melody's Blog

Recently, we staged a small, vacant home that has been on the market for a year and a half.  The owner called us in because she realized she needed to do something different.  She'd already reduced her price 3 times and did not want to do it again.  So, we gave her tons of suggestions and then re...

 With the chaotic state of our economy, it is important to invest in tried and true marketing tools when selling homes.    At Salazar Staging, we continue to help move home after home with the use of  a consultation.   This is a great marketing tool for home sellers/agents and builders.  All can ...

274 PAINTBRUSH PATH, NEW BRAUNFELS- TEXAS HILL COUNTRY - 4 BD CUSTOM DESIGN (edit/delete) $689k - Beautiful, SALAZAR STAGING custom designed by Melody Salazar, lodge style property in the Hill Country of Texas.  Located on the San Antonio/Austin corridor, 8 min from Hwy 35 - excellent location i...

I've been using rugs in my stagings from the beginning, and I see a lot of staging that doesn't include this.  I think it makes a world of difference in so many settings.  What is your opinion on rug use?  Do you think rooms need this?  I would love to see your rugs  ~  Here are a few of mine, Wh...

I recently did some rooms in a beautiful lake house.  The footprint could not be changed, and no structural changes were possible.  So we did the most we think we could have for these dream clients.  This couple were the clients we designers wish and hope for - they accepted every single suggesti...

I recently redesigned a bedroom that was very dark and uninviting.  We painted over their previous booger green walls and although the room looked bigger, it was still prettty blah.  I decided to include an accent wall to give some type of focus to this generic bedroom. We also took the original ...

We run into a lot of homeowners with rooms they have deemed the 'storage room' or 'the kids' play room', etc.  As more people are working out of their homes, we feel a home office is an excellent selling point. Here we have taken a room full of toys and converted  - from spare rooms to rare rooms...

I just landed a new redesign job for a client who wants to do various window treatments using what she has, but sprucing it up a bit with additional treatments.  The trouble in this bedroom is the vast AMOUNT of windows.  We have to work with the inside mount shades, but I'm afraid if we do just ...

I recently have signed up with a new window treatment company called B&W Window Fashions, website is www.horizonshades.com.  They have a wide selection of all different treatments, and offer beautiful sample books that are useful when doing windows.  For those of you who do a lot of redesign work...

I like to inject some personality and color into my stagings.  In this home, the existing furniture and bedding was ho hum and this created a blah sort of presentation.  Salazar Staging brought in black and some red to punch up the look. Here is the bedroom before we staged:  Not bad - just a lit...