#vintage-finds

#vintage-finds

Staging a home can be very expensive. According to a recent estimate from Home Advisor, a typical home seller can expect to pay somewhere between $832 and nearly $3,000 to stage their home. And it gets pricey for the stager, too. Typically the stager purchases and owns the furniture and decor that they use in projects. It's not uncommon for stagers to try to save money by shopping at secondhand stores or yard sales.

When you're thrift shopping, the ‘fingernail test’ is a quick way to determine if an item is crystal or merely glass. If it rings high, it’s crystal.

Jackie describes her landlord in her current place as old-school, "so I couldn't go as wild as in my last two apartments," but opted for subtle neutral tones.

Tracking down second-hand treasures is a fulfilling hobby for me, with my most beloved pieces often found in charity shops or resale sites.