Beautiful Home with Beautiful Staging

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A quiet street and lovely views…what more could a family want?

This is listing by Kris Murphy & Elaine Shankland for Keller Williams and bold staging was put together by the gals at Open House Staging.

the little market

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We wanted to introduce a shop we have been excited about. It’s called “the little market”.

Co-founders Lauren Conrad and Hannah Skvarla.

The Little Market is a nonprofit fair trade shop featuring ethically sourced, artisan-made products. Started by co-founders, Lauren Conrad and Hannah Skvarla. Behind each of our products is a person who created it — and a story. We seek to empower artisans around the world by extending their products’ distribution and supporting sustainable income opportunities. We are committed to upholding the dignity of artisans, celebrating their cultural techniques and traditions, and bringing attention to social justice and human rights issues faced by their communities.

Shall we explore a bit?

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the kitchen & dining collection

the home & décor collection

the bath collection

the gift collection

This is just an initial peak at the little market. You can poke around on your own until we will dive deeper down the line.

Kind of a cool, huh?

Um....POW!

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Does it get any swankier than this? Me thinks not. Can you believe how beautiful this turned out? We just had to add the icing on the ever-so-cool “cake”. Any doubters out there in regards to staging this may help you see the light. Prepare to be amazed.

Listing by Sarah Ford for Coldwell Banker Bain and the staging is by our rock star team at Open House.

Hearth & Hand at Target

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Now here is something we are good at. Shopping and Design!

Wanted to share some of the new things going on at Target with the Hearth and Hand collections from Ms. Joanna Gaines.

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Tabletop

Greenery

Entry way

Pillows

Chairs

Ladder Bookshelves

Storage

Throw Blankets

Wall Decore

Kitchen

I am excited to see that our awesome subscribers are purchasing many of our shopping suggestions. We just won’t steer you wrong. Thank you for supporting these Stager Girls in their endeavor to make the world pretty 1 house at a time.

Have fun getting inspired and shopping ya’ll!

Refreshed and Ready!

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Oh to experience the Seattle sunsets. This is the perfect fit for a visual experience inside and out.

Listing by incredible, dedicated, go-the-distance agents Dawn Bourdo and Corey Hays for Compass. And that carefully planned out beautiful staging is by us gals at Open House Staging.

Phinney Ridge Beauty

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Thrilled to hear all of the positive feedback on this home. The secret sauce? A killer agent and a bad ass staging company.

This big, blue beauty is listed by Darci Gillespie for Windermere and as usual this brilliant and bold staging was put together by the gals at Open House Staging.

Helloooo Love!

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Time to hit you with some Lovie Dovey gift ideas for your Dude, your Spank, your Partner, your Friend, your Spouse, your Pal, your Babe or your Kid…you get the idea. Love is in the air… Let the ideas flow!

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Just getting your creative juices flowing so that you will be an excellent gift giver. There are so many more ideas on ETSY so dream, click & shop. Let me know if you need more suggestions. It’s my specialty…

Houzz Pro Review

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Back in the day when we started our business (18 years ago) very few business tools were at our finger tips. We created invoices from a word document! Archaic…I get it.

At our industry’s monthly meeting, we discuss what works, what doesn’t work, and most importantly how to grow our business. Here’s a tip I like sharing on how to look and act like a Pro:

Sign up for HouzzPro! Tons of resources and shopping at your finger tips.

  1. Leads. Your leads and inquiries come into your mailbox. Soooo… easy to respond and connect

  2. Create your design project then add notes and details

This next one I LOVE:

3. Create Proposals. HouzzPro walks you through the simple process

4. Create Mood Boards and Floor Plans

5. Send and receive messages (plus it saves the conversations in your job file)

My second favorite is this:

6. An easy download of “Clipper” and you can add products with photos and pricing to your proposal from HouzzPro or any other product sources. HOW PROFESSIONAL IS THAT?!!!

7. Invoice and receive payments. (that totally ups your business game!)

Starting or managing your company today does not have to be an 18 year old fuddy duddy process now. You have tools all in one package. Now that’s some good advice, right?


Award Winning New Construction

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Okay, the award part I made up but it really should get props for its refreshing and livable design. The builder is our very own Open House Stager Girl (and owner)-Tara. She wears a couple of hats as you can see.

Listing is by Jennifer Maher for Windermere Real Estate and making each room come alive with furniture, art and accessories are the fun loving, brilliant and talented gals from Open House Staging. Yes folks…it takes a village, well it takes our village to create this beauty!

Hello 2022! It's Great to See You!

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Our Vision boards have been created, our goals, changes and aspirations have been cast out in the universe. We are ready!

  1. We will say yes to long walks and no to another drink.

  2. We will show up to help and donate our time and talents.

  3. We will be honest with ourselves.

  4. We will be willing to change.

  5. We will talk to ourselves in a gentle and positive voice and pass on the moments we beat ourselves up.

  6. Our prayers will be full of thanks rather than wants.

  7. We will spend time with those who need us and pass on the party of strangers.

  8. We will put more money in the bank and create a financial safety net.

  9. We will prioritize our mental health.

  10. We will be open and loving to ALL people.

  11. We will read more and scroll less.

  12. We will show up with love.

How’s that for a list?! Just want you to go deep and think. Go deep and act. Go deep and create your best life. So raise your glass to 2022! Let’s plan on slaying this year.