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2009
This post makes me laugh a bit, since over the past 2 years I have had about half a dozen sellers decide not to sell. Once we start them with decluttering and depersonalizing their homes they actually start to feel better. The energy is not so stale and there is actually space to walk around in t...
11/30/2009
By the time I bring my students into a staging training home to do the hands-on practicum, I have consulted with the client for an hour and in most cases do give them their homework. It might consists of decluttering, packing up expensive and valuable china, removing the 100 family photos off a w...
11/27/2009
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I have been teaching home staging and redesign for over 5 years now. During the course we actually go into real client's homes to do the hands-on practicum of the course. I often contact realtors and home sellers for training homes. I can't believe some of the homes realtors will 'offer' me. A ho...
11/25/2009
I write a monthly ezine is to provide insightful information to anyone interested in the home staging and redesign business. One of my topics was about how you can become an ‘expert’ in the home staging & redesign field and why you need to. DEFINITION OF AN EXPERT: Someone widely recognized as a ...
11/24/2009
Hello, I have been teaching interior decorating, home redesign and home staging since 2001. I have had the privilege of seeing entrepreneurial women soar to great heights and I have also seen many walk away from their dream career. So why does this happen? My answer to this question is twofold. ...
11/13/2009
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We are an amazing group of women - pioneers in the home staging and redesign industry. We create amazing looking 'homes' for living or selling and keep the economy going through our work! As small business owners we make up a very large percentage of the work force, and in particular women are mo...
11/03/2009
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