Since creating the “to be continued” blog, I’ve been closing each post with the words “dwell in possibilities.” I must confess that I borrowed this phrase from the great poet, Emily Dickinson. I saw her quote and realized that it summed up what I am doing as a professional home stager and interior designer.

I am most grateful to Ms. Dickinson for her insightful and inspiring phrase.

Regardless of the size or price range of a house, my objective is to find the possibilities in that house. I am looking for those unique features of that house and finding possible ways to accentuate them for the potential buyer. I am analyzing those unusual spaces that buyers find difficult to understand upon first glance and finding possible functional uses for those spaces.

In the end, my mission is to help the potential buyer see how they could dwell in the possibilities of this house!


Monday, November 21, 2011

Roadside Treasures and a Rattlesnake

Recently, Walt and I took a trip to Angel Fire, New Mexico for rest and relaxation.  We met our goal and spent a lot of time napping, reading and enjoying the beautiful surroundings.  This trip also had its share of adventures and good stories, one of which is today’s subjec

Driving back from Angel Fire, I noticed lots of tumbleweeds blowing across the road.  Being from the Texas Panhandle, I’ve been around tumbleweeds all my life and I have always found them interesting

Since I am always looking for “out of the box” materials to use in my work, I decided to brave the 50 mph winds and pick up a few.  While gathering tumbleweeds, we noticed the dried yucca plumes that dotted the roadside.  Their substantial wood stalks and pods would make great winter arrangements.  So, I was back out there picking the pods.

We had a few spare inches of room in our SUV as we drove away.  We found another patch of really pretty dried yucca pods and decided to stop for a few more.

As I exited the car, I heard a noise at my feet.  After a few seconds, I realized it was a rattlesnake – recoiling and ready to strike.  I ran up the road out of harm’s way and Walt picked me up.  We drove back and took the attached picture of the snake that continued to rattle and threaten. 

I was extremely lucky to avoid a dangerous snakebite as well as to gather great staging and decorating finds.  Once again, I found possibilities in unusual places.


Dwell in possibilities but watch out for the snakes!!


Cindy
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