Staging your property doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Refresh furniture to make a big impact with existing pieces that can easily fit into your overall staging plan. Professional stagers do it too!
 

When you’re staging a house or condo for sale, furniture selection and placement matter. It’s quite possible that some of your existing pieces should be removed. That said, you may have an item that has “good bones” but needs a little refresh (or could be swapped with furniture from another room). If it can fit in with the overall feel that you want to create in the space, give it a little attention for some added life.
 
In this Set Your Stage YouTube video, you’ll see how I quickly refreshed these contemporary dining chairs that I like to use when I stage properties for sale.
 

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Of course, if the chairs were from the 70’s and had orange and green patterned fabric on them that smelled like smoke (you get my point), I would probably recommend switching them out for more modern chairs (through a staging furniture rental option).
 

The main point to remember is that, when you’re staging a property for sale, you are setting it up to appeal to the potential buyer’s desired lifestyle, NOT for you and your family. So you need a critical eye with experience in understanding exactly how to accomplish that.
 

Do you have some favourite tips for how to refresh furniture? Leave a comment. And find out more staging tips by following Set Your Stage on Twitter @setyourstage.