Author Archive for JODonnell
Chic's founder, Joanne O'Donnell, has been professionally staging quality homes in the Bay Area since early 2002. She is the Director of Training for the Certified Staging Professionals, assisting in the development of the program from the beginning, managing trainers and mentors in the acclaimed CSP™ organization and training home stagers throughout North America. She also taught the Accredited Staging Professional course in California and Nevada for over three years. She has trained both Real Estate Agents and professional Home Stagers in all aspects of Home Staging. She is the Vice President of Membership for the Real Estate Staging Association and was a charter member of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals. Joanne was instrumental in developing the prestigious Dewey Color Consultant program as part of their Advisory Council and currently teaches the program in Northern California. Certified in Staging and Redesign by the Society of Decorating Professionals, Joanne is a well respected leader in the Staging, Color and Design industries. For more information go to Chic Home Interiors
Why Stage?
A professionally staged home will bring the highest dollar offers possible for that home and it will do so in the shortest timeframe possible. The rewards for a well staged home are just as significant financially and deserve the same attention to detail.
Carbon Karma: How to Reduce Your Eco-Footprint Today
Every one of us on this planet leaves an eco-footprint as we go about our daily activities. This footprint consists of the CO2 and other greenhouse gases that result from our use of transportation, energy consumption and rubbish disposal. The impact from resources consumption in our daily lives shows up in these footprints, as does a communal impact resulting from pollution and contamination caused by manufacturing, wars, and the degradation of biodiversity.
Eco Staging
Yesterday someone asked me why, as a stager, I thought it would be important to clients or real estate agents that I understood green. It is funny, their question made me step back and I realized that the question never occurred to me because I just thought folks would automatically see the benefit. But it is an excellent question, so I’d like to answer it.
Home Staging Helps Bring Top Dollar Sale
If your house could be sold looking the way a model home does, do you think it might bring in more money? Chances are it would. That’s why home staging is a growing profession that’s rapidly changing the way homes are sold. “Staging is not decorating. Decorating is optional, staging is mandatory in order to sell the house for the most possible money in the shortest amount of time,” says home staging instructor Joanne O’Donnell.
