I consider myself a savvy shopper and more often than not, I purchase items at a discounted price. I have this adversion to paying full price when I can buy something that looks like I paid 'a million bucks' while only spending a fraction of the cost. This practice carries over to my purchasing tactics when shopping for my business.
I shop the major discount stores such as Target, Home Goods, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, but also look for 'quality' items in places like Walmart and KMart. I frequent Bed, Bath and Beyond in order to purchase the numerous Entry Hall tables that I use in my vacants and also pick up some accessories there because I get a "Designer's Discount" at my local store.
Just a little aside here - on a recent trip to that store to pick up yet another Entry Table ensemble, I stopped at the clearance section to see if there was anything there that I could use in the future. I was amazed to find 2 metal counter stools which normally sold for $39.99 each and they were reduced to $8.98 each! I grabbed them as if they were a life preserver! But, how was I going to get them to the check out? I had one cart and that already contained the large box that the table set was in. Somehow, with much finagling, I managed to get both stools into the cart, but they were sticking out and dangerous to anyone attempting to pass by me. So I removed everything from the cart, left the box on the floor and put the stools in the cart in such a way that no one would be injured as I navigated around the store. I pushed the cart with one hand and dragged the box with the other - when you shop with me it's serious stuff! Thankfully, when I entered the Drapery Department, I found an empty cart in which to place the box. This way I only had to push a cart and pull one behind me - much easier!
So, to get back to the point that I was going to make, I get a lot for my money when I shop. Now that I just completed my third Vacant Staging, I am amazed to find that it has cost upwards of $800 for the accessories (for each house) that I bring in to complete the look that the rental furniture has begun. When the job is complete and I look around, yes, it all looks wonderful, but it boggles my mind that I could actually have spent so much for what appears to be so little!
Look for yourself....can you spot the $800+ in accessories for this staging?
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Very pretty home, you obviously add the accesories inthe pics. candles, plants fruit and veggies.