Party Staging with Inexpensive Floral Arrangements

Party Staging with Inexpensive Floral Arrangements

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In addition to home staging and interior redesign I love to entertain and come up with creative uses for flowers to add ambiance and wow my guests. I call this party staging, making any special occasion more memorable, beautiful and interesting. Because flowers can be so expensive and don't last long, I have found ways to create mini floral arrangements that really give you a bang for your Continue reading

Adding Mid-Century Modern Furniture to Your Décor

Adding Mid-Century Modern Furniture to Your Décor

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Mid-Century Modern furniture is the perfect balance between art and function with a sculptured look, ethereal quality that does not diminish its practical design. While many people think of traditional, transitional, contemporary, old world or modern as design styles, most aren't familiar with Mid Century Modern design. I ask many of my clients if they really know their  décor style and if Continue reading

Working With Family: Living Room Interior Design Project

Working With Family: Living Room Interior Design Project

Living room redesign: After

Working with family: Living Room Interior Design Project Prior to my career change and becoming a Morris County home stager and Interior redesigner, my sister hired interior designers for her last home and I must say it looked gorgeous. Recently she moved into a new home and wanted a fresh new look and hired me to create her a beautiful living room.  While honored, I was a little Continue reading

Home Staging Creates Emotional Connections With Buyers

Home Staging Creates Emotional Connections With Buyers

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Studies have shown that most buyers purchase homes based on emotions More than any other financial investment, most people report that they buy homes based on emotions and then justify it with logic.  Why? Because a home is several things: It’s your refuge where you raise your family, a representation of who you are and your lifestyle as well as most people’s largest financial Continue reading

Home Staging is the Answer to a Price Reduction

Home Staging is the Answer to a Price Reduction

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Like any product, your home needs to be marketed aka staged when selling Everything we purchase is “staged” to grab our attention, create desirability persuading us to buy a particular product. For example clothing stores hire design experts to stage window fronts to get you inside their doors where you find manikins adorned in the latest fashions all marketed to get you to buy their Continue reading

Preparing Your Home to Sell: Do’s & Don’ts From A Morris County NJ Stager

Preparing Your Home to Sell: Do’s & Don’ts From A Morris County NJ Stager

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Thinking about selling your Morris County NJ home? Prior to even consulting a Morris County Stager, there are jobs you can and should do to prepare your home to sell, especially in today's  real estate market.  Here is my list of do's and don'ts when selling your Morris County home: The Do's Find a Reputable Realtor® Find a Realtor® who will price your home based on their research, Continue reading

The Importance of MLS Photos: Tips and Advice

The Importance of MLS Photos: Tips and Advice

An Example of a Perfect MLS Photo

 As a Morris County home stager and professional MLS photographer I’ve learned that the camera captures distractions that the eye misses yielding poor quality MLS photographs. During my many decades of taking photos I’ve learned a few strategies, tips, techniques to get top quality, gorgeous MLS photos. First, use a quality camera (I shoot with a Nikon D5000 wide angle lens). If you Continue reading

5 Bathroom Makeovers – Union County NJ Home Staging Services

5 Bathroom Makeovers – Union County NJ Home Staging Services

5 Bathroom Makeovers - Union County NJ Home Staging Services

This Union County Stager shows you how small, inexpensive changes can and will transform your dated bathroom whether you are selling or looking to update to enjoy yourself. A quality home stager/redesigner works with what you have, making small, but powerful changes that look like you’ve redone your bathroom when in reality you’ve spent a fraction of the cost of hiring an interior decorator Continue reading

Home Staging is More than Pictures and Pillows!

Home Staging is More than Pictures and Pillows!

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During my career as a Morris County, NJ Home Stager I repeatedly find there are many home staging misconceptions. We don't decorate and focus on your personal tastes and décor. Professional home staging focuses on showcasing  your home's best architectural features and neutralizing the space so buyers can envision themselves living in it. Tailoring the Décor to Appeal to the Masses A good Continue reading

He’s Never Going to Leave by a NJ Stager/Redesigner

He’s Never Going to Leave by a NJ Stager/Redesigner

He’s Never Going to Leave by a NJ Stager/Redesigner

I got a call from a client I had worked with in the past and she asked me if I could turn part of their unfinished basement into a bedroom to accommodate their 18 year-old son, Mark. This Morris County stager was up for the job! First, we designed the room’s layout for the best furniture placement, storage and cohesiveness along with a bathroom, giving it function and style. Mark likes The Continue reading