Trash to Treasure
Staging This is actually a love story. Today I am going to share with you one of the many great love stories of my life…and how this piece of trash tells a story and became a treasure. I am blessed to be loved by many people. My parents gave me a great start and a high...
The Best Year Yet
Organizing It would be pretty typical if (since it is January) I wrote about New Year’s Resolutions wouldn’t it? Now first of all, notice it isn’t January 1stso I am a bit behind on all that anyway! Even though I declutter all the time, I admit to watching the Marie Kondo...
Closet Design – A Smart Start
Organizing My latest styling work has some unique challenges. My client has recently sold her family home and has moved into a condominium. This is often called “downsizing” (although I like to think of it more as “rightsizing”). She uses a mobility device so the design of her...
Short on Space? Consider Multiple Purpose Items
Organizing Another great day at Costco. Facing back to school, my mind has turned to how I will be getting great meals into my family while almost always on the run. Just back from vacation and forced into a weekend trip (my personal pet peeve), I glanced down one aisle that I...
Organizing for Back to School
Organizing There is nothing so pleasing to me as a freshly organized drawer or space. I love the feeling of order, a great to-do list, and a calendar that visually shows me what is coming up and what is next. So I find it kind of interesting that my children are not quite so...
School Memories
Organizing So here we are more than a few weeks into summer. So far so good and the weather has started to cooperate. The kids are each settling into a nicely unregimented routine and now I feel ready to attack the “end of school” pile. You know what I mean right? The pile of...
Staging Gets Your Home Interview-Ready
Staging This year’s spring market has been very strong for sellers. The past few weeks, however, have seen a significant increase in days on market with a lot more inventory available. It is just one example of how critical timing can be! Your neighbourhood will have key...
Sell or stay?
Staging Are you thinking of selling? If you are like me, you will have had the thought run through your head a few (okay, hundreds) of times about when is the right time to sell. The “fun” of the real estate market is truly in perfecting your timing. Every year, the timing...