Home Staging-What if Your Toolbox Disappeared?

Thanks Kathy,

Sandra Huges posted about a rolling toolcase similar to the one above in Rolling Toolcase Rocks

Trisha Lane posted about The Little Drill that Could

Jay McGillicuddy has an amazingly simple alternative to bulky tripods to stabilize cameras

Lisa Ryan posted Fun With Measuring about her digital measuring tool.

Someone posted about a neat little chalk arrow called Wall Marker but I can't find the post.  If you know who it was please comment with the link to that post.

Here are some that I posted recently:

Weigh to Go

Attach-its

Who else has some suggestions or can reference previous blogs?

Jennifer, great list!  I've never heard of folex-it's a carpet cleaner?  Goo-Gone is great and don't forget Goof-Off, too. I carry a gue gun too but haven't had to use it in over a year.  The minute I take it out of my tool kit I will probably need it. My Tibet Almond Stick is so old-but is still good.  For those who don't know, it's wonderful for blending in shallow scratches in wood and lasts a long time.  Toothpaste-for nail holes? Breath mints for fresh breath or is there a really clever use you have discovered?  Thanks for all of these suggestions.

Cheryl, I'm glad that you found this post.  Please feel free to subscribe to my blog.  I have learned so much from AR and I try to give back in return.  If you find some old posts with great tool tips please come back and post the links.  I did a search and found it was slow going.  I hope this will be one place where we can list some of the more useful tools, accessories and gadgets and a place to warn others about the waste-of-time-and-money items.

Gary,  losing a laptop is worse, I think.  One can almost always replace tools.  Recreating files and recovering information can be difficult to impossible.  You were lucky that your laptop was still there.  You must have been living right, as they say.

Hi, just discovered that it was Rachel Backus who posted about Wall Marker. 

Plain chalk can work wonders when hanging pictures, too.  On light walls you can use a colored chalk dot instead of a pencil-just wipe off with a slightly damp towel or Mr. Clean Eraser-a wonderful invention.  If you discover that behind the drooping picture is a sagging nail, try inserting a couple of toothpicks into the space before you spackle to help fill the hole. (Courtesy of one of the DIY shows)

Ronelle, my car has a large trunk that I have learned to pack so that all of my basic tool boxes fit in tightly.  Two break apart cases like the one above, one long and one short rolling box and two totes.  I'm pretty careful and never leave my trunk open when I am loading or unloading, but I think I will be even more careful now.  I have my business name all over the tools and boxes so that they won't get confused with the homeowner's things. Making the cases less attractive to someone else is something I hadn't considered. Good thought!

Sheri, you're welcome!  Your experience is a wake-up call for all of us.  I'm glad that you are learning about some new things too.  One thing I haven't mentioned that has come in handy is Velcro in all of it's forms.  In fact, I will post about it later to show something I did recently with the industrial strength form.  Good luck with the Parade of Homes.  Hope you'll tell us how it goes.

Monica, you should be able to find it at Ace Hardware or most hardware of woodworking suppliers.  It's wonderful.  Old English furniture and scratch polish is a great product too but it can be messy and it stains.

Irene, love that type of hanger.  I found a very similar product made by Hillman in a Homepak kit.  They are a little less expensive but work just as well.  Levels-of course.  There are so many great ones out there including the ones with lasers.  Sharpies and other markers for touching up picture frames- two different colors of gold and one silver for wooden frames that have nicks in them.

Great additons Irene, thanks.

Just want to add a package of those inexpensive felt tip markers that come in a dozen or so colors.  If you have wallpaper that has holes from previous pictures, scratches or slight wearing you can do a quick touch up.  Lightly fill any holes and indentations.  While drying, experiment blending the colors, layer by layer on a piece of scrap paper. Then reproduce by coloring within the lines very lightly since the spackle can be absorbent and the colors may be too bright. (Dry markers can be revived with a little rubbing alcohol.)