Add to my Toolbag

Kathleen:  your list is very comprehensive!  My favorite tool is my hot glue gun.  It has been a quick fix to a fallen hem and a broken frame!  I always carry lots of extra glue sticks!

Thanks for the complete list, I thought I had everything, but not compared to your tool bag, off to the store for me.

Joyce

Add thumb tacks and rubber bands please for a pretty complete list. 

Don't you guys use that blue tacky gummy stuff for keeping pictures straight? I can NEVER remember the name, but they sell it specifically for flattening into a little ball on the corner of pictures? I don't leave home without it.

~Michelle

I use the clear tacky gummy stuff called Zots.  It does the trick when wanting to ensure a ribbon lies flat, etc..

Crazy Glue  as it dries faster than glue sticks (smile).

Windex is a must-have as is wire hanger. 

Another handy item is little plastic bags as they can be used to keep things together when de-staging.  For example, shower curtain hooks; napkin rings, etc..

Harps used for some lamps is also a good item for the tool box as is extra fennels.

Kathy

Sharpie's for labeling and filling in scuff marks on black picture frames ect

Also a tape gun with extra rolls of tape, handy for taping area rugs, bubble wrap around furniture for de-staging.  I'm always mad when I forget it!!

I need one of those furniture lifters...thanks for reminding me!! 

Lisa

Kathleen,

Being prepared not only to assist, but to show your experience and ability to adapt quickly makes you a top professional......thanks for sharing.

Kathy N. or anyone -

"Windex is a must-have as is wire hanger.".

I am not familiar with this - can you explain?

Scissors(full size), box cutter, cuticle scissors, Quake hold (to hold the pictures in place once they are level), Granite Magic & Stainless Steel Magic for making those surfaces look great, 2 strong good looking men, and a sense of humor. Don't leave home without it!

Kathleen, you might want to consider wasp spray.  Vacant homes tend to become breeding grounds for them, and other bugs.

I am so glad I read your list.  I forgot to put an extra extention cord in my car.  I needed one more today than I had today at the home I staged.  Great, complete list!! Thank you!    

Hercules Hooks for hanging large pieces of art were life savers for Margo and I.  They are so easy to use and don't leave a big hole when they are removed.  Love your list.  Betty

Great list - thanks for sharing.  I've got some shopping to do!  You must have a big tool box to be able to fit an "iron and board" in there LOL.  I too want to know what the "wire hanger" is for.  It's not obvious to me why its a must have.

Kathleen, I love your list, lots of things that I had not thought about.. Thanks for sharing. God bless,

Kathleen, I'd bet that this is what Michelle is referring to.  I did a blog about it LONG ago.  It's generally know for holding up posters in classrooms because it won't damage the walls, but I call it sticky putty.  All of my clients know me for my putty.  And if it's not in my toolbox it's a mistake. (-:

Yes -- use the putty and not Zots when making pictures hang straight -- I learned this the hard way when I discovered that Zots takes the wall paint off when you remove it!!