Author archives: harmonizing

After Mom's 90th Birthday PartyBad Case of A.D.DDoes this happen to you ?

Bad Case of A.D.D
Hi there....I have been off the line so to speak for the last week as we were planning my mother's 90th birthday party at our home in Toms River NJ.....We had 65 guests and thank God there was no rain....now that the party is behind me it is time to get back on my game!  I fell asleep last night at 9:00 pm and awoke this morning at 8:00 am...I think I had too muc[...]

Real Estate Staging Association July Meeting (RESA)Always Learning Ferguson's Bath Kitchen & Lighting Gallary

Always Learning
Hey.....just wanted to tell you about some additional resources that I learned about yesterday.....I am always looking and researching for places to shop for the best prices and products for my clients.   Yesterday our RESA meeting was held at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery on 207 Cooper Road in Middletown, NJ.   Rick Gallo, Lighting Manager &[...]

Our Newest ProjectGarage TrellisA Decorative Touch

Garage Trellis
Hi there! Its Monday and I'm feeling a little Manic....So many things going on at the home stead....We will be celebrating my mother's 90 birthday this Saturday with a guest list of about 65-70 people...which will be an amazing surprise to her... So there is the lists and lists of things that need to be purchased, ordered etc....\   It always amazes me on how [...]

Annie Sloan's Chalk PaintMy new dresserPainted up something old

My new dresser
Happy Saturday to all of you! Today I am sharing a project that I just finished.....I think I started it about a year ago....I had purchased this bedroom suite....from a couple in East Hanover New Jersey.....I found it on Craig's list...and fell in love with it....It is this dresser, and tall boy and a night stand....it was all for 600.00.  So I conversed via em[...]

A day of SmilesSummer FunTaking a day off

Summer Fun
Hey there..... I don't know about you but summer is my favorite time of the year....For the very first time in our married life we have a in-ground pool.  We converted it over to a salt water pool early on this past spring and I really now know what all the rave is about.....Yesterday our grandchildren took a ride down to Toms River from their home town of Washi[...]

Presenting your portfolioA great way to present your workLearn something everyday

A great way to present your work
Hi there....every day I learn something new....  Remember the artist that I used for the staging project on  Vincenzo Drive in Toms River Kimberly Abbott...She sent me her portfolio with all of her available pieces of art for sale and for rent prices so that I have them for future stagings projects. She used ICloud Key note which was brilliant.....click on [...]

How to display ArtDisplaying Children’s ArtInnocent Art

Displaying Children's Art
Hi there.... Its Monday Morning Blog day....and I really never know what I'm going to write about.... Some times it is difficult to think of something that is of interest to my readers.  Today was a fairly easy one for me as I am working on a project for a client located in Westfield New Jersey.   The client had asked me to come up with some artwork for the[...]

Celebrating our nations birthdayHappy Forth of JulyRed White and Blue

Happy Forth of July
Hi there..... Great start today....went out for a ten mile bike ride by the beach.....as I was riding I was thinking how lucky I really am to live so close to the ocean....I'm grateful for a lot of things today.....one of those is that we live in a incredible nation....do we have out issues of course we do.....but we have freedom....  I also thought how lucky I[...]

For Growing Small Business Branding your business part 1Helping Others Succeed

Branding your business part 1
Hi there.... I have been working on promoting Harmonizing Homes since 2009.   I have become some what successful in doing so in the last two years....It does take time there is no question about it. When I was talking to my husband on this new educational project that I wanted to start to embark on he asked me why would you help others that are in the same busi[...]

In ProgressOur HomeTouring Our Home

Our Home
Its a rainy Sunday so I decided to write Monday's Blog today....We moved into this home two days before Christmas this past December.   We love the openness and the flow of the house....It is a ranch so this will help as we grow older which is what you think about when you turn 60... Its a work in progress...nothing major just cosmetics.   Below is our kitch[...]