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.
Those of us in higher-end goods and services know the word luxury is not the buyer-nip it used to be. In my fields of design and home staging, I have a front-row seat. I see what buyers choose…what they under-value, … 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
YES, it was exactly a year ago that many of us were speaking in half-sentences: “Did you see…?”, “Can you believe…?” , “What the heck …?”, “How…?” On live TV, in front of millions world wide, the absolutely unthinkable happened: … Continued
There is lot going on the world these days. Many hearts are ohso heavy, and the ongoing, omnipresent ‘updates’ magnify the sorrow. Dismiss the ‘there has always been great discord, social media just lets us see it more now’ argument-it … Continued
Whether your frame of reference is Pete Seeger and The Byrds, or the decidedly more somber original, there is indeed a season for everything, including decor. When you’re getting ready to sell, part of this Westchester County Home Stager’s job … 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
…or bathing suits in January, and Santa in September. Simply, we get bored. Our impatient inner three-year old is easily distracted, always looking past what current and right in front of us, certain something newer, shinier, and more fun is … Continued
Growing up, gifts were purchased, and came with pretty paper and bows. No one ever thinks of, or saw what their parents do as a gift. It’s time and life that adds perspective and poignancy. Even though I lost my mother at a … Continued
Words matter, and the right one is priceless. Have written about ‘Staging’ (vs ‘preparing’– several times, in fact), but today let’s re-think ‘de-personalize’. ‘What do you know about Home Staging?’ is how I start out my Home Staging classes. ‘De-personalize’ usually come … Continued
Inspired by AR pal Roger Mucci’s Oscar-themed contest, I am on a roll, melding what I do, the various Spring Markets, and Oscar Fever via some famous quotes. ‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’ does not have such … Continued
