Mikaela and Ron Rios, owners of Imagine Gurus, discuss their expertise in home-related services. Imagine Gurus offers everything from home staging and redesign, to professional organizing, to virtual tours and photography, and 3-D renderings. Tell us about Imagine Gurus. How long have you been in the...
Relaxing with loved ones, enjoying the lights and sounds of the seasons, the kitchen filled with delicious smells, laughter and merriment abounding, while Christmas music plays joyfully in the background. Sounds like your typical Holiday Season, doesn’t it? Well, maybe for Norman Rockwell. It seems that from...
Welcome 2016! A new year full of possibilities! New Year’s Resolutions seem to be our way of trying to capture that fresh start for ourselves and improve our lives in some way. We have the best intentions, but often it’s a struggle to stay on-track...
If you’ve read Marie Kondo’s book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” you’re familiar with the phrase, “Does it spark joy?” In my opinion, this one simple query has revolutionized the organizing process for many. The concept is...
Pay attention to this very important word: editing. It’s not just for writers anymore. Nowadays, “editing” is a key word in both Organizing and Home Staging situations. It’s what we do when we minimize…we edit our belongings to pare down and simplify our lives and/or...
I had the pleasure of presenting at the Bulverde Spring Branch Library Lunch & Learn in early February. The topic was Organizing Your Stuff / Life, and focused mainly on Marie Kondo book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and...
In the Texas Hill Country, spring shows itself early, before the calendar date of March 20th. And as bluebonnets start cropping up this month, so will “For Sale” signs. Ahhh, spring has sprung! The bluebonnets should be plentiful and healthy this year, due to the abundant...
You know the feeling. The cringe-worthy moment, when you have to advise your seller to do this, that, and the other to prepare their home for market. That moment when you worry they might become offended that you don’t like their taste, or Aunt Ethel’s...
Which renovations prove to be the best Return on Investment? This is a great question to ask, since we all have budgets and we want to make the most impact while keeping costs down. The top two “home sellers,” after Curb Appeal, are Kitchen and Master...
It’s SO TEMPTING for Sellers to want their Real Estate Agent to list their home at a higher price because they’ve spent money fixing it up and/or Staging it. …Insert Yellow Caution Tape Here… There are 5 things that sell a house: Great Real Estate Agent, Price,...