Lose Weight, Quit Smoking, Get Healthy and Peaceful Without Pain

How are you feeling about yourself? How are you feeling about yourself? Photo by Taylor Smith on Unsplash Do you like the way you look? Are you healthy and happy? Do you feel peaceful, abundant and grateful for all you have? Do you love the way you start each day? Why do so many of… Continue reading Lose Weight, Quit Smoking, Get Healthy and Peaceful Without Pain

Today I Had a Moment I Will Always Remember

Today I had a “moment” I will always remember. I started the day feeling a little depressed. The stock market has been insane and my retirement funds…well I basically just stopped looking. My Bed and Breakfast got it’s first cancellation, and I expect many more to come. Not sure how my design business will fare.… Continue reading Today I Had a Moment I Will Always Remember

Virtual Staging- Is it Home Staging or Interior Design?

Great question. I’m glad you asked Usually, they are very different things. The key difference is who you are decorating or designing for. Home staging is decorating for the buyer. The goal is to make an emotional connection with them, so they can envision themselves living there and want to make an offer. You are… Continue reading Virtual Staging- Is it Home Staging or Interior Design?

Home Staging- How it Works, What it Costs

Home staging is the art of decorating a home to sell fast and for top dollar. It works by highlighting the home’s best features and creating an atmosphere that buyers make an emotional connection with, so they can visualize themselves living there. Each year statistics come out that talk about things like staged homes sell… Continue reading Home Staging- How it Works, What it Costs

Bad Home Staging is like going on a first date to the drive in for dinner

In a recent article, Staging a Vacant Home- Why It’s Worth the Money by Anna Martens in Alaska Home Magazine, some of my work and tips were featured on the importance of staging a vacant home. Some of the key take-aways from the article were: In today’s market, where home sellers need to make their… Continue reading Bad Home Staging is like going on a first date to the drive in for dinner

Virtual Home Staging and Design- The Pros and Cons

When it is time to sell our home, we all want to sell fast and for the highest price. One of the best ways to make that happen is to stage your home. Home staging uses decorating to highlight the home’s best features and helps buyers visualize how they can use the space while making… Continue reading Virtual Home Staging and Design- The Pros and Cons

Selling Your Fixer-Upper: Tips to Sell Fast and For More

In a recent article, Buying a Fixer-Upper: Tips for First-Time Home buyers by guest blogger Ray Flynn of the DIYGuys, we learned how to manage the buying process for a “fixer upper”, where to buy, setting a budget, what repair or design projects to tackle first, and creating curb appeal. We considered whether to stay or… Continue reading Selling Your Fixer-Upper: Tips to Sell Fast and For More

Northern Lights Home Staging and Design named Best of Houzz 2019

Northern Lights Home Staging and Design named Best of Houzz 2019

Northern Lights Home Staging and Design is recognized as a 2019 “Best of Houzz” by Houzz.com – the leading online platform for home remodeling and design. Out of 2.1 million home professionals from across the United States and around the world, Northern Lights Home Staging and Design earned Best of Houzz 2019 in Customer Service.… Continue reading Northern Lights Home Staging and Design named Best of Houzz 2019

My Top Ten Home Staging Tips

My Top Ten Home Staging Tips

Here are my top ten home staging tips to help you appeal to the greatest possible pool of prospective buyers so you can sell fast and for the price you want. Get a Home Staging Consultation with a Professional Home Stager First, get an “objective” idea of how buyers may view your house. We all… Continue reading My Top Ten Home Staging Tips

My Life as a Home Stager

Mary Ann Benoit- President of Northern Lights Home Staging and Design

Ever wondered what life as a home stager is like? How I Became a Home Stager Many years ago I got a degree in Interior Design, and although I used it on some jobs and always loved it, my life took a different path and I became a wildlife biologist. Three years ago, I decided… Continue reading My Life as a Home Stager

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