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This past week I made a couple of presentations regarding Home Staging to real estate agents at their weekly meetings.  In chatting with one of them after my presentation, he said that he usually does his own staging.  This can involve anything as simple as telling the client to declutter to as t...
10/08/2009
Many homeowners whose homes are about to go on the market, would rather do it themselves than hire a professional home stager because they think they can, or they think they will save money.  Either way, it's best to leave it up to a professional.  While there a few things you can do to get the b...
10/02/2009
How high should a picture be hung? How low should a chandelier hang over a dining room table?  What's the appropriate height for an end table? Here are some useful guidelines: Hanging Pictures - generally, pictures should be hung at eye level, but whose eye level? Hang it so that the center is at...
09/27/2009
The week before last, I staged a vacant but charming 400 square foot studio in the heart of Manhattan's Greenwich Village.  I had been contacted by the owner who resides out of town that his tenant was moving out and he was putting it on the market.  He was smart enough to realize that an empty a...
09/21/2009
Does your home have architectural features in the interior that pose problems?  For example, the ceilings are so high that it just doesn't feel comfortable when walking into or being in that room? Or a room is so narrow, it feels claustrophobic? See below for some common problems and how to "fool...
09/04/2009
Earlier this month I met with the owner of an empty apartment with 180 degree views of Central Park, upper Manhattan and the Hudson River,  to give her an estimate on staging it with furniture and decorative accessories.  She had temporarily taken it off the market. The other day I sent a follow-...
08/29/2009
Earlier this month I met with the owner of an empty apartment with 180 degree views of Central Park, upper Manhattan and the Hudson River,  to give her an estimate on staging it with furniture and decorative accessories.  She had temporarily taken it off the market. The other day I sent a follow-...
08/28/2009
Recently I was contacted by a writer for a real estate magazine and she asked me what are the five decorative items I use most often when staging a home for sale and why I use them. After giving it some thought, I came up with the following, which can also be used to perk up any space even if you...
08/19/2009
Last week I introduced Part I of No Cost Ways to Improve a Home.  To recap, they were:   Curb appeal enhancement Decluttering Clean, clean and clean some more Lighten and brighten Eliminate odors In Part II of this series, here are FIVE more things that can be done at no cost: Depersonalizing - Y...
08/07/2009
Staging a home for sale, or even sprucing one up that's not on the market, doesn't mean money has to be spent. In Part I of this series, here are FIVE things that can be done at no cost: Curb Appeal Enhancement - first impressions are critical, and curb appeal, or lack thereof, is the key. Mow th...
07/31/2009
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