By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine

Some stagers and real estate professionals keep an inventory of items and accessories on-hand so that they can spruce up properties instantly while on-the-go. Let’s take a peek inside the components to these staging inventories to see what tools these professionals rely on.

The Basics

Debbie Preisig with Home Sweet Home Staging & Redesign in the Chicago area, considers the following the basics to any staging inventory:

• Candles (all colors, shapes, and sizes)
• Pillows (“You can never have enough,” Preisig says. “You can get them on sale and at thrift stores.”)
• Bowls of any kind or color
• Lamps
• Vases (any kind in which you can use to add some flowers to brighten up any room or bathroom)

Adding More to Your Stash

Over the months or years, you’ll undoubtedly want to add more to your staging inventory. Continue reading »