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.
We are busy creatures of habit. Automatically buying the same peanut butter won’t impact our lives terribly. But our stuff and needs, our taste and finances change, but so does the world! Decisions about the what and why of our … 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
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
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
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
Summer winding down, you’re thinking you really should accomplish something tangible this summer. Something that’ll let you leave your mark of Summer 2018…just not get all crazy and stuff. Seeking inspiration, you break a sweat just slogging through the online videos and articles. … Continued
On-Demand Design is how The Refreshed Home does home design. It’s acronym (ODD) belies how user-friendly, efficient and very practical the process is. On-Demand Design gets things done by way of an open-ended agreement. There is no long-term commitment. Simply, clients … Continued
Yanny…or Laurel? Split…or colonial? Homefinder apps have changed real estate forever. Instant, and voluminous amounts of information pumped into smartphones has compressed-and some argue, distorted-buyers’ assessment of online listings. For some, viewing leans to sport. The Dress (ancient history) and … Continued
Staging, and Decorating: While practitioners of each insist they’re different, the line has gotten even more blurred of late with $1M+ properties for sale in Westchester County. Stager-ating: Important aesthetic updates to get a high end house noticed, and sold is … Continued
