ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2008
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Many people have home offices in their bedrooms these days. Almost all of us have computers, many have home businesses and we need a place to keep printers, desks, filing cabinets, etc. When selling your home, the bedroom isn't the best place for this!When selling your home the bedroom should b...
01/27/2008
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A few months ago a client called me for a consultation. She had seen an article in our newspaper about staging. (We were one of 3 whose company name and websites were listed.) She and her husband were in no hurry to sell. They were retired and felt that the neighborhood they lived in didn't f...
01/27/2008
Today HGTV star Terry Haas (real estate expert on Designed to Sell) spoke at the Gaillard Auditorium in Charleston. It was during the local Home Show. She gave a great presentation, very fun and entertaining.... She spoke about finding an agent and staging the home to sell. Throughout the pres...
01/26/2008
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We have set the date and location for the origination of the new Carolina Chapter for IRIS members. If you are interested in helping or joining, please contact me at melissa@redesigningcharleston.com or attend our meetingWhen: Saturday February 9thTime: 2pm ESTLocation: 133 Elliana Way, Unit ...
01/26/2008
No really.... did she? You may remember the blog I wrote a month or so ago, When should you just say no? One of my best clients had just landed a real 'handyman special' and wanted my advice as to how to proceed. I advised that I felt they needed to adjust the price and market to investors. T...
01/26/2008
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When launching your staging business (or even assessing it periodically) you must decide who do you want to target? What is your targeted demographics? You must decide if you want to be Sears, Dillards or Neiman Marcus.... What do I mean by this? Each of these stores has a public demographic t...
01/26/2008
With all the candidates available and the close races in both the Republican and Democratic parties it is very important that each and every person eligible to vote finds themselves in a voting booth either this weekend or next!Republican Primary is today, Saturday January 19th. Anyone can vote ...
01/19/2008
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I love the style of the 1950s. I see pieces at auction and fall in love with them. I recently redesigned my teenage daughter's bedroom with pieces given to us - mint condition, modern 50s. The end tables in my living room are 1950s style maple. I think of Back to the Future and the cool cars,...
01/16/2008
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Ok, finally done. I've either removed or replaced every stock photo from both of my websites. I still have a lot of work to do to update sections on my local site.... things we are developing - slimming down - reorganization, etc. I am happy that we no longer have a single stock photo though!T...
01/15/2008
I can't be the only one wondering this. Sure Kimberly Wester says that he's good, just taking some time off... Time? It's been months, right? Where did he go? No posts, no comments... Where is he? I think I'm going through withdrawls.... Have you seen this man? I'm glad to see Anthea, Kimber...
01/14/2008