From the category archives:

Staging to Sell

You’re The Designer: II

May 25, 2010

So last week I did a post about updating a client’s house with a new color and coat of exterior paint. You might remember it looked like this:
I went over for a color consultation and brought three paint decks with me – one from Sherwin Williams and two from Benjamin Moore {more than enough from [...]

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Successfully Staging Your House For Resale

April 30, 2010

In the past few weeks I have had phone calls from happy home owners telling me that the homes I helped them update and staged have sold to the very first people who walked into the house!
What a way to make my day!
If you are selling your house this spring, you can get the same great [...]

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Staging Before & Afters

March 30, 2009

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend. It’s almost April but can you believe we have snow on the ground?? It started snowing last night. The good news is that it’s supposed to be near 60 tomorrow so the snow should disappear for good (we hope!)
I wanted to share some before and after photos [...]

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The Scent of A Home

March 8, 2009

Where can we find beauty in our lives? This is the weekly question the Inspired Room asks. It was easy for me to find beauty in my week because I was on vacation!
This week I have been enjoying the warmth and the sun of Florida. It was a girls trip – my cousin, my sister [...]

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Moonlighting

February 13, 2009

I’ve been invited to be a contributor on the Society of Decorating Professionals blog! Check out my latest post all about staging on The Decorating Voice.

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Paint Stored Right

February 5, 2009

I was recently talking to our painter and she told us we were not storing our paint correctly. She said it should be stored someplace where you have a relatively steady, moderate temperature. Our paint is in the garage on the shelves the previous owners set it up.

Because our garage isn’t insulated, it gets extremely [...]

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The 100: Chunky Black Candlesticks

February 4, 2009

Chunky black candlesticks are “must haves” to make a house a home. Regardless of your personal style, these accessories are a classic, timeless addition to any room in any season. One of my designer tricks is to always use black in a room. Even if I’m doing an all white design, I’ll have black somewhere [...]

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Yours Truly In the News

January 29, 2009

When you have a few minutes, pop online to read my staging tips in an article featured in today’s Inside & Out section of the Cleveland Plain Dealer! 10 Staging Tips to Sell Your Home!