Christine Craig's (sbchristine) Blog

I  don't know if you guys have seen this yet but this was e-mailed to me and it might be of interest to all of you. What do you think of this?...     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Stagers,   Recently, we became awar...

Definitely a good read CUSTOM HOME IN SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS (LAS VEGAS) SELLS FOR RECORD PRICE Congratulations to our client, Tanya Murray, of Realty Executives of Nevada, for marketing and selling the most expensive listing to close in 2009 so far in Las Vegas! The 12,207-square-foot custom home i...

Have you met my friend?!    The Pocket Palette?!? Can I just tell you how wonderful this little device is and how well it works. Granted it works with Benjamin Moore paint only but seeing I really only use their paint it's perfect for me. Have you ever gone somewhere or seen a color that you thou...

TO CHARGE OR NOT TO CHARGE...   This is the question or more of a statement really. Over the years I have found it necessary to charge a consultation fee. I have had quite a few people call me up asking for my help only to have them spend an hour trying to get free advice out of me. Not worth my ...

New way of advertizing for your business... Donate your services!   I'm sure some if not most of you have heard of it, but how many of you have actually done it and what was it like for you? I was recently at a local charity benefit and I donated my interior design services. A cute basket with so...

New way of advertizing for your business... Donate your services!   I'm sure some if not most of you have heard of it, but how many of you have actually done it and what was it like for you? I was recently at a local charity benefit and I donated my interior design services. A cute basket with so...

So last week I went and checked out our competition for the model homes we are doing and all I can say is WOW. I certainly was not prepared for what I saw. They were so over the top gorgeous and to be fair they totally got a higher budget than us but I still couldn't help feeling like crap knowin...

I have some questions for you all who already have your business up and running. To start with I have picked my business name and have made my website but that is as far as I have gotten. I know I am not to happy yet with my fees I have some on the site right now and they are fine for now but my...

  In another blog Karen Otto mentioned that you should never have knives out...good point of course and it got me thinking. What are some things that you think a home stager should never do? I am hoping to make this a huge list and that it can help a lot of people such as our friends that are ne...

Ok I am in such a huge bind right now. The owner/developer of the model homes that I am working simply has not given me much time to select artwork and get it ordered and today as I was trying to order and get rushes on everything I found it's not possible for all companies. One is closed this wh...