Mary Ann Benoit | Mary Ann Benoit-Northern Lights Home Staging and Design

Not Home Staging is Like Going to Your Dream Job Interview in Sweat Pants

Of course, you wouldn’t. At least I hope not! When you are selling your home, just like going to an important job interview or getting ready for a first date, you need to make a great first impression. And you don’t have much time to do it. People have a short attention span. It is… Continue reading Not Home Staging is Like Going to Your Dream Job Interview in Sweat Pants

Create Magical Ambiance and Illuminate Your Story with Global Style Lighting

There are a lot of reasons to love Global Style Interior Design. One is that it is all about you, and telling the story of your life, adventures, the things you love in your space. It is a total expression and celebration of you. Does that sound selfish? It’s OK, it is your house. Of… Continue reading Create Magical Ambiance and Illuminate Your Story with Global Style Lighting

Home Staging Helps Buyers see Their Dream Life Before Them

Home staging helps buyers see their dream life before them. Helping buyers see is the key. You may have heard that when people buy homes, they buy on emotion rather than logic. In the past I wrote about how Selling Your Home is Not About Selling Your Home, it is about selling a dream. You… Continue reading Home Staging Helps Buyers see Their Dream Life Before Them

Why Hire a Professional Home Stager When You can Do it Yourself for Free

Because you get what you pay for. I know, you may have looked into hiring a home stager, but it turned out to be more expensive than you were expecting. Have you fully considered what it may cost you not to stage? How about 10K on your first price reduction for starters. Knowing you should… Continue reading Why Hire a Professional Home Stager When You can Do it Yourself for Free

When Your Trail is Leading Nowhere, Follow a Trailblazer to Happiness

We are all following a path to somewhere, hopefully to becoming the person we are meant to be, doing that thing that only we can do, that makes others lives better so they pay us generously for our service. Sometimes we know the right path and sometimes we get lost or take the long way. … Continue reading When Your Trail is Leading Nowhere, Follow a Trailblazer to Happiness

Get the Look- Global Style- Turkish

Turkish style is warm and inviting, earthy and exotic. There is an abundance of warm earth tones with pops of beautiful color. lots of patterns and texture and there is a slightly more rustic feel. It is simple, soft and relaxing. Turkey has ancient roots. The colors and textures of the land has inspired much… Continue reading Get the Look- Global Style- Turkish

Immerse Yourself in Amazing Office Edesigns and Vote For Your Favorite

I’m sure you are aware of how important a beautiful, relaxing office space that you feel connected with is to your well being and productivity. Do you have one? I recently wrote a blog article, Your Office is the Perfect Space to Relax and Be Happy, describing my philosophy for making your office your happy place… Continue reading Immerse Yourself in Amazing Office Edesigns and Vote For Your Favorite

Create Your Perfect Space by Doing Nothing

The key to beauty, whether it is a beautiful room, a poem, a dance, a piece of art or music is doing nothing. Create silence, emptiness, and space. The silence is nothing and everything. Without it there is nothing. The silence allows the thing within it, before it and after it to shine, to align… Continue reading Create Your Perfect Space by Doing Nothing

Northern Lights Home Staging and Design awarded Best of Houzz 2021 for Customer Service

Northern Lights Home Staging and Design of Seward, Alaska Awarded Best Of Houzz 2021 Coveted annual award highlights home remodeling and design professionals with top ratings and most popular designs among the Houzz community. Seward, Alaska, February 5, 2021 – Northern Lights Home Staging and Design of Seward, Alaska has won a “Best Of Houzz”… Continue reading Northern Lights Home Staging and Design awarded Best of Houzz 2021 for Customer Service

A Quick Resource Guide to Prepping a Home for Sale

Getting a house ready for sale is about maximizing asking price by emphasizing the best features of your home. It’s also important to know exactly what steps to take when putting it up for sale, now that we’re dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. These resources will tell you which improvements are necessary to attract buyers’… Continue reading A Quick Resource Guide to Prepping a Home for Sale