Jill MacdonaldApr 23, 20201 minEverything Home. . .Real Estate and COVIDThe business of real estate is essential, albeit in this climate confusing, intimidating, and unknowing. Folks are still wanting to buy...
Jill MacdonaldApr 11, 20201 minEverything Home. . . .CollectionsMy Mom and Dad collected utilitarian houseware: metal irons, lanterns, creamers, copper, to name only a few. My Mother had a gallery wall...
Jill MacdonaldMar 22, 20201 minEverything Home . . . Do you know Liz Diller?My background is in the past (architecturally speaking), but lately my curiosity has pulled me to the present. I've become increasingly...
Jill MacdonaldMar 1, 20201 minEverything Home . . . Small town living is not so small.Last Sunday my BFF treated me to a wine tasting event at Septentrio Winery. They have a beautiful tasting room in Arcata that is rustic,...
Jill MacdonaldFeb 21, 20201 minEverything Home . . . The Power of StagingStaging is a powerful tool. It creates a story about a home allowing a buyer the intellectual luxury of seeing, feeling, and...
Jill MacdonaldJan 8, 20201 minEverything Home . . . . winter is a surprisingly good time to list your home!The traditional listing season for real estate is spring. I always encourage clients who are wanting to sell, not to wait until "the...
Jill MacdonaldJan 8, 20201 minEverything Home . . .what about a vacation rental? Two years after our brilliant idea of turning a local Victorian into a short term furnished rental we are done. We separated the home...
Jill MacdonaldJun 7, 20191 minEverything Home. . . Color Coded Book Shelf I am embarrassed to say that I had not taken everything off my bookshelves and given them a good dusting and cleaning since I moved into...
Jill MacdonaldMay 15, 20191 minEverything Home . . . The flexibility of a Bar CartMy sister Polly's bar cart. The ubiquitous bar cart, a piece of furniture I've not thought a lot about until my sister acquired one. It...
Jill MacdonaldMay 15, 20191 minEverything Home . . . A 50th birthday celebration fit for a Queen! A Chauffeur, a prince, canapés, and cocktails it was a party extraordinaire. On a stormy November evening, ten of our closest friends got...