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		<title>Capital Home and Garden Show 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are attending this years Capital Home and Garden Show at the Expo Center in Chantilly, be sure to visit the Home Solutions Networks booth, number 2520, in the North Building. We are part of their referral network, and owner Dawn Lambert asked me to assist them in the setup of their booth, providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did you ever dread having to write on the chalkboard at school?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If your school chalkboard came in some of the fantastic colors from Hudson Paint, you might reconsider. I recently stumbled upon this fun twist on the standard green or black options, at www.hudsonpaint.com.
Check the &#8220;Our Ideas&#8221; section for inspiration. Enjoy!
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		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/interior-redesign/did-you-ever-dread-having-to-write-on-the-chalkboard-at-school/</link>
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		<title>Color of the Year for 2010 is&#8230;.</title>
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Turquoise! You read it correctly, Turquoise. This year&#8217;s color has an easily recognizable name and immediate color association, unlike last year&#8217;s bold yellow choice entitled &#8220;Mimosa&#8221;. In my opinion, it also is a much more practical color, both in interior design and home staging as well as fashion.
Turquoise as a color has both warm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/home-staging-general/color-of-the-year-for-2010-is/</link>
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		<title>Staged and Sold in Great Falls in less than 3 weeks!</title>
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1029 Cup Leaf Holly Court
Great Falls, VA
Rolling Holly
 
Staged by Design is pleased to report that this wonderful home has sold in less than three weeks! It received 48 showings in 20 days, which indicates that the Staging did exactly what it was intended to; create interest online to entice buyers to view the home, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/home-staging-general/staged-and-sold-in-great-falls-in-less-than-3-weeks/</link>
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		<title>Staged by Design Featured in the Washington Post</title>
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Staged by Design was recently featured in the Washington Post’s Home section regarding paint colors for selling your home.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050601048.html
Leigh Newport is Owner and Principal Designer for Staged by Design, providing premiere Home Staging services for all of Northern Virginia, Frederick County, MD, and Jefferson County, WV.
Please feel free to review our website at www.staged-by-design.com [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/home-staging-general/staged-by-design-featured-in-the-washington-post/</link>
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		<title>Newly Staged and Listed: Amazing Estate Home in McLean</title>
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Our team recently completed Staging this amazing home in McLean, Virginia and it has just been listed! We had a huge crew of 4 movers and 5 Stagers to assist this home owner in preparing her home for sale, as well as downsizing for the upcoming move. Working amongst the most luxurious of furnishings, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/home-staging-general/newly-staged-and-listed-amazing-estate-home-in-mclean/</link>
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		<title>Reston Town House Staged and Sold in 5 Days</title>
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Staged by Design recently Staged this lovely vacant town home in Reston. We made recommendations for upgrading fixtures and lighting prior to Staging to create a more current look. We utilized rental furniture, but provided all the accessories, artwork and linens. Knowing that the home would appeal to first time home buyers, we used transitional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/home-staging-general/reston-town-house-staged-and-sold-in-5-days/</link>
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		<title>Test Your Home Staging Skills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently discovered a &#8220;Staging Savvy&#8221; quiz on the National Association of Realtors website. The quiz was created by Barb Schwarz, the founder and owner of www.StagedHomes.com, the leader in industry for Home Staging training.
If you are a Realtor, a current Home Stager, or maybe just watch too much HGTV, feel free to take the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/home-staging-general/test-your-home-staging-skills/</link>
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		<title>Home Staging: The process of de-cluttering</title>
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De-cluttering. 
It is one of the most crucial steps prior to putting your home on the market, and an essential element of Home Staging. For home owners, however, it is often easier said than done. What is clutter really, but the by-product of the way we live in a home? It is the accumulation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/home-staging-general/home-staging-the-process-of-de-cluttering/</link>
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		<title>New Color Trends for 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been shopping and suddenly noticed that every store seems to be carrying the same color options? All of a sudden everything from salad tongs to skirts is that “new trendy color”? If you ever wondered how a color trend began, then read on.]]></description>
		<link>http://staged-by-design.com/blog/home-staging-general/new-color-trends-for-2009/</link>
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