Author Archives: Janet Raydon

Entertaining Inside & Outside your Home

By Janet Raydon | Published: February 1, 2010
Of course you want to have a wonderful home so that you will have restful sleep, tasty meals, comfy living & a place to keep your belongings.  But don’t forget that once you have a happy place, you’ll probably want to have others over to enjoy your happy place with you!  This blog entry will [...]
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The Essence of Organizing

By Janet Raydon | Published: December 28, 2009
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It is rapidly coming up on the NEW YEAR… you have NEW clothes NEW toys NEW clutter…do any of you have NEW space to store everything?  I did not think so!  How in the heck do you get it all into the same closets you already had bursting at the seams? Here are the [...]
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Smart Holiday Decorating

By Janet Raydon | Published: December 9, 2009
The holidays are upon us & here in Lake Tahoe, the snow has come just in time.  There’s no more beautiful compliment to the twinkling lights & rich red bows than a thick blanket of white on each of branch of the aspen or lodgepole pine trees around the neighborhood.  As promised, I wanted to [...]
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Tips for Outside Your Home

By Janet Raydon | Published: December 1, 2009
I feel one thing people tend to underestimate is the importance of their home’s curb appeal & backyard areas.  If folks are building a new home or trying to sell their home, they will often have their attention drawn to the outside of the house but other than those instances, it is really easy to [...]
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Editing your decor for more serene surroundings

By Janet Raydon | Published: November 15, 2009
When I walk into many of my home staging engagements, all I tend to see around me is the stuff that has to go.    There are usually plenty of things that need to stay & of course a few items that need to be added but really, getting at the decor “editing” is what [...]
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Let’s Get Inspired….

By Janet Raydon | Published: November 12, 2009
Home design, home improvement, decorating, remodeling, de-cluttering… it all sounds like so much work! Oh, and it sounds really expensive too, doesn’t it?  Well, it really doesn’t have to be.  Don’t feel overwhelmed by a desire to improve your surroundings on your own.  The secret to making such changes is in getting the inspiration to [...]
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