Holiday Home Staging Secrets
Staging your home for the holidays Is your home on the market during the holiday season? Are you tempted to decorate the home one last time before you have to move? This is totally normal and of course you want to make one last memory in your home before you move out....
Home remodeling design tips
Wish you can take a page out of a lessons learned book on home remodeling? Some lessons are hard to learn and can be costly when you are remodeling. If you are remodeling a whole home or just a room, there are a few design tips to keep in mind to save your...
Summer staging secrets for outdoor spaces
Summer time is the biggest moving season for the military. If your home is on the market, your buyers will be looking for a home to settle into before the school year starts up again. Your outdoor spaces can get a leg up on the competition so keep them tidy and...
How to pick the right lamp
Let there be light! Lighting in a room can sometimes be challenging. There are 3 types of lighting you need in each room; general, task and decorative. We are going to cover task lighting and learn how to choose the right kind of lamp for the task at hand. Whether you...
How to Decorate with Industrial Decor
Bring industrial decor pieces into your home Notice a new trend entering your latest trip to the home décor store? You may have seen more metal mixed in with the wood furniture or saw some different looking light bulbs. Those are part of what is called the Industrial...
Garage: To Stage or Not to Stage?
Seriously, it's a garage! We all need a space to get away. Some Moms would love to retreat into a spa tub and kids love to play in a dedicated playroom. But for Dads, sometimes, the only place they can retreat to is the garage or if they are lucky, a man cave....
4 Homeowner Home Staging Tricks to Avoid
As a homeowner, moving can be quite a stressful event. And when it comes to selling their homes, a homeowner might do some home staging on their own to get it ready. However, when home staging is done correctly, a buyer should not be able to tell the home was staged....
How to Create An Easy Landscape Plan
Landscape your way with a simple plan You love your home but the landscape is something to be desired. You have all of these ideas yet never have time or energy to implement them. You don’t want to spend money on plants that may or may not survive. I get it. But...
The Smell of Baking Cookies Doesn’t Sell Homes Faster
Why a home should not smell at all When selling a home, one major turnoff to buyers is smell. You may have heard that baking cookies for your open house can entice buyers to buy your home. But I am afraid to say that does not work. In fact, it can make some buyers run...
Staging your Airbnb
Airbnb is a great way to see a new city or stay for a sporting event. Consider using a home stager to help you make your picture perfect listing stand out among the competition.
Empty Nesters and Spare Bedrooms
Tips for empty nesters moving out Do you have grown children who have "left the nest" and repurposed those rooms into an office or a gym? After a few years, you realize your home is too big for you and you want to downsize to a smaller home and possibly even to...
8 Ways to Capture Winter Home Sales with Military Members
Homeowners Don't Sell Yourself Short According to Militarybases.com, there are 10 military bases in the Washington DC area. Thousands of military members move every year into this area. While the bulk of the moves are in the summertime, a large chunk still move in the...