Real Estate Staging

When you decide to place your home on the market contact a professional real estate stager. If you contact your Realtor first, ask them "who is your staging consultant". Most Realtors have a stager on their team to help you with the details of preparing your home for the market.

You can find a stager in your area by logging on to Real Estate Staging Association, put in your zip code. These stagers are accredited, educated, professional, and keep their education current.

Here are some before and after pictures that can help you determine whether your house needs the services of a professional stager:

Cleaning and decluttering are not enough. The services of a professional accredited real estate stager will pay off big time in ensuring your house is viewed by the new owner in a positive light. This house was under contract in less than 16 hours after being placed on the market with their Realtor. Their Realtor believes in staging and ask the team at Interior Redesign and Home Staging to consult with their sellers every time prior to placing the house on the market.

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Keeping the Christ in Christmas

Keeping the Christ in Christmas

Reflections at Christmas

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. When else can we bring out bright & shiny color, lights, bows and all that glows and decorate our homes and outdoors. The lights on people houses bring such joy. It shows that they care, and that they believe.

From Santa to snow ladies, we place each piece with care. It is a time to display things we have collected for years, and add a few new twist each year. It is a time for us to enjoy having people in our homes, lighting the candles and warming our hearts our conversations we share. Time to reflect on the past year, the mistakes, the successes... the thankfulness that we are here to enjoy our family and friends once again.

Remembering the reason for the season, the nativity scene that tells us of hope, never failing and always there....he celebration of life eternal.

Smiling faces in unusual places, people saying hello wherever they go. What a joyous time when strangers take a second to smile and say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings to people they don't know. Just imagine if this feeling never ends,  each one of us taking a moment to let the season stay with us...let's begin.

Let's all light the yuletide candles, each one with care, making sure we say our own silent prayer. The New Year soon to begin, let's keep the spirit and hope of Christmas in our hearts... now...and why not then.

Merry Christmas and God Bless each and everyone.

Christmas Decorations 2009

Many Christmases ago I gave my husband a train. For years we placed it under the tree at our home and every year all of the nieces and nephews got to play with the train. Several years ago we sold our home and moved to a town home. Unfortunately, no room for the train. For the past three years the train has remained in its box even though we both love the train. This year, great idea from my husband, the train found a new home above the cabinets in the kitchen. There are two spotlights on the opposite side of the kitchen shining on the train and it is beautiful.

Thinking outside the box can bring joy!