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This past fall I officially opened up shop for Home Staging and Color Consultations.
It has been coming for some time now..
I studied the arts, yet never expected to make a living being an artist.
I did spend some time working in a paint store and painting interiors,
and have long been fascinated by color...
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Several years ago, after helping some friends choose color schemes for their homes,
I began to get requests from friends of friends, and so on..
Finally, I realized that I was actually providing Color Consultations to all these people (free of charge!), and that it may be a perfect part time business for me.
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Then I took a Home Staging course last year, after helping a Realtor friend prepare some of his listings and thoroughly enjoying it.
The Staging process benefits you not only by aiding in a quick and profitable sale,
but also by helping you to let go of one chapter of your life and move on to the next one.
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Really? The WHOLE HOUSE?!!
As you sort through years of accumulation,
you really determine what things are of value and what are not:
Childrens art - boxed up to be moved
300 VHS Tapes - Goodwill
Grandmothers tea cup collection - boxed up to be moved
Pez Collection - Goodwill
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We are strange creatures, us humans, stockpiling possessions at random!
Anyhow, this all led to the necessary creation of a website and blog, which led to twitter.. and here we are.. the fantastic people I have met through this process has been an unexpected reward, and I am really enjoying getting to know all of you :) I won't lie, it's kind of a relief to know that there are other people out there who love these creative pursuits as much as I do, and to meet them!
I made my 10 Rooms site myself on Wix - which is a fabulous solution when you are just beginning to develop an online presence. It has had many incarnations, but yesterday I tweaked it into it's best form yet -
and I would love to hear your feedback! I'm hoping it's fairly user-friendly, asthetically pleasing and somewhat informative. Maybe you can share your opinions with me? If there's something that isn't quite right or is lacking completely please do tell :)
I'm off to attempt to finish those pesky linen dining room chair slipcovers,
hope to share a beautiful finished product with you shortly..
have a lovely day!
til next time..
1 comment:
Hi Anne Marie, so glad to find you as color is my life as well!!
Be sure to enter my latest Giveaway!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
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