Featured Service: Sweep it Clean!The "Sweep it Clean" Service is a Rapid Declutter service provided by The Stage Coach. If Home Staging is a tool used to help houses sell faster, then this service would be the Sledge Hammer of Home Staging Tools. There is nothing pretty or gentle about this servi
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06/22/2009
With Memorial Day right around the corner, the Official Barbecue Season begins. For many of us, Grilling Season never ends. I have fired up the grill in snowstorms and hailstorms. And now that we live in Texas, it gets fired up at least once a week, every week. Even in +100 degree weather. Even
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05/20/2009
We've all heard the expression a thousand times [probably more]: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. One of the recommendations I make to all of my home owners in this regard is to take the time to clean the front door. Sounds simple enough. Many times, the front entran
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05/13/2009
1772 professional policies is probably a bit of an exaggeration. But for those of you in the Home Staging industry who are constantly updating their contracts, you know what I am talking about. This week's lesson stems from a simple communication error. As the story goes, Monday evening I recei
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05/08/2009
Over the last year, I have been meaning to create a signature of sorts to leave in my Staged Homes. (Primarily, Vacants) I have commented on several Blogs about this. But I am finally ready to unveil my prototype. Here's the deal: Like Seinfeld had his Superman in every episode, or Psych tries
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04/29/2009
Yesterday afternoon, I was working a consultation for a REALTOR on a 3500 sq foot house that was filled to the brim with stuff. During the course of the conversations, the husband stated, "I better run out tonight and get a storage unit..." Immediately, I stopped him. "Don't run out now. That
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04/22/2009
The owners over at The Concord project and I had been focusing on the kitchen over the last week or so. I tasked them with finding the closing papers from the construction of their home in order to see what we could find in lieu of a proof of purchase for the kitchen faucet. It's been seven yea
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03/23/2009
Just heard word this weekend that an Occupied Home Staging Project that The Stage Coach helped with has gone under Contract! With Two back up offers! On this project, The Stage Coach met with the owners, and they agreed to a Written Consultation back on January 19th. On January 26th, we deliver
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03/16/2009
We've all seen him on TV - he usually wakes me out of a daze when he shouts, "Billy Mays here!". His commercials are intentionally loud and obnoxious. He's the man you love to hate. And always leaves me asking, "Does that really work?" A product called "Mighty Mend It" had really caught my att
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03/16/2009
In this next clip from The Concord Project, we take a look at the clutter in the Master Bath room. A few suggestions for decluttering, and how to implement "Dormitory Style Living". It is pretty straight forward. If you did not notice at the end of the clip, this room has been painted alread
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03/04/2009
