accessories: How A Few Accessories Can Update Older Furniture
- 09/05/10 04:29 PM
I recently staged this high-rise co-op apartment in Fort Lee, NJ. It was an estate sale and we needed to work with existing furniture to keep costs low. I brought in about 50 accessories for this large one-bedroom to update the apartment . . . here are some of the results.
I firmly believe EVERY property benefits from staging, and for those who prefer to do-it-yourself and save money, or get a jump-start on the work that needs to be done BEFORE hiring a stager, here are some easy things you can do on your own (although bringing in a friend with good design sense and a fresh pair of eyes helps): 1) Get rid of all of the paperback books in your bookcases, and 50% of the hardcovers, and the clothes in your closet, so that it looks like your house has plenty of room for storage. Place books (0 comments)