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.
In support of National Fire Prevention Week this is the first of two posts on fire prevention, and fire safety. Fire Prevention Week/Month is traditionally this time of year, but front of mind awareness of fire prevention and fire safety … Continued
Like a lowland fog, grays gradually rolled onto our collective palette a number of years back. And so enamored were we!! Crisp and polished, we couldn’t get enough. Until we actually did get enough. Even waaay more than enough. So-grayed-out, … Continued
Bandwidth is capability: the level of ability to process, and get something done. Familiar as IT-techno talk, but universally applicable. Why is it more palatable to accept limits on technology, but ohso hard to accept our own personal limitations? When … 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
Originally published August 2014, refreshed and reposted for 2018 Remember that white-hot and very worthwhile Ice Bucket Challenge of 2014? The way it exploded confirmed many of us search for fun and meaning this time of year. As part of my end … Continued
Anyone else been antsy, waiting for those first real harbingers of spring to pop up? Am speaking of course, of Farmers Markets! And with Scarsdale’s newly re-opened market, you can buy goods directly from local farmers and vendors 7 days … Continued
Originally published September 2017, updated in October 2019. Holding onto stuff you don’t need or want because you’re sure there’s another, better place for it…but you just haven’t found it yet? As a Home Stager I see this every … Continued
Earlier this month, for the 4th time in recent memory, a Westchester County Fire Chief has named household clutter as a contributing factor to homeowner fire death. Wrote about this previously, but the latest tragedy in Scarsdale points to revisiting … Continued
SO much to like about summer: long days, time outside, more casual clothing, and OHYES really motivated buyers! Yes, Westchester County’s summer selling season is upon us. Selling an occupied house in the summer presents certain challenges. The Refreshed Home … Continued
The bigger they are, the brighter they are, the harder they fall….the pendulum has swung mightily in the last 10 days re: Ray Rice and the issue of domestic violence. It’s not news-OR any more wrong than it’s ever been, … Continued
