Home Staging For Dummies

Christine Rae is an internationally recognized trainer inthe home staging industry. She has been providing ground-breakingstaging programs since 2001, after a 32-year career in executivebusiness management. In August of 2005, she developed and launchedher innovative certification program throughout North America(Canadian Certified Staging Professionals and Certified StagingProfessionals). Through that program, she has personally instructedover 2,600 entrepreneurs on how to start and grow a successful homestaging business.
Christine has received many industry awards; among the most recentis the 2007 Real Estate Staging Association Staging Innovator ofthe Year. Christine has coauthored the Home Staging BusinessGuide e-book and countless articles in industry tradepublications, like Canada's Real Estate Magazine. Sheis editor and contributing writer for the staging industry trademagazine Staging Standard. She has acted as subject matterexpert for CE Network, an online staging program for real estateagents, and an assortment of other real estate one-day programs.She is a platform speaker with thousands of hours dedicated to thestaging industry. For information about her staging background goto www.christinerae.com.
Jan Saunders Maresh is a nationally known journalist andtelevision personality specializing in sewing and home decor. Homesellers and real estate agents bank on her training as a CertifiedStaging Professional, Certified One-Day Decorator, and a CertifiedDewey Color Instructor and her more than 25 years of designexperience. Jan is also the bestselling author of 15 books,including Sewing For Dummies, Second Edition (Wiley,2004).
In 2005, Saunders Maresh founded Naked Room Solutions, a homestaging and interior redesign company. She speaks for Realtors andteaches home decorating, staging, and color classes at nationalindustry events, paint and fabric stores, and home furnishing anddesign centers.