In the fall of last year, I was asked to write an article on 2014 paint color trends for a print shelter magazine. The magazine's premiere issue will be available in March, and I am so excited to see how it comes out! Here's the cover: My article is highlighted...
Things are moving along well in my assistant's home makeover that began a few weeks ago. We started with fresh, new paint colors and just the right color placement to update the entire house. Then we chose a new sofa, a pair of upholstered chairs, a new dining table...
Many of you know that Merridian is my favorite furniture store in Nashville - it's where I held my Furniture Arrangement Workshop last year. The store recently moved to it's bigger, better location just a few minutes down the road and held a Grand Opening yesterday...
I'm happy to announce that I did not pass out, throw up, or get booed off the stage at the international 2014 Real Estate Staging Association convention in Las Vegas last week! I'm on stage! photo by Fran Scarborough I was supposed to speak for one hour, and I...
A tray ceiling (a ceiling with series of steps or layers) can be a special architectural feature in a home. Lately, I've chosen paint colors for several rooms with some MEGA tray ceilings - so many layers that they rival a towering wedding cake. It's a very dramatic...
I'm in Las Vegas, and this is where I'll be speaking in a couple of hours: I got to meet so many sweet people last night from all over the United States, Canada, and England (hi, Molly!) I'm just hoping I do a good job and am able to share some information that...
Yesterday I attended the Sherwin-Williams national trade show here in Nashville. I'm so excited about my new partnership with Small Wall, the company that created best tool for testing paint colors accurately. Owner Julie Boney and her team set up a Vegas-style...
A week from today, I will be in Las Vegas making a presentation to almost 400 professional stagers from across the United States and Canada. I'm nervous but excited to be one of the main speakers at the Real Estate Staging Association's (RESA) 2014 Annual Convention....
Last year, I hired Allison to help manage my growing business and to keep me from losing my mind. I had become overwhelmed with the amount of email I had to swim through every day, and with the scheduling and invoicing that were sucking the joy out of my life. ...
I've been working with a local client with a very tired sofa. You see, she has four children, and the family room sofa has been supporting this family of six for more than a few years: We are working within a budget - and who isn't?? Rather than purchasing a new...
