Sunday, September 5, 2010

I Like To Move It, Move It!

July 28, 2010 by James  
Filed under Staging

Here we are, again ReDo Readers, at the end of another week. I’ve been gadding about Chicago, having a remarkable time staging for Macy’s furniture department in several stores, but I’m back home in St. Louis now, attempting to catch up on all that I’ve missed the last three weeks. As I continue to get [...]

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the First of Times

June 28, 2010 by James  
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Hi ho, ReDo Readers! I’m back from my first week in Chicago, where I staged the furniture sale at the Oak Brook Macy’s Home Store. I have a lot of good decorating ideas, great design schemes and color stories, but best of all, I have a week worth of hard work under my belt, [...]

100,000 Square Feet of Style & Taste

January 25, 2010 by James  
Filed under Staging

Not every ReDo project involves cleaning out a dusty cobweb-filled basement, or finding ways to add new life to a tired room. Sometimes, we are forced to think bigger. Much bigger. Here’s the latest example:

The grand 1901 Marshall Fields on Chicago’s State Street (now Macy’s) is a Louis Sullivan masterpiece in [...]

Staging Macy’s Furniture Sales

January 9, 2010 by James  
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I was grateful for another opportunity with the local Macy’s to stage their furniture sale at the West County Mall and Galleria stores. Jim White, the District Visual Manager for Macy’s Midwest Big Ticket, had initially hired me in June 2009 for the summer furniture sale. I was happy to be asked to return and [...]