Five Rules for Staging a Mantel

It's that time of year when a fireplace mantel needs an autumnal dress-up. What's yours wearing? Make it easy to do by following my ...

Seven Steps to a Gorgeous Fireplace Mantel

Christmas and fireplace mantels are a tight twosome. With or without the traditional hung stockings, you can make your mantel the nostalgic ...

How to Stage a Fireplace When It's Summertime

What better way to show off a fireplace in summer than filling it with mirrors, the way Eddie Ross has done?    Most home buyers are drawn t...

Tips for Dressing Your Mantel in Springtime

Something old something new, something borrowed, something green!  How a mantel is decorated can mean the difference between a fireplace tha...

My Favorite 15-Minute Holiday Decorations

When your home is for sale during the holiday season, some festive touches make it more attractive to buyers. But you don’t want to spend b...

Fireplace Facts: Which Way Should Chairs Face and Other Dilemmas.

Nostalgic today, but essential for heating once upon a time. I've just returned from a local tour of historic homes. I can't get en...

Ins and Outs of Staging a Fireplace Mantel

Here's perfect staging style -- an interesting  variety  of big, bold shapes on this  classic stone fireplace mantel . When the home you...

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...

Fix a Fixer-Upper?

Shrubs were overgrown and the deck needed help. Home staging and DIY go hand in hand, but anyone doing home repairs should know that there a...