...

So, a couple of weeks back I was called upon to perform a consultation for an occupied house.  The real estate agent referred me to this client as I'd staged another listing for her a week earlier.  This smart homeowner decided to stage PRIOR to listing!  Gotta love that!!!!!The consultation incl...

 If you had a minute to catch the prelude to this post, I ran through some of the design trends being seen in kitchens, according to Sarah Fishburn, Manager of Design and Trends for Expo, at the Perimeter location.Go ahead and kick back with a cup of coffee if you didn't...it's a bit long but she...

This is the weekend for anyone looking buy or upgrade a house.  The Atlanta Home and Design Show is being held from Friday 2.22.08 through Sunday 2.24.08 at the Cobb Galleria convention center in Atlanta.  I just returned from my trip this morning and it was so worth getting up early this morning...

This has been a topic that's been brought up before and something I think is worth addressing again.  Actually, Press Releases were an action item brought up at the previous Metro Atlanta ASHSR chapter meeting.  Members wanted more information about writing them and thought it was a great topic t...

More and more, I'm finding that most sellers do not know how much to expect to spend to properly prepare their home for sale.  When meeting a prospective client to discuss staging their home, whether it be Vacant or Occupied, I typically will quote that they should budget about 1% of the listing ...

When performing a consultation for staging an occupied home I give the home owner all of my suggestions to upgrade and change, regardless of budget.  My feeling is that the homeowner should be educated as to what should be done to properly stage the house in order to expedite the quickest sale.  ...