Kimberly's Blog

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to consult on this house that was going onto the market.  I didn't do a full staging of this home but the homeowner took my recommendations from the consultation report and ran with them.  She did such an amazing job throughout the rest of the house.  I was asked...

I just wanted to announce that I will be a featured Designer at "Ask a Designer Day" at the ICI/Color Your World store in Pickering, Ontario. I will be there answering all colour related questions. Time will be limited to 15 minutes per person in order to allow everyone to be able to get their qu...

On September 6, 2007 I received two awards for my work on the Television Show HouseCapades.I am a  leader for the teams that stage the houses that are presented on the show. It airs every Sunday at 11:00am and 11:30am Eastern Standard Time on WUTV Fox 29.The awards were:Most Preferred Stager 2007...

I was watching the TV show Buy Me on Tuesday night and the agent involved with selling the house kept referring to getting the "design whisperers" in.  Design Whisperers?? This intrigued me I had never heard this term before, so I kept watching Well, she was referring to the staging consultants t...

I know when you think of getting your home ready for sale and you think of painting you invoke thoughts of boring, builders beige and neutral. It does not have to be boring but there are reasons why Home Stagers will recommend neutral colours for you home. The main thing is to not have the paint ...

  In my recent blog Attention Agents!! Email or Snail Mail.... I asked the agents what are they looking for in marketing material from us.  The results surprised me.  I had though email would be the way to go but it was the least liked option among agents.The majority advised that if we are going...

Recently I visited a few open houses and was surprised at what I observed. Here are just a couple of things to keep in mind when showing a home and staging.When staging any home when the homeowners are not there ensure you have everything with you and lock the door while inside. This is for your ...

I was in my local Kitchen store this morning and came upon a terrific product for cleaning stainless steel and glass.  It is called the e-cloth.  It is a micro-fibre cloth that all you have to do is wet it, wring it out, wipe the surface dry and your done.  It does not leave streaks and the best ...

I am merely posting this as an insight into the world of staging training courses.  This is not meant to offend or put anyone off.Last year after finishing courses in interior decorating I decided to open my own home decorating business.  This was going well.  I was looking for more to be able to...

After reading some very inspirational Blogs this week "Out of the Blue...or Was it?" by Lucie Quigley, "Are You Working Your Business" by Melissa Marro and "How do you market yourself?" by Alyse Bromberg I had one of those light bulb moments!  Why am I not keeping a proper record of what I am doi...