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HERE IS A New Construction lOCATED IN HAVENWOOD, NEW BRAUNFELS,TX.This home was very nice but very bland, and was badly in need of some color and some personality.  The owners were happy with the results and the house just sold!  Staging made this home stand out in a development where the competi...

I don't think it's necessarily a beige world we have to succumb to when staging homes for sale.  A neutral can venture into the greens, browns, deep tans and on and on.  As long as the paint dramatically compliments the room and furnishings, and does not distract (key point), color doesn't have t...

As this year winds down to an extremely slow market, agents and homeowners alike will need to utilize all the marketing tools available.  At the top of this list is the extraordinarily effective service of STAGING.  For agentsand homeowners alike, this is a service that is a win win.  As Staging ...

As this year winds down to an extremely slow market, agents and homeowners alike will need to utilize all the marketing tools available.  At the top of this list is the extraordinarily effective service of STAGING.  For agentsand homeowners alike, this is a service that is a win win.  As Staging ...

I have been using a website optimization service for a full year to drive the traffic to my staging services website.  I also am trying to reach a redesign market.  But I am still buried in Google and unless the searcher uses concise wording, I am not found.  Does anyone have a good service they ...

As we all know, arranging the furniture during the staging is crucial in displaying the best presentation possible.  With tight budgets, this sometimes needs to be the main part of staging.  Even the most modest budgets benefit greatly from the right furniture layout.  This is one of Salazar Stag...

We've been talking in other blogs about the dramatic impact of painting, and/or removing wallpaper.  Even in the smallest of rooms, a coat of paint can really change the whole feel of the room, as you all know.  This bathroom was part of a staging project where the client had a total of $200 to s...

This bathroom screamed for update.  Look what a difference getting rid of this paper did.  Also, window treatments ~ don't get me started.  I think we all agree that wallpaper is one of our biggest DATE culprits and rooms look so much better when old paper is removed or even just painted over.  Y...

I think, as I'm sure most of you do, that removing dated wallpaper is one of the quickest ways to dramatically update the rooms.  Not only do the rooms appear larger, but cleaner as well.  We painted over this wallpaper with texturized paint and the room looked so different.  This house sold in 3...

I come across a lot of clients who believe that by spreading out their furniture as far as possible, they make the rooms look larger.  In reality, a negative image can be perceived as buyers wonder what the room really is used for.  I try to convince my clients that they need to define their room...