By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine
I’m working on an upcoming article for REALTOR® Magazine featuring home staging solutions for spicing up common household areas. I’m looking to showcase some of your best staging solutions and tips for the following areas in a home … Fireplace
Dining room table
Kitchen countertops
Bathroom countertops
Bookshelves If you have tips to freshen up these [...]

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By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine
From plants and area rugs to even children cribs, accessories are a great way to spruce up a home when staging it for sale.
A few weeks ago we asked you to tell us your favorite staging accessory, and you sent in several of your favorites. You can now view a [...]

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Do you have a favorite accessory that you use when staging a property for resale? REALTOR® Magazine wants to hear from you!
Send in your favorite staging accessory, and your idea may be included in an upcoming article for REALTOR® Magazine’s annual List issue. Send your ideas to writer Melissa Dittmann Tracey at mtracey@realtors.org. Please include [...]

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By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine
Come wintertime, homes can suffer from the winter blues too. When it’s cold, gray, and snowing, how can you still make a home warm and inviting to potential buyers? I’m collecting favorite winter staging tips for an upcoming article in REALTOR® Magazine, and I want to hear from you!
Please e-mail [...]

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By Erica Christoffer, Contributing Editor, REALTOR® Magazine
Looking for some quick home staging ideas that don’t cost a lot? Here are five inexpensive “Hip Tipz” from stager Charlene Storozuk that will help you show off a home with painting techniques and found objects.
1. Paint bedroom furniture antique white and the walls a darker tint. Add crystal [...]

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We had a great webinar last Thursday on how you can stage your listings without breaking the bank. In case you missed it, you can playback a recording and download the slides at REALTOR® Magazine.
Our speakers—staging pros Terrylynn Fisher and Christine Rae—provided attendees with dozens of staging tips and even provided ideas on how you [...]

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As part of REALTOR® Magazine#8217;s Masters Series, Colorado practitioner Mary Brooks, CRS®, GRI, shows how staging can be done on a tight budget, with dramatic results.

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On Thursday, Jan. 28, at 3 p.m. Eastern time, REALTOR® Magazine is hosting a free Webinar on affordable home staging techniques! Register and learn more about the presentation via the magazine#8217;s Webinar page.
Staging pros Christine Rae and Terrylynn Fisher will be the featured speakers, focusing on low-cost techniques they use to transform homes. They#8217;ll also [...]

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By Erica Christoffer, Contributing Editor, REALTOR® Magazine
Walls are a key element of home staging. They are the canvas showcasing the greatest attributes of a house. But where do you start when preparing a home for sale? Staging Diva Debra Gould, president of Toronto-based Six Elements Inc., offers up five rules of thumb for handling walls [...]

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