staging seminar was great!
Last Thursday, I hosted a home staging seminar for home sellers and local realtors. Church Street Flooring & Design in downtown Franklin, TN was our site, and I asked 3 other area stagers to join me in teaching about the “nuts & bolts” of staging. We talked about paint colors, light fixtures, countertops, flooring, and […]
excellent article in NYT: office organizing
Came across a tweet today that posted a great article from the NYT: An Orderly Office? That’s Personal Thanks to @declutteryou & @RubbermaidTwo for posting and retweeting. Loved this article – it speaks to the experience of many of my clients and those who have worked with professional organizers. Some good tips in there as […]
free staging seminar in Franklin, TN 3/26/09!
I’m co-hosting a free home staging seminar in Franklin on Thursday night (March 26th, 2009) and you are invited! This seminar is called “The Nuts & Bolts of Staging” and will cover paint, lighting, flooring, and more. Anthea Click of Fresh Perspectives, and Karen Jones of Jones Creative Home Staging are my other presenters. The session […]
time saving post from The Organizing Mama (aka Stacey Crew)!
Stacey Crew, The Mommy & Me expert on organizing.com, did a nice blog post this morning on Mrs. Organized’s blog about time saving tricks for Moms. I am quoted as well, so I thought I’d repost with a link here on my blog: Time-Saving Tips for Mommies Even though I’m good at what I do, […]
Stainless appliances help sell – but you can be budget friendly
I had a client recently who is putting their house on the market – during the consult, we discussed upgrading the appliances. She asked why – the ones she has worked perfectly fine. This is where I went into my discussion of the perception of prospective buyers. In the $600,000 price range, people expect certain things. Here […]
Franklin/Nashville TN: Home Staging Seminar 3/26/09
If you live in the Nashville/Franklin area, come and learn about the “Nuts & Bolts” of home staging on Thursday, March 26th from 6-7:30PM. The focus of the seminar is paint, lighting, flooring – all of the serious stuff when it comes to make a house shine DIY tips you can use or share with […]
Container Store coupon: 25% off from Oprah through April 13th!
Not sure if this was posted yet but Peter Walsh was on Oprah recently decluttering and organizing. I don’t usually watch Oprah but this was a pretty good show AND you can download a 25% off coupon for Container Store that you can use in the store, online or on the phone. That’s pretty awesome! […]
chocolate brown is my new black
I’ve been using chocolate brown now for a while instead of black for front doors, bathroom cabinetry headboards when staging to sell. And I just love it. I have a current client who is building a headboard for their master bedroom (bed, white duvet, limp curtains, white walls . . . you get the picture). Luckily […]
rules for kids – how specific does one need to be!?!
I’m all about setting limits and routines for things to help kids get through the day (and me too!) but I try not to go overboard. And I kind of figured that my rule of “hairbrush goes in the bin in the bathroom” was pretty clear. My daughter has decided that the only hairbrush worth […]
getting kids out the door in the morning without ripping out your hair
I was out at PF Chang’s for dinner the other night with friends, and of course we started talking about the kids, family life, etc. The topic of the mornings came up and I mentioned how much I enjoyed sitting and reading the paper with my cup of coffee. One of my friends looked at […]
