22 Easy Home Office Updates
The Creative Home Podcast | Episode #172 This episode is brought to you by 30 Easy Tips to Get your House Sold. Looking for a quick checklist that will help you focus on what to do to get your house ready to sell? Check out my free download, 30 Easy Tips to Get Your...
Spruce Up Your Foyer With These 4 Tips
Is your foyer a dumping ground? What makes you cringe when you walk into your foyer? Is it the scattered gym bags and backpacks? Is it the lack of color or the lack of organization? Here are a few simple ways to bring life back to your foyer and make it more...
What No One Tells You About Selling a Home
Home Selling Secrets Selling a home can be a daunting task. Whether you are moving for a job or to get closer to family, it is one of the most stressful things in life that you can do. But you can relieve that stress by depending on some people to help you get through...
How I Made a Home Staging Mistake
Costly home staging mistake We all make mistakes and as James Joyce puts it, “Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” As a home stager I made several home staging mistakes in my first few projects. While some may be trivial, they were stressful to me and I vowed I...
How to Quickly Create a Mud Room
Mud room makeover A laundry room is normally the last place anyone would look for something to show off. But if you have the space near the garage or carport, this is a perfect place for a mud room makeover. The space I had to work with is only 6 feet wide but 22 feet...
5 Common Misconceptions About Home Staging
What home staging is not Home staging is a growing trend in major US cities. It is a way to decorate your home in order to appeal to the target buyer. However, not everyone believes this is needed in order to sell a home but I am here to tell you that is not true....
Smart strategies to keep your small business organized
Stay organized and keep moving As with any project, whether it is staging or redesigning, you have to be organized. I can have busy days on some days and slow days on others. To keep my mind focused on my small business, I set up a schedule of things I want to tackle...
Accessories to consider for home staging
Complete the home look with accessories A home is not a home until you make it your own with your personal touches. These accessories or décor can quickly fill up a room. But when it comes time to sell your home those personal touches have to be toned down. Some of it...
Should you stage a rental property?
Rental properties need home staging too In the Washington DC metro area, you may notice a few more “For Rent” signs than “For Sale” signs. In fact, “1 in 3 homes is a rental” according to a 2013 American Housing Survey. It can be due to any number of reasons; a person...
3 secrets to decorating an open floor plan
Are open floor plans here to stay? Homes have changed significantly in the last 50+ years. The average home size in 1950 was less than 1000 square feet. In 2004, it grew to more than 2,300 square feet according to the National Association of Home Builders. Families...
Top 5 ways to prepare your home to sell
Are you ready to sell your home? As you prepare your home for the market, you need to do a little work before your open house. Here are some quick tips to keep in mind when preparing your home to sell. 1. Curb appeal - First impressions are everything. Buyers may not...
Gray Wall Color…the new beige
How can you use gray in your home? How many pink princess bedrooms have you seen? Probably too many to count but when it comes time to paint over it, what color do you choose? Try a more neutral color such as gray. A gray wall color is the new beige and can be used...