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We are all just 1/4 cup of crazy – are you ready to do it again?

October 23, 2011 · wssc · Staging Blog · Comments Off

In January on Active Rain I asked quoted Matthew Finlson by saying, “We are all just 1/4 cup of crazy.” referring to some of the stagers in this industry (myself included). Now the RESA convention is upon us again and I wonder… Are you all ready to do it again? Here’s a recap of that.

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15 Sofa pileup off of HWY 78 in Summerville, SC

October 23, 2011 · wssc · Staging Blog · Comments Off

Yep, you heard it!  We have a 15 sofa pileup here in Summerville, SC.  OK, I didn’t really go count them, but really… it’s getting crazy around here!  Staged properties have been flying off the shelf around here.  While this is really good news, the bad news is that our warehouse is filling up again….

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Being a Contrarianist in the face of Conventional Wisdom

October 20, 2011 · wssc · Staging Blog · Comments Off

Today I’m attempting to finish the book, “Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality” by Scott Belsky. It has been a great book, but my time has been so fractured with the holidays. As I’ve decided to make today – a Monday of all days and the first workday of the new.

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Home Staging is not just for high end listings – What one Charleston agent told my clients.

October 17, 2011 · wssc · Staging Blog · Comments Off

“Staging is only for High End Properties” is what one agent said to a home seller just before I walked in to do a vacant walkthrough on a charming 1945 Charleston bungalo.  I’m sure this made the seller feel inspired considering he had already hired me for the job based on a ballpark number and a.

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How and why this home stager wrote a reality check – then cashed it.

December 31, 2010 · wssc · Staging Blog · Comments Off

goals.  I regularly update my business plans…. I’m ready for the next year to come and start plotting it off like a well laid book outline.  Still… no matter how well I lay it out there are always surprises…. Last year I created my 2010 business plan, set my goals and set to working the.

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