Questions about Faucet Choices, Paint Colors, and Wicker Furniture

Q: We’re getting ready to sell our home. The faucets in both bathroom sinks match the faucets in the tub and shower stalls. They all...

Make a Unique Holiday Wreath for Pennies

A novelty wreath will welcome with whimsy both home buyers and guests to your home.  Last week I showed tips for creating a wreath of greene...

Tables with Glass Tops -- A Home Stager's Best Friend.

The bistro table we put in this staged condo is high enough to allow a view of  the water outside. The acid-etch, pale teal glass table top ...

How Staging Helps Negotiations

Our condo sold, and we're reminded that every offer is a serious offer even if it sounds goofy. Today I discovered yet one more advantag...

Putting On a Happy Face

Both the new baseboards and the ceramic floor were were real estate enhancements that will impress buyers.  We hope. Our total bill from flo...

Did We Make a Remodeling Mistake?

This isn't what we expected to see after the cleanup manager told us he would "work with us" to keep our costs down. The carpe...

Insuring Vacant Property on the Market

It's unfortunate that the staged home has to have something so inhospitable, but what's a vacant property owner to do? Major shock l...

Sucking Up Water Costs Big Bucks

Who ya gonna call?  There are times when only a specialist will do, and DIY won't do.  Ah- HA.  So it wasn’t the water heater after all ...

When Bad Things Happen to Good Real Estate

What you are looking at is furniture on blocks, a stack of bifold doors, an extraction machine, and fans.  What happened? At our house it’s ...

How to Deal with D.O.M.

Are you counting the days that your home has been listed for sale?  Welcome to the club. Our project property has been for sale now for 30 d...

Staging Props and a Remote Possibility

What are the chances that someone would consider a home staging prop like this to be valuable? Have you ever had a day when your faith in th...

Real Estate Negotiating and Keeping Secrets

Is the home you are selling staged to make someone fall in love with it? What else can you do to make it irresistible? In  a conversation wi...

Flowers in the Staged House

I thought these cheery, scented lantana  blossoms would be ideal by the front door,  but, alas, they needed more care than I gave them. Thos...

Viagra Kind of View

You never know when someone who's just fooling around is going to get serious. Be prepared. The broker that works with our realtor, Ms. ...

Our Realtors Are Blown Away

The master bath is small but it is private, pretty,  and very clean, and the realtors noticed that. The realtors who looked at our unit toda...

Finally We Are Staged to Sell

Just when you think you're done staging, there's one more detail that needs attention. To celebrate finishing up the condo rehabbin...

Moving Large Furniture to Condo

More back door appeal than curb appeal, this fountain's  soft gurgle is what will greet househunters when  they step out onto the deck. ...

Curb Appeal That Says, "Come In! You'll Love Me!"

We doubled up on the pavers to make a wider and more welcoming sidewalk.   Then we put down landscaping fabric and river rock. Most people s...

Table and Chairs on Loan for Condo

This table is tall enough to give househunters the message  that they will have a  wonderful  water view during dinner.    The table and cha...

Should I Paint My Brick Fireplace?

The living room fireplace after I painted and staged.  I have a neighbor whose husband is a mason, so when I told her that I had painted the...