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I’m Moving and I’m Overwhelmed
I stare into the abyss of all my stuff. My master closet is a sinkhole of my past 32 years of living in my home. I am purging my things for the third time. I keep asking myself why did I keep this?...
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Danger: Stager At Work!
Certification for a stager is as important as a real estate license is to an agent. Why? Simply to know what to expect when hiring a stager. Real Estate regulation has been in place for over 100...
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Christine Rae Honored As A RISMedia Magazine Newsmaker
Christine Rae, MCSP President of CSP International Staging Business Training Academy is One of 300 Honored in RISMedia’s Real Estate Magazine and in Online Newsmakers Directory RISMedia, the leading...
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Renovations: Risky Business
Know the Risks When Hiring Contractors Home renovations includes risks to the homeowner, the contractor, the worksite construction workers, visitors and neighbours. That’s a lot of accountability!...
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Covid-19: An IMPORTANT Message
With the daily news filled with COVID-19 updates we realize the general population in the USA & Canada are beginning to have varying degrees of mild to severe panic reactions. While the risk to...
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Ask The Expert: Remotely vs Virtually
For Agents & Sellers: excerpt from The Staging Standard magazine May 2020 Q: During the recent crisis, several local stagers approached agents about “helping” clients by conducting virtual...
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What Price For Safety?
As we emerge from four months of isolation of sheltering in place, we are grateful to be alive and well however, our bodies and our homes have trapped fears and energies within them. These hidden...
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Changing the Way We Work
A single event in March 2020 forever changed the way we live; sheltering in place as a result of the global pandemic changed how we view life, how we order food, who is important to us and incredibly...
View ArticleFive Reasons Now is the Time to Start Your Home Staging Business
You have an eye for home decor and style, love helping people and are addicted to HGTV ! If you have been looking for an opportunity to turn these passions into a profitable business, home staging is...
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Let’s Talk about the ELEPHANT in the Room
Not All Staging Training Programs Are The Same What elephant? Price! The subject most people avoid or don’t want to discuss…(weren’t we all taught it is rude to ask)? Warren Buffet says “Price is what...
View ArticleQ&A, Tips & Advice from the Industry
This is short and sweet as it is simply an intro to a featured article on Porch.com where I am a contributor to their Q&A, Tips & Advice relating to staging. You will find questions and...
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Risky Business
Are you slapping lipstick on a pig? There are many reasons people decide to sell their current home. For many, however, it is not a happy reason. People are under stress, lost a job, financially...
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Staging: Meaningful Differentiation for Agents
The crazy times we are living in have caused many businesses to change their service delivery process. They are letting go of old ways, racing to use inventive approaches to remain solvent, and to...
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A Hint of Luxury Sells Houses FAST
Definition: Luxury, varies from dictionary to dictionary, to highlight a couple: Great comfort: expensive high-quality surroundings & the comfort they provide Pleasurable self-indulgent activity:...
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2023 Design Trends to Use In Your Staging
Every year the various design houses release their forecasts for trends which they have observed from researching the target audience’s needs, their preferences, and modern realities of daily living....
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Me Time: Don’t Be So Busy- You Forget You!
You know the moment when you look at the clock and you can’t remember saying goodnight to the kids? You can’t remember the last time you ate, you didn’t return your mother’s call and you still have...
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How Trends Affect Staging and Real Estate
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is; a great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be”. Wayne Gretsky So, what does trend mean? It is defined in the dictionary as a general...
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Wholesale Buying FAQ for Stagers
Regardless of where the stager lives, USA or Canada, we recommend shopping for inventory at “To the Trade Only” sources. The main reason to do this is to maximize earnings and control cashflow. We...
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Five Things to Do when Business is Topsy Turvy
Some people think starting a solopreneur business when the economy isn’t thriving, is just crazy. I believe the opposite; because it can provide you with income you didn’t have, savings on items you...
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LEADING EMERGING DÉCOR TREND
Leading Emerging Decor Trend Can be used for a Different Staging Look It is a style, often associated with beach houses and coastal homes, however, whether you live in a beach house or a modern...
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