George Clarke's amazing photo

This is an amazing staircase - George, I'm with you on this... :)


George Clarke - "What a staircase! It doesn't take much to get me excited!

Color Plays Musical Chairs In The Brain

I have just read a great blog about how colour can affect us on a daily basis - (full URL to article: http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2009/10/09/color-plays-musical-chairs-in-the-brain ) Posted By evad On 9 October, 2009.

It's very informative, I hope you enjoy it :) Here is a quick preview...



Colour is normally thought of as a fundamental attribute of an object: a red Corvette, a blue lake, a pink flamingo. Yet despite this popular notion, new research suggests that our perception of color is malleable, and relies heavily on biological processes of the eye and brain.

The brain's neural mechanisms keep straight which color belongs to what object, so one doesn't mistakenly see a blue flamingo in a pink lake. But what happens when a color loses the object to which it is linked? Research at the University of Chicago has demonstrated, for the first time, that instead of disappearing along with the lost object, the color latches onto a region of some other object in view – a finding that reveals a new basic property of sight....

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Pick a good training programme...

I have just read a great blog from Jackson Lane West about the importance of proper training if you are learning about Home Staging and the business behind it - check out my Staged Moves Facebook page for more details...

Sorry, have tried to make this a click-through, but it will not show - please copy and paste the link below to your web browser to see the blog:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stanford-Le-Hope-United-Kingdom/Staged-Moves/95938774219

So what exactly is Home Staging?

I am often asked this when I tell people what I do. I found this article that explains it really well and thought I would share it with you all :)

Home Staging

Author: Lokesh

Home Staging is a marketing and promotional technique prevalent in the US real estate industry. Home staging aims at making your house appealing and attractive to make it more saleable. It achieves two broad objectives: firstly it enables an early sale closure and secondly it helps you command a premium over and above the market price. In simple words, it is an art of preparing and decorating the house to please the prospective buyers. Researchers and real estate professionals believe that you can enhance the market value of your house by anywhere between 5-10% by this process. Also, the length of the sale cycle could be curtailed by at least one-third by making use of this technique. So, if you are one of those individuals who have made up your mind to sell your property, it is worth undergoing this process. Read on to know more about home staging.

Home staging allows positioning your house better and gives it a distinct advantage over other properties available for sale. Staging the house does involve making use of the right amount of furniture and fixture as studies prove that it is far easier selling well staged homes compared to vacant ones. Home staging provides an opportunity to the buyer to look and feel the house better and gives better perspective of how would he utilize the space available. The most important aspect of good home staging involves de-cluttering, getting rid of old and worn out furniture, applying a fresh internal and external paint, using fashionable yet value for money accessories, re-organizing the items contained in the house. The idea is to make best use of available space and yet make rooms look brighter and bigger. It is a well known fact that small and darker spaces turn away the buyers and do not create a good first impression.

Over the last few months, do it yourself trend has caught up with Home Staging as well but in case you are one of those who want precision and would like to leave it to the experts, there are pretty skillful professionals available in the industry today. These professionals are known as Home Stagers and possess relevant academic credentials and experience to do the job. Home Stagers are interior designers and decorators who provide a massive face lift to your house. Everything comes at a price and the fee charged by home stagers could range between USD 1000-4000. Home Stagers employ a host of tools, accessories and equipment to achieve their goal. The most common amongst these include: floor and marble tiling, table and floor lamps, designer curtains, landscaping, trendy and elegant beds and bed linen and a variety of flowers. These houses are so catchy and pleasing that you can easily single out a house which has been made up using home stagers. Home stagers help the seller achieve his objective of a quick sale which gives him more money. The idea of home staging is obvious – the buyer should find it impossible to resist the purchase once he inspects your house.

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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - Home Staging

Hi

Hi everyone,

Not been on much lately, but have been very busy - the trouble with working for yourself is you have to be everything, including blog writer and setting time aside to do that is hard.

So, I thought I should pop on and apologise to anyone reading my blogs that I am sorry I have been so sporadic. I will try harder I promise :)

Thank you for bearing with me, will chat soon x