Staging Presentation

Posted by on Apr 30, 2010 in Events, Staging Last week I gave a presentation on the benefits of staging when preparing a home for sale.  I was asked to speak to at an event at Brightview Country Club Heights in Woburn; the evening was for prospective residents at Country Club Heights and the adult children of prospective tenants. Country Club Heights is a lovely independent and assisted living community abutting the Woburn Country Club...
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Staging To Sell This Spring

Posted by on Apr 12, 2010 in Staging Spring has sprung; you see it wherever you look.. the shrubs are green, the tulips have spiked, the air is scented, the birds are singing, and the “For Sale” signs are lining the streets.  In my immediate neighborhood, four “For Sale” signs sprung up within the past week – three of which are in the same block of condos! With competition like that, staging is...
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Missing The Target

Posted by on Feb 28, 2009 in Accessories, Musings, Staging Target announced this week that they’re reducing the space allocated to their “home” merchandise to make way for their “growing commitment to food”.  The assortment of home decor items is also being reduced. This made me sad.  Target is one of my  go-to stores for affordable, design-y bedding, window treatments, bath towels, shower curtains, accent pillows, lamps,...
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Home Shows X2!

Posted by on Feb 25, 2009 in Architecture, Events, Mid-Century / Modern, Small Spaces, Staging This weekend, February 26 through March 1, is the New England Home Show at the Seaport World Trade Center.   This annual event is sure to be fun and informative.  If you buy your tickets online, you get $3 off the regular $12 admission. (I will say that the website is somewhat misleading… Because Ty Pennington’s name and picture show up all over the site – as corporate...
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Home Selling Seminar – Free!!!

Posted by on Feb 17, 2009 in Events, Staging I’ll be participating – as the staging expert – on the panel at a home selling seminar on Wednesday evening, March 4.  The seminar is sponsored by Lea Cohen, Ron Ifrah, and Stacey Steck of Prudential Unlimited Realty in Brookline. My fellow panelists are: David Bates, Owner/Broker of Prudential Unlimited Realty; Kenneth Goldstein, Esquire, of Goldstein and Herndon; Lisa Kolarik...
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