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Kate Hart
Kate Hart is passionate about helping home sellers to prepare their homes for sale. She has personally trained and mentored hundreds of home staging professionals and has educated consumers and Realtors on the benefits of using home staging when selling a home. Her work has been featured in numerous books and national publications and she has appeared on HGTV Radio, The Fine Living Network, Comcast News Network and CNN Headline News. In addition, Kate was recently honored as the 2007 Real Estate Staging Association Staging Professional of the Year.
She continues to help homeowners in the Philadelphia region as the Principal Stager for Hart & Associates Staging and Design and recently introduced Select Home Stagers™ her network of home staging professionals nationwide. Kate is excited and honored to be a guest blogger for HomeGoods and is looking forward to hearing about all the wonderful ways you bring purpose and passion to your home.
Visit Hart & Associates Staging and Design at
> www.hartstaging.com
Learn more about Select Home Stagers at
> www.selecthomestagers.com
Recent posts by Kate Hart:
I just got back from my last presentation for the Designer is In series at the HomeGoods Store in Glen Mills Pennsylvania. It is a new store and I was really excited to visit it for the first time. I had a blast talking to shoppers about the rooms they were creating and helping [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 10/4/08 at 6:48 pm
Yesterday I visited the Marlton New Jersey HomeGoods store for my third Designer is In seminar. I had a wonderful time and enjoyed meeting the shoppers there and answering their design questions. One common dilemma was what to do with shelves besides just using them to store books and magazines. My recommendation was to make [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 9/28/08 at 11:27 am
I just got back from visiting the Montgomeryville, PA HomeGoods store for my second “Designer is In” store event. I had such a wonderful time speaking with local shoppers and answering their decorating questions.
After my presentation I got to help some shoppers find the right accessories for their rooms. Each time the solution seemed to [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 9/20/08 at 7:09 pm
I just got back from presenting my first “Designer is In” seminar at my local HomeGoods store in St. Davids Pennsylvania and I am so excited about all the wonderful shoppers I met today! I had a great time talking about the many ways to use accessories to completely transform a room in your home [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 9/13/08 at 4:36 pm
As the RESA Staging Professional of the Year, I have had the pleasure of helping over 500 families to prepare their homes for sale. Often times, clients ask me how to get the look they want for their home without spending a fortune. My answer is look for a few key pieces that can set [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 9/4/08 at 8:07 am
Today is my last day as a guest blogger for HomeGoods. I personally want to thank them for giving me this wonderful opportunity to share my design ideas and advice. I have really enjoyed all the readers’ comments and tips. I hope to run into some of you at our new HomeGoods opening in St. [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 3/27/08 at 8:53 am
Everyone should have a special place in their home that inspires them. It can be a favorite fireside chair, a grouping of art from your travels or a crafts closet in an extra bedroom. I personally love the outdoor water garden oasis that I created on my back deck. It gives me a sunny spot [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 3/24/08 at 8:40 pm
I am writing this post in an effort to solve what I see as a design dilemma in too many clients’ homes; Bookcases that have been crammed with massive amounts of unused items!
Posted by: Kate Hart 3/22/08 at 9:43 am
“rooms” your home offers?
As a home staging professional one of the things I notice is that people do not take advantage of all the space their home offers. Outdoor living spaces are frequently neglected. Often times I see decks and patios becoming dumping grounds for old broken toys, mismatched furniture, dead plants and the all important bug zappers. [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 3/19/08 at 10:14 am
A big concern for my home staging clients is that they have not gotten around to purchasing art for their home and now that it is time to sell they need to add a pop of color to make their rooms feel complete.
Since budget is always a concern I encourage them to look around their [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 3/16/08 at 9:30 am
Spring is one of my favorite seasons for design inspiration. Not only do I love the colors of spring, I also love the refreshing feeling the change of season brings as the days grow longer and the world wakes up from winter. As my first guest blog for Homegoods, I am excited to share my [...]
Posted by: Kate Hart 3/13/08 at 7:43 am
