While most of our client relocations and staging projects involve some measure of private sale (silver, art, furniture), every so often we have a unique opportunity to help one of our clients by selling a much larger inventory of high quality furnishings.

Last week we shared the “Before” images from a recent project with you. (If you need to refresh your memory, click here.) After only three weeks, we were able to completely transform this home and get it ready for market.

Often we hear when helping a client with editing, packing, organizing and staging their home is “I couldn’t have done this without you!”

We know how hard it is to look at treasures and decades of history in the family home and have to decide what stays and what goes.

Earlier today, Carrie McCormick, an @properties Luxury Broker in Chicago, interviewed Claudia to discuss top tips on what you can do to prepare your home for market, before you need to list it.

(Hint: you’re not ‘downsizing’ or ‘smart sizing’ for a reason)

Words Matter.

I remember learning this lesson a long time ago, but it was only when I started CMFTO that it really hit home just how important it was to use the right words.