A Louisiana Stager's Blog

Thanks to Barbara S. Duncan's Blog which inspired this one! Transforming homes is what I do, but sometimes, I get to practice my skills in other ways.          I'm on the right.....     And my partner-in-crime on the left is Beatrice. Yes, that is a woman! It took an hour to make her look like th...

With all the negativity in the market, it's helpful to get some perspective. I saw this wonderful video clip on another blog taken from the Conan show and thought it really gives you something to think about. We have a lot to be thankful for and need to always keep this in mind. The market will i...

During my time as a real estate photography expert, I've noticed that when it comes to preparing the homes, I'm always moving around and hiding the same things in every home that I go into.  Let's focus on the living rooms and family rooms. These things that need to be hidden are all of the thing...

The Real Estate Staging Association (RESA), the Trade Association for Professional Home Stagers, has announced that November is Home Staging Awareness Month.  Please join us on Monday, Nov. 3rd, between 11am and 2 pm, at the Cort Furniture Rental on Johnston Street in Lafayette,for an unprecedent...

Yesterday, fellow Lafayette Stager Amie Chaney and her husband, Paul Chaney, stopped by our farm to drop off a very kind gift for my family, who sustain massive damage from Hurricane Ike to three of our homes. Amie and Paul brought us a "care package" including many, many essentials to aid in our...

 A picture is worth a thousand clicks. At least, when putting it on the market, it ought to be. Buyers today have every advantage, and one of those is the convenience of cruising the internet when deciding on which houses they would like to entertain as possible future residences.  When potential...

This was my beach house in Crystal Beach, Texas before Hurricane Ike. My younger sister, Renee,  and her husband live there presently. My dad lives next door. This is what it looks like now:  I had to get these images off of satellite today. It will be weeks and weeks, if not months, before we wi...

I am amazed and appalled every day at the shockingly atrophied brain cells of some REA's. http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2008/03/03/why-dont-real-estate-agents-use-better-photos/ If you are not a pro photographer, get that finger away from your digital camera, out of your rear end, or out of y...

I must be missing something, and I am hoping someone here can enlighten me. There is a piece of property with a REA's sign on the lawn near my house, and I wanted to know more about it, as we are looking for a bigger house. This property tripped all my triggers regarding location and storage. As ...

Well, we are evacuating in about an hour. Time to unhook my ninny (as my significant other calls this computer and pack it in the car with the 3 dogs and 2 cats. Wish us luck! Gustav is headed for Vermilion Bay, and I live in Vermilion  Parish, 15 miles from the coast as the crow flies. We expect...