Monday, February 24, 2014

Chamber Welcomes Cathy Gibson Home Staging

The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome Cathy Gibson Home Staging. After spending 28 years as a physical therapist and doing remodels on the side, Cathy received certifications as a Certified Staging Specialist (CSS) and a True Color Expert. Cathy has been in business for 2 years and provides home staging, color consultation and redesign for the Sandpoint area.

Home staging means to put the very best face on a house before or when it is listed for sale. Each home and situation is different, which can mean anything from painting the front door to decluttering rooms and removing and re-arranging furniture to moving and re-hanging art. 

“I often do a consultation and provide the homeowner with a detailed priority list, and other times I do some or the entire list for the owner,” explained Cathy. “I also have collected quite a supply of staging accessories, and can use them to add to what the owner has to help make a home look fresh.”

If you have questions like “what color furniture should I buy?”, “what color should I select for my floors, countertops, backsplash, sink, cabinets?”,  “what paint color do I choose if I want to use just one?”, or “if I want to have green walls and white trim, which fireplace stone should I choose?” Cathy is your go-to contact. The color consulting part of Cathy’s business has expanded from specifying interior and exterior paint colors to assisting clients with all things color related.

“A renovation always includes a long list of color choices, each one affecting the next, and I love helping people navigate through that,” said Cathy.

Redesign is “home staging” for when you are staying! 

“Many times people have rooms that aren’t being used because they aren’t comfortable, or they are downsizing, or they want a new look and need advice regarding what to get rid of, what to re-use, what to buy, and how to arrange it all. Again, sometimes that means just a consultation and other times I spend half a day with the client and get it all done.”

If you’re thinking of selling, repainting, building, remodeling, renovating or need a hand creating a room or rooms that will make you happy, Cathy is excited to meet you and loves meeting clients at their home.

“I think it is often thought that it is extravagant and expensive to get help from an expert when it comes to staging, color and design- but it is amazing how many decisions can be made and problems solved in just a few hours.”


The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce wishes Cathy Gibson Home Staging continued success in our community. For more information, contact Cathy at 509-481-3142 or by email at cgibsonhs@gmail.com. Like her on Facebook and view her work, www.facebook.com/Cathygibsonhomestaging.  

Photo: Left to right Corrie Greene, Cathy Gibson and Kate McAlister cut the ribbon with Gibson’s staging supplies in the background.