What Makes a Great Tablescape?

A good tablescape juxtaposes rustic and refined, tall and short, new and old. Do you wonder why, despite your efforts, your tabletop display...

Five Tricks Professional Stagers Use

Plants are one of the most important props that a stager needs.  Selling your home can be stressful.  It's one of the big transitions in...

Thrifty Decor: How to Give Rooms a Fresh Look with Greenery

The vase that accompanied the flowers I received for Mother's Day has become my favorite for arranging greenery . Greenery is a big deal...

Roundup of 2011's Most Helpful Posts

An herbal wreath is good for curb appeal. In case you missed them, here are my top ten posts for 2011. I chose these posts because I think t...

Seven Secrets to Making Silk Plants and Flowers Look Convincing

If your home could talk, would it say to a prospective buyer, "I've lived a pampered life. My owners give me the best of everythin...

My Favorite Fake Plant for Home Staging? Cactus!

The only real plant here is the spindly little sedum coming to life after a winter slumber. There are two kinds of people in this world. The...

Q. When Does Staging End? A. It Ain't Over till It's Over.

We loaded our van five times to reclaim the staging furniture  and props we used   to stage the condo we just sold. Even though we've ha...

Staging with Fake Greenery

SilkFlowers.com Whether you call them fakes, silks, artificials, or faux flowers, these "naturals" should be in your arsenal of pr...

Flowers in the Staged House

I thought these cheery, scented lantana  blossoms would be ideal by the front door,  but, alas, they needed more care than I gave them. Thos...