Charlene Storozuk - Burlington Ontario Home Stager

You know him from HGTV, and if you're a member of Active Rain, the world's largest real estate network for real estate professionals, you've probably read his interactive comments on blog posts occasionally. I'm talking about Matthew Finlason, star of HGTV's phenomenal hit T.V. show The Stagers.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Matthew last year and got some behind-the-scenes details on the show. For those who may have missed the interview, here is a link to it:

http://activerain.com/blogsview/604550/HGTVs-The-Stagers-An-Interview-With-Matthew-Finlason-The-Inside-Scoop

I'm thrilled to announce that Matthew has agreed to be a featured speaker at the Real Estate Staging Association's International Conference being held January 24-26, 2010 in Las Vegas.

Matthew is scheduled to kick off the opening ceremonies on the morning of January 25^th. I'm sure he will give us a lively and memorable start to the day in his usual trademark style. Matthew will also appear on January 26^th as one of the experts on RESA's panel.

Now if this isn't enough to make you join us, I don't know what is. If you hadn't quite decided whether or not to go to the Conference, I'm sure this will tip the vote in favour of attending. For full details on the event, visit www.stagingconference.com.

See you there!

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Dezigner Digz is a professional home staging company based in Burlington, Ontario. The owner, Charlene Storozuk, is a member of the Real Estate Staging Association and currently serves on the Executive Committee as Regional Vice-President, Canada. For more information about us, visit our website at www.dezignerdigz.com.

Looking for an inexpensive fix for your bathroom? Does your client's home need a mini-facelift before listing? You can make a big difference to a bathroom for a mere $71.

An article that I wrote for REALTOR® Magazine's online blog Styled, Staged & Sold was posted recently on their site. It was reprinted by The International Business Times with the permission of REALTOR® Magazine since they now own the copyright to it. This is the second article that I've written that the IBT have picked up!

If you want to read about this easy transformation, here's the link:

http://www.ibtimes.com/contents/20091019/bathroom-maximum-impact-on-minimal-71-budget.htm

Come visit us at Southern Ontario's largest annual real estate conference, REALTORS® Without BORDERS Conference & Trade Show, on Thursday, October 8th at the Hamilton Convention Centre. For more information visit www.rahb.ca.

We will be sharing booth space with fellow Home Stager, Karen Hubert of Center Stage Design, based in Ancaster, Ontario. You can find us in the vendor area at Booth #45.

Stop by for your free Dezigner Digz™ coffee mug (while supplies last).

Dezigner Digz™ will be holding a draw, so be sure to enter for your chance to win a complimentary home staging consultation. This is a condensed, verbal consult only - see us for full details. You'll also be added to our mailing list for future copies of our complimentary electronic newsletter which provides both helpful hints for preparing a home for sale, as well as industry news.

See you there!

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Dezigner Digz™ is a professional home staging, interior decorating and redesign company based in Burlington and servicing Ancaster, Hamilton, Burlington, Waterdown, Stoney Creek, Oakville and surrounding areas. The owner and lead design consultant, Charlene Storozuk, is a member of the Real Estate Staging Association and currently serves on RESA's Executive Committee as Regional Vice-President, Canada. For more information about us, visit our website at www.dezignerdigz.co

For as long as I've been around, the City of Hamilton (Steeltown as it's affectionately known) has been viewed by some as a less than desirable place to live and unjustly so, for the most part in my opinion. Turn over enough rocks and you'll expose the seedy underbelly of any city. As Hamilton's "next door neighbour", I've heard it all. Some would even view Hamilton as the "Cousin Ed" of Ontario. Who I'm referring to, is Cousin Ed in the movie National Lampoon's Vacation. You remember him don't you?

Is that all about to change for Hamilton? It will, if real estate developer Harry Stinson has his way. Stinson and a group of private investors recently purchased the Stinson School located on Stinson Street. Apparently the name is just coincidence. According to what I've read, Harry Stinson is not aware of being related to the founder, Ebenezer Stinson. This project must have been meant to be.

Stinson School, built in 1895 on a 1½ acre lot, was a former elementary school in downtown Hamilton. It is now designated a heritage building. Stinson is planning to build 70 lofts and townhomes. Small lofts will start at $250,000 and the penthouse will go for a respectable $600,000 according to the Toronto Star newspaper. Here is a link to the project: www.stinsonschool.com.

This isn't the only good news coming out of Hamilton these days. It seems as though the artsy crowd have taken a shine to the city as well. Apparently some of Toronto's art studios have packed their bags and opened up shop in Hamilton as well.

Is Hamilton going to become "the" place to live? It just might be one day. I guess only time will tell, but in the meantime, Cousin Ed, you better put on your Sunday finery, things are going posh in Steeltown.

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Dezigner Digz is a professional home staging and interior decorating company based in Burlington, Ontario. The owner, Charlene Storozuk, is a member of the Real Estate Staging Association and currently serves on RESA's Executive Committee as Regional Vice-President, Canada. For more information about us, visit our website at www.dezignerdigz.com

Aside from home staging, another one of my passions is writing. I don't write for a living, but I sure get a lot of enjoyment from it. Since things have slowed down a little over the last couple of weeks, I decided to put a little more effort into my writing during "low tide". I don't know about other Home Stagers, but for me, my business seems to come in waves. Everything comes all at once and I'm crazy busy, and then it slows down for a week or two. I guess that isn't a bad thing though, it gives you a chance to catch your breath and regroup for the next wave.

I wanted to share with my friends and peers on Active Rain that I was accepted a couple of weeks ago to be a guest blogger on REALTOR Magazine's online blog 'Styled, Staged & Sold'. I wrote my first article during "quiet time". It was posted on their site yesterday, but even more exciting, REALTOR Magazine decided to include it in their E-Newsletter which went out today to a very large subscription base! Generally, being a guest blogger on their site is a one-time event, but they have invited me to submit another article so I'm pretty excited about that too.

Is a budding career in writing on the horizon as well as home staging? Probably not, but hey, you can't blame a girl for dreaming big. After all, home staging and interior decorating were once but a dream too ;-).

There's a 300 word limit to their blog posts, so it's not too lengthy if you want to check it out. Here's the link:

http://tinyurl.com/ldlmg8

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Dezigner Digz is a professional home staging and interior decorating company based in Burlington, Ontario. The owner, Charlene Storozuk, is a member of the Real Estate Staging Association and currently serves on the Executive Committee as Regional Vice-President, Canada. Her work has been featured in the book FabJob Guide To Become A Home Stager, 2009 edition. To find out more about us, visit our website at www.dezignerdigz.com