Home Staging Tools
Home staging tools are the actual items you might need to perform professional quality
home staging
in your own house. This article will also provide new stagers some valuable advice on planning their
staging designs
and implementing the ideas which are running through their minds. Not all tools work for all stagers and DIYers, so it is a matter of personal preference and experience to discover the approaches and equipment which will work best for you.

Basic Home Staging Tools
OK. Here are some of the most basic items you will need to begin staging any home right away:* Measuring tape. This is crucial. It is like air to a
home stager;
you can't live without it. Measurement is VERY important in all staging plans. You need to know size of every area in order to find suitable furnishings and maintain a sense of proportion. * Furniture gliders. These are small devices used for moving heavy
furniture
around easily and without damaging the
floor
surface. They are cheap and easy to use. A normal person can easily move a full size piece of furniture ALONE using gliders. * Pen and Paper must always be handy to chart down measurements and take notes. Do not rely on your memory, since there will be too many details to accurately memorize. THAT’S IT. THOSE ARE THE BASICS!!!
Advanced Home Staging Tools
Here are many useful items which come in handy time and time again for professional home stagers and do it yourselfers alike:* Graph paper is excellent for making 2 dimensional scale models. Simply create an accurate scale (1 square = 1 foot) and cut out all the furniture items from colored paper. Then place and arrange the items on your graph, which represents the size and shape of the actual room. This is incredibly useful for planning
large
or busy spaces. * A computer can perform a world of staging tasks, from organizing the project to real time 3 dimensional modeling and
color
palate selection. There is advanced home staging software available which is simply amazing! Sometimes, even though these tools are incredible, the stager will take more time “playing” than working… Learn all about computer-assisted virtual home staging. * Basic tools, such as power and manual screwdrivers, hammers, saws, wrenches and sanders.
* Painting
supplies. * Various types of tape in a selection of colors and plastic ties for securing objects.
* Home staging books,
magazines
and videos for ideas, inspiration and continuing education.
Advice on Home Staging Tools
There is nothing expensive here which NEEDS to be purchased. Of course, top notch power tools and a computer can be expensive, but these are not necessary. Even the most expensive tools can be rented, if they are required, for a few dollars a day…Typically, I go out to see clients with a tape measure, a color palate, some paper, a pen or 2 and my imagination. This is all I need to get the job done. I recommend that you take advantage of the tools you have, but do not feel that you need to buy anything expensive in order to do a terrific staging job. You just need YOU.
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