“House Fluffing” Grows Up

Home staging, a.k.a. House Fluffing, is taking the real estate industry by storm. Since t.v. shows like “Staged to Sell”, and “Take This House and Sell it” Realtors and Homeowners alike are realizing the potential in hiring a staging professional to prepare their homes, or their clients’ homes for sale.
With homes selling [...]

Staging Spaces in the News

Staging Spaces was featured in The Standard on Tuesday, July 28th. Below is the on-line version of the article, written by Cheryl Clock, editor Brian Collins.
Setting the Stage
Every detail counts for home stagers who create attractive living spaces from rooms that may have been neglected, full of clutter or just the end-product of [...]

Save Time & Money With An Organized Inventory

Want to save time and money on your staging projects? Of course! You can, with a little organizing. An organized inventory will promote efficient and hassle free accessory selection and packing, it will protect your investment from loss or damage and increase your level of personal safety.
Being both a certified staging consultant and a [...]

Depersonalized, not burglarized

Home staging has boomed in popularity and with so much information on the web and television it’s easy to be inspired to give it a try. But like many do-it-yourself undertakings, a little knowledge doesn’t always get you the results you were aiming for.
Take a look at current open houses or on MLS®. Many [...]

Reflecting on Home Staging

As I have not had much time to blog about our recent transformations, I thought I would take a different angle and post some photos of mirrors we have placed in properties for sale. First, I would like to mention a few points regarding the use of mirrors when selling (and living in) [...]

Membership had its advantages!!! – dk design studio

As owner of dk design studio – Niagara ON, I pride myself on being resourceful, creative, and educated. In June of 2008 I launched a new e-commerce division of dk design studio; dk home. This St. Catharines based division meets the decor needs of the staging industry and further provides home owners with a [...]

Staging Professionals are Changing Lives… one project at a time!

Duncan Scott, (President), and Laurie Handley, (Project Manager), of the The Scotts Group Inc, a Toronto Based Home Staging company, are please to announce that they have joined the Certified Staging Professionals(TM) “Pay if Forward” Charity of Choice: Habitat for Humanity(R). The Scotts Group will donate a portion of its staging fees for every property [...]

STAGING FOR LIVING

John has just called from the office:
“My Parents are coming for the Long Weekend and their bringing Aunt B”
You hang up the phone after expressing your excitement, all the while thinking I’m the biggest liar! Honestly, who likes the inlaws coming for a visit?? Aunt B, didn’t that woman just take a “Home Staging Course”? [...]

What is Home Staging anyway?

My name is Annie Caya. I am the owner and founder of Home Designs, Professional Home Staging & Redesign in Oakville, Ontario. We service the Greater Toronto Area including Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga and surrounding neighbourhoods. Visit us at www.hdstaging.ca to find out more about us.
If you ask me, staging is not interior [...]

Staging Industry Experiences Difficulty Locating Suitable Rental Furniture

Certified Staging Professionals partners with Dominion Furniture to help members rectify the challenge
Toronto, ON June 16, 2008 Certified Staging Professionals (CSP) and Dominion Furniture Rental located in Toronto, Ontario, have reached an agreement to provide Certified Staging Professionals with preferred pricing for rental furnishings for use in staging properties for sale in the Greater Toronto [...]

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