No I did not spell it incorrectly. Yes, the new show to air next week on HGTV is called FUN SHUI...WHY??? Not completely sure, but I am sure we will all find out. Now my question is this. Will this show do for Feng Shui what Design to Sell did for Home Staging?
Let's look at this. What Design to Sell did for Home Staging was to bring to viewers attention the benefits staging can have on selling your home. What it also did was to make sellers think that for $2,000.00 you could knock down walls, rebuild walls, replace old counters with granite, install new cabinets, rent furniture or buy furniture, landscape and put down new floors, all in a matter of 48 hrs.
For the past week, my team and I have been helping a client prepare their home for the real estate market. My guys have been working diligently and believe me it did not include half the list I mentioned above. I jokingly turned to them yesterday as they were struggling with yet another flooring dilemma and asked, would you not agree that when the TV cameras go off, 40 other people come out to help complete the job. They all cracked up and totally agreed.
SO NOW HGTV IS COMING OUT WITH FUN SHuI..the tagline states, it is the show that will help bring balance to your home. Will people think that by following some of these simple techniques that their home will be FENG SHUI aligned??
Hey Carole, this will be your call and I would love to hear your comments on the show after is premiers. FENG SHUI as in STAGING involved SO MUCH more than one TV show can actually air. While I am grateful for the exposure to our profession, again I am concerned that the public may be misinformed.
HI Phyllis, I saw that this was coming up and am wondering with this consultants very light hearted approach how people will respond to it. I don't know her personally but you will love to hear how she got this opportunity: she was at a birthday party in Brooklyn and was speaking to someone about Feng Shui. It turned out to be a producer for HGTV. If that's not being at the right place at the right time, I don't know what is!
Hi Phyllis;
I too have been anxiously awaiting this new show as I am interested for all the same reasons you are. I will be welcoming both Suzee Miller and another Feng Shui Expert to the radio / pod cast show Diva in the House-The Voice of Real Estate Staging in November. I have had the Freeman's of Designed to Sell and Secrets that Sell on air with me and you are right...these shows have done an amazing job of spreading the word about property staging, but have also caused a skewed perception as to how much can be accomplished for small amounts of money. I have however enjoyed the brand new show on HGTV called " Get It Sold " that stars Sabrina Soto. This show seems to be closest to the reality and costs of getting a property staged without all the behind the scene carpenters, painter's etc. Sabrina will be a guest on the radio show on Oct. 12th. I am very interested in having the opportunity to speak with her and share her philosophy and realistic approach to the profession of staging. I hope you will consider tuning in to the future shows. The shows are live on Friday's via the internet at www.radiosandysprings.com at 1p.m. eastern time or can be listened to 24/7 through the archived shows. I'll be waiting to hear the comments shared about the new fun shui show and am in the process of trying to secure a radio interview with the host as well. Speaking of feng shui...I am in the process of doing such with my home office...guess its time to get back to adjusting my chi'. Pleasure talking with you!
gina mcnew