HOMESTYLINGBYCATHY.COM/BLOG2012-05-27T22:40:33Zhttp://blog.homestylingbycathy.com/atom.aspxQuick BlogcastWhy I love my Job: The Six "R"stag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-05-18:6146baee-0446-4634-8578-c26a04b8d3eeCathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-05-18T14:10:08Z2012-05-18T14:10:08Z <img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/3/3/3/2/0/309771-302333/Telephone.bmp?a=61" border="4" style=
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Check out my New Vacant Stagingtag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-05-03:d3a981a8-a631-4d68-8379-6143f9a1f504Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-05-04T01:58:11Z2012-05-04T01:58:11Z <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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Surprise, surprise!tag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-05-01:974522a2-faef-4841-a5e9-2a5f2cc76d60Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-05-02T01:05:25Z2012-05-02T01:05:25Z <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So, yesterday I had a big (vacant) staging job to do.
I was expecting two deliveries at the property from the rental furniture places, plus I had to load up my own vehicle with my inventory and be there to meet them by 10 am. </p>
<p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So, I was not impressed when I awoke to this! Our
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<p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So, yesterday I had a big (vacant) staging job to do.
I was expecting two deliveries at the property from the rental furniture places, plus I had to load up my own vehicle with my inventory and be there to meet them by 10 am. </p>
<p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So, I was not impressed when I awoke to this! Our
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Realtors: Six Reasons to Have a Stager on Your Teamtag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-03-22:f33abefd-4b68-423a-8af2-2801229c7276Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-03-22T22:11:21Z2012-03-22T22:11:21Z1. I can save you time. At your request I will meet with your client before the property is listed to give a consultation and explain what needs to be done to sell the house quickly. This frees up more of your time for pursuing other leads, marketing, etc. 2. I can help increase your revenue. Statistics show that staging sells a house in about half the time and for more money than comparable unstaged houses. This means a lower possibility of a price reduction and less money spent on marketing the property….which means more ...Want your house sold YESTERDAY?tag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-03-17:25021173-3d87-463c-9ef8-fa18f02df276Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-03-17T23:17:59Z2012-03-17T23:17:59Z <p style=
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Favorite Transformationstag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-03-13:10b4b253-a779-4a58-94af-6887704b3d47Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-03-14T01:35:20Z2012-03-14T01:35:20Z <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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Lighting Tips for the Every Day Home Ownertag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-03-12:4b70b6ac-449f-47aa-8a9c-58aa0d9ef1c0Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-03-12T03:42:37Z2012-03-12T03:42:37Z <table style="WIDTH: 99.18%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="99%">
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<p style="line-height: normal;" align="left"><font>Volumes can be written (and have been written ) about lighting.The style/finish of fixtures, the type of bulb used, the lumens, the placement, etc.
should all work together to give any particular house an appealing atmosphere. Some people consider interior lighting so ...</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Most Beautiful Place in the World, IMHOtag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-03-06:1effb2e5-2c22-4e6f-9417-98f7a06f33eaCathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-03-06T14:53:40Z2012-03-06T14:53:40Z <p style=
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align="-webkit-auto">Today, on a rare, sunny and windless (but cold) day, my husband and I hiked to the most easterly point in North America, Cape Spear. Cape Spear is just outside of our capital
city St. John’s.<br>
If you don’t know ...</p>
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Random Thoughts on my First Year of Stagingtag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-03-02:ce7c9d03-c487-4dd3-b021-3151df27d780Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-03-02T04:17:03Z2012-03-02T04:17:03Z <p align="center" data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style=
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The 'Art' of Hanging Arttag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-27:b42eec34-6151-4e4b-9499-465c1d465d9dCathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-28T01:19:31Z2012-02-28T01:19:31ZWhen I refer to 'art' I mean anything that hangs on the wall for display. It may be paintings, portraits, photos, metallic art, collections (plates for example). 1. HEIGHT We often hear we should hang our art at 'eye level'. But whose eye level? Eye level when sitting or eye level when standing? Here are a few pointers I have gathered together to help take the confusion out of it. Generally speaking, art should be hung so that the center of the piece is between 57 and 60 in. from ...Stage my home to sell??!!tag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-27:c6ec0ce8-7c46-431a-a35b-af853c8111c2Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-27T13:24:56Z2012-02-27T13:24:56Z <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height: 115%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style=
