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What do staging and lawyering have in common?  For most people, not a whole heck of a lot.  But for me, lawyering was inextricably linked with my staging.  Before getting into staging, I was a lawyer.  For a variety of reasons, things were changing in my life (not the least of which was the plann...

You've got to see this condo in Daly City staged by Solstice Staging!  It's the perfect location - right off of 280 and just a hop, skip and a jump from vibrant San Francisco.  With 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms, it's a perfect starter home for a San Francisco professional or a young family.  P...

You probably read the title of this blog and thought, "Huh?  'Living in a staged vacant' doesn't make sense!  What the heck is she talking about?"  I'm talking about the number one, ideal way to stage your house when you have to live in it while it's on the market.  Staging is about presenting an...

Redesign staging is my favorite!  Solstice Staging staged this Santa Clara, California home using the owners' own furniture as well as Solstice Staging's accessories.  It's amazing what you can do with sellers' own items - people often don't realize the potential of what they have in their home. ...

I'm here to debunk a common myth about home staging:  The perception that if it's a smaller property, it's always going to cost less to stage. Many homeowners and Realtors assume that stagers base their pricing on size of the property, and that, since many condos are smaller than single-family ho...

Last week I attended a panel presentation at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco titled, “Buy, Sell, or Wait?”  The room was packed with people lured by the desire for an answer to this question, and the speakers did their best to not disappoint.  However, despite the years of experience of t...

Redwood City, CA vacant property staged by Solstice Staging sold in 7 days with multiple offers! See below for some before and after pictures. To see pictures of other work done by Solstice Staging, or to learn more about our services, please visit www.solsticestaging.com.Living room before: Livi...

Solstice Staging just finished staging a very tricky room today. It was a long, narrow room leading from a kitchen area to a sliding glass door to the backyard.  On each side of the sliding glass door was only about 17 inches of wall.  One of the side walls had about four windows on it.  Because ...

Hi - Just wanted to introduce myself to this group! I'm the owner of Solstice Staging, a home staging business which serves the San Francisco Bay area and the Monterey Bay area.  Solstice Staging can do as little or as much staging as your property needs - we do everything from do-it-yourself sta...

I am fortunate enough to live in an area where staging has gained wide acceptance, and there are many stagers with whom I can share with, learn from, and get support from.  The flip side of that, of course, is that there is a lot more competition for jobs!  Frequently in my market, I am contacted...