CMFTO™ Blog

I met Margie and Ed a couple of years ago after they saw our feature story on CMFTO in Crain’s Chicago Business. They weren’t ready to move then, but they made note of our services for the future.

When property owners live out of town, CMFTO can be a real estate agent’s best asset for quick staging and turnaround. On this recent project, our friend and colleague, Janet Owen with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, called us to assist with staging her client’s home.

It’s an age-old question: How do you create a feeling of more space and more light in an existing kitchen without taking down any walls or changing out all the cabinets? 

Amazon has made life infinitely more convenient for many people around the world. And if you have a Prime membership, even more so. This also means, however, that we now have a lot more packing waste to deal with on a regular basis.

“Someday Syndrome” is what happens when we put something away because we think we’ll use it… someday.

• Those boxes from Amazon? Just store them in the basement so you can use them again… someday.