I've received many emails lately from people anguishing over which home staging training program to take, so I thought it might be helpful to write this post. Anyone can hang up a shingle and claim they are a home stager, but that doesn't mean they will be successful...
I've been scheming and dreaming for several months now about a very exciting project that the Greater Nashville RESA Chapter will be undertaking this month and through September! As you may know, I have been a Regional Vice President of RESA® (the Real Estate...
There are so many things to consider beyond "do I like this piece of furniture?" when designing a room from scratch, and most people don't consciously consider the shape of furniture they are including in their room. But this is a very important thing to consider,...
Benjamin Moore recently contacted me to participate in a testing program for their new gold metallic paint. You guys know how much I love GOLD, right? I guess they know it, too. Over the last few years, I have used various gold metallic paint on decorative...
I'm always on the lookout for exterior color combination inspiration, and I love when I find great examples of trim color for brick and siding. Sometimes you need to show someone a photo for them to understand what you are proposing! One of my favorite shows on...
We're not even to the halfway mark of 2017, but they are already predicting the 2018 color trends! I apologize in advance if you think I'm being arrogant in this post, but this is just too uncanny for me not to mention! The 2018 color trends I've seen thus far...
Time and again, I've seen people use neutral paint colors for historic homes. With very few exceptions, it doesn't work. Why not? Beige and gray paint colors have been all the rage for go-to interior colors since the 1990's. Not so much prior to that. Your...
I've been saying it for years now - the right staging colors increase the sales price of homes on the market. I believe it and have built my business on it! Many of you know that I founded the RESA-accredited Expert Psychological Staging® certification course...
When designing interior spaces, I typically choose paint color first. If you work in the field of design, you may have been taught to do the exact opposite. I know, I know. That's what they teach in design school. You start with art or fabric or rug, then choose a...
Everyone wants to know the best countertop material for kitchens. Is quartz really better than granite and marble for countertops? It's now the best-selling countertop material, surpassing granite. Let me tell you WHY. On a scale of 1 to 10 regarding hardness of...
