Home Staging Southern California

  Please join me today June 29 at 11 AM on Your Place Your Space Home & Garden Radio as we talk Feng Shui with Cathleen McCandless on knocradio.com and 1680 AM. Cathleen is the author of the #1 selling book on Feng Shui, Feng Shui That Makes Sense. Cathleen is a nationally known and highly respe...

  June is off to a great start. I had great guests the first two shows; Cory Chalmers of the A&E TV show Hoarders and Charlie  Jourdain, President of the California Redwood Association. You can catch them and some good and interesting talk by checking out the archived broadcasts.  This is what's...

  When choosing to build a back yard deck, there are so many choices it could make your head spin.  There are different wood products. There is a huge array of synthetic or composite deck products.  Both wood and composite decking have pros and cons that you should consider before making your cho...

Join me tomorrow,  June 1, 2012 for Your Place, Your Space Home and Garden Radio on KNOC and beachcitiesradio.com. Tune in each Friday at 11 A.M. for talk and information on home improvement related topics such as interior design trends and advice, gardening, landscaping and the latest news on re...

When I originally posted this blog on Trulia.  I was on a rant and did not mention that much of the bold face was tongue in cheek in response to a horrible blog posted by a "real estate agent".   That blog (and no I will not link to it) painted a silly and uninformed picture of what staging is an...

  I am going to now be less than nice or maybe even downright rude but I need to say it. It seems that homeowners get what so many Realtors and flippers don't and that is the fact that staging is an investment. It's not an expense that will never be recouped or money that gets the flush like gove...

  I've hit a wall again.  The blogging challenge is getting me down.  Can't seem to come up with a blog topic that interests me.  Time is an issue too.  A few times on one or two of those sleepless nights I have, an idea wizzes past me but then it's forgotten by morning.  A few years back, I was ...

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Although I don't share the same religious belief as those who celebrate Christmas, I don't really get why people become offended by Christmas greetings and decorations.  Every year there are stories of cities and towns being forced to remove wording and decorations from stores and displays.  What...

Lighting Your Home Inside and Out Now that the clock has turned back and darkness sets in early, it may be time to assess your home lighting situation indoors and out.  Good lighting can add cheer and a sense of security to your home whether you are selling or staying put.  This is one of the mos...