The first episode I did the design work for airs on April 2nd at 8am Pacific time /11am eastern (check your local listings for times on the HGTV channel); it’s titled “Quick Bid on a Bungalow.” Here is the storyline: “Portland Oregon newlyweds Troy and Linea hope their first place will be a Craftsman Bungalow. They…
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You know the saying, “everything old is new again?” Well that applies to home design trends, too! As professional home stagers based in Portland Oregon, we see this all the time. We recently staged a 1963-era home in Beaverton OR that had the clean, contemporary lines that today’s buyers love. With staging techniques, we can make…
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Don’t misunderstand … I come from a family of dog lovers and have had the good fortune to have had wonderful dogs most of my life. But if my house was on the market, there would be no online photos of my dog, and little evidence of them living in the house, once potential buyers…
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This idyllic spot is the actual home place of my grandfather, William Clifford, who was born in 1886 in Cahirciveen, a small and charming market town in County Kerry (not far from this spot is the Western-most land point in Europe, where it meets the Atlantic Ocean). These sheep are on the family homestead, several…
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The day that we completed the staging of this remodeled home in a Portland suburb, I just KNEW it was going to sell quickly: the house had an open, modern, updated feel and was well-priced by an experienced listing agent. The sellers had already moved to their new home, and we staged this house to…
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Sometimes when a home has been on the market a little while, the listing agent and homeowner assess how they could increase showings and interest in the property. This is the case of a home that we staged recently in Portland OR: it was on the market for a few weeks, but no offers were…
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