Earn the Certified Staging Professionals Designation with New York Home Staging Expert, Nairn Friemann, at Purchase College
Earn the Certified Staging Professionals™ (CSP™) designation when you take a three-day intensive program at Purchase College, State University of New York.
Purchase College is proud to partner with Certified Staging Professionals™ to offer an intensive, comprehensive program taught through hands-on interaction, group exercises, role play, and in-depth practical application of work samples geared to [...]
Hope Designs was featured in houzz.com! Staging in Caledon by Hope Designs
Hope Designs was featured in houzz.com
This week’s ideabooks on houzz
Working with a HOME STAGER – Q & A with Home Stager, Lori Howard of Hope Designs
Earlier this week, I met with a friend who just put her home on the market. She shared with me her experience finding a PROFESSIONAL HOME STAGER. What she learned [...]
Vignette designs – Staging by Hope Designs in Toronto
Vignettes-An important part of staging homes
Here are a few examples of vignettes that I have recently incorporated into recent staging projects. Vignettes are very important as they have the ability to highlight certain aspects of a room. Vignettes have the ability to draw your eye towards a focal point without becoming overpowering and [...]
More Proof that Staging the Vacant Properties works!
As a Canadian Certified Staging Professional, it feels like Christmas morning when I get to post these stories. Success stories are the stuff of dreams for me! Passionate about my career? Perhaps.
This 1080 sq. ft., 3 br, 2 bth, bungalow in Westlock, AB, had been sitting on the market for 6 weeks (42 days) with [...]
CSP 2010 Staging Business Awards!
The CSP Staging Business Awards are different than any other staging awards in the industry. CSP International Training Academy recognizes home staging companies for their best business practices, as well as their exceptional home staging skills.
CSP International Recommends Stagers Use Shaklee Products
As part of their Greener Earth initiative, CSP International Business Training Academy announced its support today of Shaklee cleaning products.
Living and working green has been our mantra since August 2008 when we formed our global educational partnership with the LiveGreen, LiveSmart Institute to teach the Certified EcoProfessional (CEP) program. Rae said it has [...]
Tips for new Homeowners:Just as important as getting your first home, is staying in it
Just as important as getting your first home, is staying in it
Tips for new Homeowners:
Congratulations’ on the purchase of your new home….
A home for most is our largest investment, but if you’re not careful it can be a financial nightmare. As you leap into homeownership, be sure to consider some practical concerns.
You now can turn [...]
DIY tips for selling your home through this holiday season.
The holiday season is approaching rapidly now. The stores are tempting us with dancing santa’s, animated snowglobes, pointseta’s and huge green wreath’s. The huge problem is you are selling your house this season . Too much of these beatuiful decorations could harm your selling progress.
When your house is on the market or about to go [...]
Honored to Be a Nominee for RESA’s 2010 Industry Award for Stager Pro
It is such an honor to have been nominated for RESA’s 2010 Industry Award for Stager Pro. As president of Ingenuity & Pizzazz, Inc. I have been a home stager for over six years, and it has been quite a journey for all of us who got started in “the beginning.” It has been exciting [...]
Home Staging Expert Christine Rae is interviewed on “This Month in Real Estate”
I wanted to take a moment to share this great interview for the staging industry. I love this YouTube Monthly Series! Every home stager should watch monthly;the information is fantastic! They have a great special addition, which explains the first home buyers tax credit in laymans terms.
November’s show interviews home staging expert Christine Rae.
US: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP25EIHy8jg
Canada: [...]