Maximize your kitchen space
As a stager and real estate agent I can tell you that one of the most important rooms in a home is the kitchen. Everyone wants a dream kitchen and if they can’t have it, they want one as close as they can get. Why not? It’s where you’ll spend lots of time… cooking,...
A Stager’s Guide to Decluttering
If you’ve ever been through selling a home you know one of the first pieces of advice you’ll get from your real estate agent is ‘declutter.’ Before you take pictures, ‘declutter.’ Before you list, ‘declutter.’ Before you have a showing, ‘declutter.’ As a stager, I...
Spring staging tricks to freshen up your home
Home stagers know a thing or two about making a home feel irresistible! Spring offers a unique set of opportunities for adding a little wow to your home. I’ve used these home staging tricks over the years to help make a home more attractive to buyers but you can use...
Unexpected Combinations in Design
Unexpected combos turn heads. Think about it. Tell someone you added mayo to a peanut butter sandwich and see what they do. What about unusual couples like country singer Blake Shelton and pop artist Gwen Stefani (or you could use prince harry and megan if you want)....
Spray the blahs away: Creative ways to use spray paint on your old stuff
I'm about to drop one of my trade secrets that's gonna change lives. Do you have something in your house that just doesn't inspire you anymore? No, you can not answer your husband or hair-do. I mean like an old side table or weathered outdoor furniture...
A Color Story: White’s not just White
I have chosen in my last renovation to paint all of my walls white. I chose white because I have beloved art work and a white background will help give the art a proper display home. There's a reason why galleries choose white walls. I mistakenly...
Light Quality
Sometimes the biggest difference between good and great is a subtle difference that isn’t obvious at first. Understanding the importance of color and light quality in a space is one of those things. Now when I say light quality, I don’t mean the quality of the light...
Where to buy furniture LOCAL
People ask me all the time, where to buy furniture. I purchase furniture for staging quite frequently so I’ve become a bit of an expert. There are two things you can be sure of when you ask me that question. I’m not going to send you to a big box retailer cookie...
Faux & Fresh: Using Plants in Design
I always incorporate plants in my stages. Plants immediately fill a space with life, texture and feeling. Everything you want in a room, right? The right plant in the right spot can feel more like a piece of art work. My preference, of course, is...
Home renovation update! It’s done! … Kind of…
This is the third year in a row I’ve posted about our historic home renovation and finally I can say it's done... Kind of!!! At least, on the inside. (Cue the applause!) Reflecting back on the last year of this huge project, it feels great to have it in the...