Staging

If You’re Listing a Home, May I Take Your Order?

“Would you like under 1 month, or 4 months?”  If this is a menu for vacation length choices, I’ll take the “4 months” option, please!  It sounds fabulous! But, imagine this is a menu for how long you want your home to be listed on the...

Why are Homes Jealous of Cars?

The answer is because when selling them, owners often pamper their cars more than their houses. Oh yes, it’s true.  A car usually enjoys a full clean and detail job before being put up for sale so it is more appealing to buyers and can fetch...

The Breaking Point

We’ve all felt it.  That point when the stress level gets so high that we want to scream at the top of our lungs or curl up in the fetal position and give up.  Welcome to the “breaking point.”  As a Home Stager and Professional Organizer,...

Inflated Expectation: The Reality Media Mystical Unicorn Effect

We love our home-improvement and idea-generating media like Houzz, Pinterest, and HGTV shows.  Seeing beauty created is inspiring, and they make it look so easy!  Model-looking homes, amazing DIY projects, and home makeovers in a weekend.  All with ridiculously small budgets, too!  It’s like a...

A Different Kind of Editing

Pay attention to this very important word:  editing.  It’s not just for writers anymore.  Nowadays, “editing” is a key word in both Organizing and Home Staging situations.  It’s what we do when we minimize…we edit our belongings to pare down and simplify our lives and/or...

Two Seasons Draw Near: Bluebonnet & Listing!

In the Texas Hill Country, spring shows itself early, before the calendar date of March 20th.  And as bluebonnets start cropping up this month, so will “For Sale” signs.  Ahhh, spring has sprung! The bluebonnets should be plentiful and healthy this year, due to the abundant...

Q & A with Imagine Gurus Owners

Mikaela and Ron Rios, owners of Imagine Gurus, discuss their expertise in home-related services. Imagine Gurus offers everything from home staging and redesign, to professional organizing, to virtual tours and photography, and 3-D renderings. Tell us about Imagine Gurus. How long have you been in the...