For the Love of Staging

Parade of Homes Season is Here!      The Triangle Parade of Homes is an annual event that takes place during three weekends in September and October. Home builders from across Wake, Durham, Orange and Chatham counties enter their most beautiful newly constructed houses to be judged. Free house tours are offered to the public to showcase each builder’s talents. The tours are a great weekend activity that allow you to explore new neighborhoods and become inspired by new ideas.  Triangle Staging &

To many people, interior design means little more than matching colors and fabrics. While these factors are important in creating a harmonious design, there are many more tricks that can help take your room to the next level. Here are five easy-to-learn principles that will transform your design from basic to brilliant: Balance - It’s hard to relax in a space that feels off-kilter. Whether you prefer symmetrical or asymmetrical design, it is important to decide where your “weight” in the

In this Pinterest, Marie Kondo world we live in, many of us strive to be more organized at home.  It’s one thing to organize your pantry or linen closet, but how about our 10,000+ square foot warehouse?  We have a lot of items to keep track of and we need to be able to access easily. With as many as five projects being pulled together every week, we need our space to function efficiently.   We’d like to share some of our tips for keeping things orderly and accessible. COLOR:  In most of the

This article was originally published on Redfin:  click to view original post Are you putting your home on the market soon? Well, whether you’re selling in one of the most affordable neighborhoods in San Francisco or most popular ones in Austin, every homeowner should prepare their home for open houses and personal tours. As your real estate agent is probably suggesting, the more traffic your home sees the more bids you’ll most likely attract. In fact, according to recent data homes that have

We are pleased to announce that we have been featured in the August, 2018 edition of Triangle Top Producers magazine.  It has been a pleasure working with the team at Top Producers to develop and photograph this article.

The Art of Hanging Art – Staging and Design Advice from TSD ​ Just purchased a new piece of art and don’t know what to do with it? Been collecting family photos and want to make a collage?  There is definitely an art to hanging art.  One of the most common mistakes we see homeowners make is that they don’t have a plan before they begin. A great way to start is to search online or in magazines and collect images of looks you would like to recreate in your own home.  Make sure your arrangement

On Trend – Noteworthy Colors from some of our Latest Projects There’s nothing that freshens up a tired space like color… and nothing says “Spice” like this beautiful dining room enveloped in the warmth of Spiced Cider (Sherwin Williams SW7704).  This earthy hue, reminiscent of a desert sunset, enhances not only the food on your plate, but also the tone of your skin.  It sets the perfect backdrop for the soft sky blue in the art and accented in the rug. Want to create drama in your bedroom?

Helping Sellers Stage Their Home and Helping Buyers Decorate Their Home - Wait It’s the Same House  Yep, it has happened several times now; we have re-visited the same house for staging or design advice.  I love when our clients are so happy with our staging services that they take us to their new home for decorating services!  This particular house, on 4104 Indigo Way in Durham, we helped staged to sell with a consult almost 2 years ago.  Then a different client of ours, who we helped sell