Sources For Great Art In Fairfield County, CT: Images Of Long Island Sound As a professional Home Stager and Designer, I work with many young couples who simply don't have enough art. What they do have are plenty of wedding and baby photos. While they are lovely, at a certain point in one's li
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09/02/2011
Sources For Great Art In Fairfield County, CT: Southport Galleries As a professional Home Stager and Designer, I work with many young couples who simply don't have enough art. What they do have are plenty of wedding and baby photos. While they are lovely, at a certain point in one's life, I be
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09/01/2011
Connecticut Home Staging Tip: Highlight The Fireplace! One of the most popular items on house hunters' shopping lists is a fireplace. So if your house has one, be sure you really show it off! Don't let your fireplace hide behind a children's playhouse. Instead, frame it with a couple of small
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08/31/2011
Mother Nature Does Some "Editing" Of Her Own With a nod to Kathy Streib, I am not using the evil "D" word! Mother Nature's naughty little girl, Irene, paid us a visit this weekend. We live in a heavily wooded area, with many lovely, mature trees. Needless to say, we were very worried about poss
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08/30/2011
"Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Real Estate Jeopardy!" Hello, everyone! Thank you so much for being here today! My name is Alix Tribecca, and I'm your host for "Real Estate Jeopardy"! Let's introduce today's contestants: Ivy Investor, Bud Builder, and Sally Seller! (Applause) Today's categori
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08/23/2011
Here's The Answer We've All Been Looking For! We know what it is when we see it, we just can't spell it! How do you spell...chachkees? chochkies? chach? Julie's Tchotchkes From Wikipedia: "Tchotchke (pronounced /'tʃɒtʃkɨ/ choch-kee) are small toys, gewgaws, knickknacks, baubles, lagniappes,
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08/22/2011
Micro-Staging: I Don't Believe In It, But Should I Do It For The Money? No. If I don't believe it will work, I won't do it! With thanks to Maureen Bray for her term "micro-staging" and inspiring me to write this story! There are many Stagers out there who have great success with micro-staging (
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08/21/2011
Connecticut Home Staging Tips: Working With Teen-aged Boys Teenaged boys. No matter what they're into, whether it's sports, video games, music, reptiles, girls, or hiking, they have a lot on their minds. When it comes to selling the family home, for whatever reason, I can imagine they want lit
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08/20/2011
Calling all Home Stagers! Have you documented your ActiveRain Success Story? It's easy to do. Go to your Profile, click Edit, and scroll down to the very bottom. There's a text box where you can tell your story of how ActiveRain brought you some business, recognition, or referral. Go ahead, w
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08/19/2011
Home Decor I'm Loving: The Wardian Case Some of us have shared our love of the cloche in home decor. Whether large or small, alone or in groups, covering smaller items or glistening empty, cloches provide wonderful visual interest. Like the cloche, the Wardian Case has its roots in gardening.
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08/19/2011