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</span></span></span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I can’t afford it!</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Recent statistics from HomeGain show that you would get <b>at least</b> 300% return on your investment. Can you afford
NOT to stage?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Even homes that are nicely decorated by a professional will need ...</span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">I can’t afford it!</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%">Recent statistics from HomeGain show that you would get <b>at least</b> 300% return on your investment. Can you afford
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Realtors: Have difficulty telling your clients the truth?tag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-23:6a021357-2d9e-4f55-a849-7d7b23dfa4d0Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-23T16:27:57Z2012-02-23T16:27:57Z <div style="text-align: left;">
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What Does a Home Stager REALLY do?tag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-21:a26da86e-58aa-4f24-99ef-281407e7a107Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-22T01:30:07Z2012-02-22T01:30:07Z <p style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: georgia, 'bitstream charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px;" align="-webkit-auto">With the recent proliferation of
TV reality shows about home staging, I suspect that many sellers believe that these shows portray what home stagers do....which is often not the case. So, what does
a <b style="color: #000000; line-height: 1.5; font-weight: bold;">home stager REALLY do?</b></p>
<p style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: georgia, 'bitstream charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px;" align="-webkit-auto">A well trained home stager does NOT
go into a client's home and ...</p>
<p style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: georgia, 'bitstream charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px;" align="-webkit-auto">With the recent proliferation of
TV reality shows about home staging, I suspect that many sellers believe that these shows portray what home stagers do....which is often not the case. So, what does
a <b style="color: #000000; line-height: 1.5; font-weight: bold;">home stager REALLY do?</b></p>
<p style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: georgia, 'bitstream charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px;" align="-webkit-auto">A well trained home stager does NOT
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Before & Aftertag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-13:0e84ab65-3d7b-4135-82f0-16e3c9b0b82aCathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-13T03:45:25Z2012-02-13T03:45:25ZA few of my latest 'before' and 'afters':
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Would I buy YOUR home?tag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-12:1e934d1f-5da2-4caf-a901-8db6ab2a9dfcCathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-12T20:01:47Z2012-02-12T20:01:47Z <p style=
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As a typical potential home buyer, would I buy YOUR home?</p>
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10 Ways to Entice me to Buy YOUR Housetag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-07:a05dd307-875a-47c2-87ff-aaaa466b2bfdCathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-07T21:13:35Z2012-02-07T21:13:35Z <p style="text-align: center;color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px;" align="-webkit-auto">I’m a typical
potential home buyer, but would I buy YOUR home? </p>
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to <u>connect emotionally</u>.…I want to ‘feel’ the “Ahhh, I would sooooo love ...</p>
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potential home buyer, but would I buy YOUR home? </p>
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to <u>connect emotionally</u>.…I want to ‘feel’ the “Ahhh, I would sooooo love ...</p>
Top Ten Tips to Prepare your Home for Saletag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-02:e7cdac5c-fe53-4295-966a-37682c0261e5Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-03T02:49:15Z2012-02-03T02:49:15Z <p style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">
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HOME STAGING: DECORATING OR MARKETING?tag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-02-01:382c66df-fbdc-4383-a1a9-dbbf6d4ee370Cathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-02-01T04:51:25Z2012-02-01T04:51:25Z <div style=
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Bachelor Pad...NOT!tag:blog.homestylingbycathy.com,2012-01-28:0ddc8490-01eb-4009-8faa-3ce23572a6ceCathy Tarrant Home Stager2012-01-28T21:58:17Z2012-01-28T21:58:17ZThis is a quirky downtown home that was basically a bachelor pad. Using some rental furniture and my accessories, I staged it to suit young professionals. It received a conditional offer in two days. Master bedroom BEFORE Master bedroom AFTERBEFOREAFTERBEFOREAFTER ...