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2010
North Vancouver Home Staging - Before & After Photos Yesterday I posted some before & after photos of this cute little bungalow in North Vancouver, staged by Exit Stage Right. Here are a few more Before & After shots. Let me say, this job was not perfectly straight forward. There always seems t...
09/23/2010
Cute Little Bungalow Staged - Automnal Inspiration Exit Stage Right recently staged this cute little bungalow for sale. We were inspired by the coming autumn season, and chose colours accordingly. I also couldn't help myself - it has been a while since I've staged with my signature "Eiffel Towe...
09/22/2010
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Staging Training Day - What Fun! As I mentioned in my last blog, I am participating in a CSP staging training refresher course. These courses are offered to alumni, and are a great way to keep up with what's new in the industry, as well as meeting new CSP stagers. For the final day, we staged a...
09/20/2010
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Refresher Course for Stagers - Do You Take One? Today has been a very busy day. I became a CCSP (Certified Canadian Staging Professional) about a year ago in August. My instructor at the time was Jackson West. I remember being super excited to have Jackson West as our instructor, because I lov...
09/18/2010
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Oh Good - Cabbage Soup for Dinner - AGAIN! There has been a lot of support, hand holding, well wishing, encouraging and recipe offering here on Take it Off in the Rain group. Yes, I along with the rest of the gang am determined to lose a little extra weight, and particularly, improve my eating h...
09/17/2010
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Silly Signs - From the Absurd to the Ridiculous Oh, heaven help us! This is a new sign to let drivers know which way to turn to catch the B. C. Ferry, and which way to go to continue on up to Whistler. If you were a tourist, would you know which way to go?!! Ok, someone got creative creating th...
09/16/2010
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Go Truck Go - Environmentally Friendly Movers As much as I’d like to, I just can’t keep these guys a secret anymore. I have found the most amazing moving company. I’d just love to keep this little secret to myself, but that just wouldn’t be fair. Go Truck Go is an environmentally friendl...
09/15/2010
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Dreamy Décor at the Home & Interior Design Show Modern, elegant, contemporary, laid back, relaxed. These would be adjectives I’d use to describe the furniture styles at the fall Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show. One of my favourite displays was Once A Tree Furniture. Beautiful dining ta...
09/14/2010
Foliage, Flowers & More at the Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show Drinks and appies were on the agenda at the Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show this past Thursday. As a show opener, Cookworks offered some amazing gourmet appetizers, and a no host bar was set up, to enjoy a nice glass of w...
09/13/2010
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Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show This weekend, I attended the fall 2010 Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show. The show this year was held at the new Trade & Convention Centre, a LEED certified building. The entrance to this new building is amazing, with a giant replica of the world, ali...
09/12/2010