Home Staging and Decorating thought activism at its most passionate! Snappy answers and reasoned resets for your space and your stuff, and why it all matters so darn much.
Part of this post was published last year; it’s updated/re-published for 2019. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work” ~Thomas Edison “NO INVENTORY!” cried buyers, sellers who want to be buyers, and agents … Continued
Our appetite for the future is voracious; our appreciation and tolerance for the present moment, minimal. True for Christmas trees in late December, kids on car trips, adults waiting on line for the newest phone, and home buyers looking for … Continued
Design, staging, The Refreshed Home and….James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke? A shameless SEO-grab…or seriously? Words like design, decorating, home staging-come with a lot of baggage. At face value, they can be intimidating, and I see how they conjure up all sorts of awkward … Continued
The Refreshed Home LOVES working with builders and flippers! The folks whose hands get things done-they know a lot of stuff. Also-no one can implement the cool and best things for less cost. BUT…. We can’t all be good … Continued
The Refreshed Home advises homeowners, buyers, sellers and flippers on how to best improve and update their properties. This is the first of a series on how to update different style properties. Raised ranch houses are one-story, set on a raised/partially above … Continued
Yes, it’s true! For all the reasons we’ve loved the polished gray palette…and ALSO for all the reasons it’s feeling a bit sleepy now, Deep blues are the New Gray! One of 4 colors chosen for 2019 at Milan Design Week earlier … Continued
Book collecting is arguably one of the more romantic pursuits. Trade chatter points out ebooks (sales way down) and audio books (sales way up) have not dulled the demand for the hand-held printed word. “A book has got smell. A … Continued
Yes, the days are racing by. Almost September, made your New Years Resolutions yet? No relation to the retail thing, i.e. early marketing for financial gain. I’m speaking to why so many of us consider Labor Day the de facto start … Continued
Welcome back to FAQs! Snappy answers to your design and staging questions, in about 300 words. “How does it work?” is really the warm-up question to the always popular “how much do you charge?”. TRH is an independent design consultancy. I … Continued
Its the design elephant in the room. I can read the thought bubbles over a potential new clients’ head, as we exchange initial pleasantries over the phone: “How much do you charge?” . Or from an agent I just meet: “What does … Continued
