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.
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
Trends surround us, they influence and impact every part of our lives. Whether you predict hemlines or housing, deal with wall colors or Wall Street, understanding where trends come from, what shapes and drives them will ease your mind, help … Continued
Welcome back to The Refreshed Homes’s Staging FAQs where pertinent questions of the day are answered in 400 words or less. “What if my property becomes a tear-down?” has come up a lot lately. My response is, “Ok, what if it does?”. Annoying, but … Continued
…or the wall color, or the window treatment, or …? Welcome back to FAQs, the series where everyone is treated to quick and specific answers to their questions about their space and their things, The Refreshed Home-style! Indeed, what … Continued
Staging FAQs-it’s b-a-a-a-c-k! Snappy answers to your most pressing questions about preparing your property for sale, Virtual Staging has been a hot topic lately. Essentially photo-shopping furniture/furnishings into shots of an empty room, TRH takes the position that if Virtual … Continued
Good Cop/Bad Cop is a time-honored cliche, a tool used to shake up the equilibrium, and prod someone into action. The Good Cop is supportive, looking out for you; the Bad Cop says the tough things that need to be … Continued
FAQs are the most fun posts to write: simple questions, short answers with few qualifies. This FAQ is the shortest answer yet (NO!), so will embellish it just a wee bit. Whether your Westchester County property is vacant or occupied, Home … Continued
Selling, or looking to snazz up your Westchester County property? Believe TRH: 99% of the time, white walls are the kiss of death. Consider: The science of it is the eye cannot *not* see color and light. Not a conscious … Continued
Combining two staples of September: Renewed interest in home improvement and questions with tricky answers, the POP QUIZ series returns! Questions could have more than one correct answer. Give it your best before scrolling down, good luck! 1. White walls will make … Continued
In David Mamet’s gritty classic Glengarry Glen Ross, the air was ripe with the scent of desperation (yes, even in the movie theaters, or at home with NetFlix!) Audiences would tense and twist as one, seeing the sales pitch coming … Continued
