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How to Choose Home Staging Business Training

Home Staging Business Training may be the start of your next career.
Home staging is the hottest new profession in real estate and is being promoted by the top real estate agents from across the country. Agents understand that in order to get top dollar for their clients homes they must first be staged.
Now is the [...]

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Sat, November 15 2008 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment

Buying a House “For Sale By Owner”

 
Buying a house for sale by owner is a pretty mixed bag.
On the one hand, there are some decided advantages. With houses for sale by owner, you get to talk to someone with an intimate knowledge of the property. He or she will know basically everything that has happened with the house including any repairs [...]

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Tue, October 21 2008 » Staging Articles, Uncategorized » 1 Comment

Far From Home: The Zen of Selling

You’ve heard it before - when you’re getting ready to sell, it’s time to depersonalize.  Take down the wedding photos, the baby pictures, the awards.  Hide your PlayStation and Wii.  And get that bicycle out of the kitchen.  But don’t stop there.  Depersonalization goes beyond just taking yourself out of the visual picture. 
What you used [...]

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Fri, October 17 2008 » Staging Articles, Uncategorized » 1 Comment

Decorating Ideas Presented to the Aurora Public Library, Eola Branch

Sandy Knutson-Grebner - Owner and Redesigner of Look Again Interior Redesigns recently conducted a decorating class at the Aurora Public Library - Eola Branch.

The class was tremendously well received.   Feed back from the participants included “Sandy was awesome and very helpful.” and   “Great.” “Very informative.”
“Sandy obviously loves her work. Very enjoyable listening to her.” 
The highlight [...]

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Fri, October 10 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments

How to Prevent Your Home Staging Clients From Crying

Several years ago I sat listening in disbelief and horror as one of my students recounted her sister’s experience with hiring a home stager. Before the consultation was complete, the rudeness and arrogance of the stager had caused the client to dissolve in tears.
This story has inspired me to always be very aware of how [...]

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Wed, October 1 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments

A picture is worth a thousand words with home staging!

Have you ever wondered how good your room really looks?  Believe it or not a photograph of your space is probably the most honest critic there is!  It truly is amazing how many flaws you find by simply taking a picture.  Take a look at this room before staging:
I was asked this past week to help [...]

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Fri, September 26 2008 » Uncategorized » No Comments