About Natasha

Natasha Little was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to South Boston, Virginia when her father retired from the Treasury Department. Having lived in our nation’s capital and a rural small town gave her an appreciation for both lifestyles.

She loves being able to go the theater and museums as much as she loves walking down tree-lined main streets bordered by little shops and that’s why she decided to make Greenville her home.

Here’s a little more about Natasha in her own words:

I came to Greenville in 1998 when I was just out of school. I was house-sitting for a friend of mine who was out of the country. Her parents needed someone to care for their home when they were relocated to Ireland because of a job assignment. It was supposed to be a one-year gig, but to my surprise, I fell in love. (With Greenville, that is!)

I’ve always enjoyed touring houses and rearranging living spaces and I was fascinated with all kinds of design from a young age. When I was in seventh grade, I started sketching plans to remodel my family home. I still have the drawings. I clipped articles from magazines, compiled samples from furniture catalogues and saved swatches from fabric stores. I designed and redesigned my own house and bedroom (on paper) dozens of times…. but I could never quite convince my parents to bankroll my projects.

Note to self: beef up sales and marketing skills. (Which I did, incidentally.)

I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to be an architect or an interior designer or real estate agent. I eventually went to school to learn more about graphic and web design.

I held several sales and marketing jobs (assistant to an insurance agent, appointment setter, promotional advertising rep) while I was in college.

I also worked as a substitute teacher for 5 years while I honed my design skills and worked on my business plan. During my summers off, I took different temporary assignments with small businesses and large corporations alike; it was a great way to educate myself about Greenville business ownership and real estate.

I eventually left the Greenville school district for a private industry job. As I approached the age of thirty, it seemed the prudent and responsible thing to do. I knew I wanted to work for myself when I was still in high school, but after I entered the working world it was hard to leave the security of a steady job with a regular paycheck. I wanted to start my own company, but I was apprehensive.

In February of 2007 I got the nudge that I needed when I was laid-off. Since I no longer had the regular job and the steady paycheck I decided there would never be a better time to strike out on my own. I’d been designing independently for over ten years and learning about the local real estate market – why shouldn’t I make it my livelihood? So I formed my LLC (A Little Luxury) and didn’t look back.

As much as I love home staging (HGTV junkie for sure), I looked around and noticed that the vast majority of staging companies were small and struggling. There had to be a better way. During my diligent Internet research, I discovered Showhomes – America’s Largest Home Staging Company!

Showhomes is different. I believe we provide a superior service at a more reasonable price than all of our competition. That’s precisely why I bought into the franchise a little over a year ago, even though I had established my own successful enterprise.

Showhomes consistently beat market conditions, while Showhomes offices charge Realtors nothing for their services and homeowners get a fully staged home for only a fraction of the cost of traditional staging. For more info, visit www.showhomes.com. Or call 864.423.4936

I love being a home stager. I get to help people sell their homes and shop for a living – what could be more fun? I’ve been able to bring together my different skill sets: my love of marketing, my passion for design, my love of real estate, and my desire to help people. Some days I wake up and think: this is so much fun! I can’t believe I get paid to do this!