Home staging is about illusions. It's how David Copperfield would sell a house. It's beyond decorating and cleaning. It's about perfecting the art of creating moods. Staging makes your house look bigger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more loving and, best of all, it makes home buyers want to buy it.
Contrary to what you might think, it's about more than preparing the house for sale. Staging is what you do after you've cleaned, decluttered, painted, made minor repairs; it's all about dressing the house for sale. It's about adding the small details: the lipstick, mascara and, for simplicity, a stunning, single strand of Tahitian pearls.

Here are some helpful hints!

Arrange sparse pieces of furniture in an appealing grouping known as a vignette.  Showcase a generous usage of soft fabrics such as silk, lambswool, satin. Display unusual knickknacks in units of 1, 3 or 5.  Drape window coverings with simple lines.  Add unique elements to shelving, bookcases and fireplace mantels, which draw attention to predetermined areas

What Accessories Does a Stager Use?

Stagers bring in a vast array of items to spruce up the house. Here is a small sampling of items professional stagers often use to dress each room. How they are utilized is limited only by the creativity and your own vision.

Mirrors
Plants
Silk Flowers
Floor & Table Lamps,
Area and Throw Rugs
Small Love Seats
Ottomans
Afghans
Pillows
Inflatable Queen-Size Beds
Baskets
Plastic Tables & Chairs
Professional Staging Tricks & Tips

Apply orange oil to cabinets that appear dry, which will renew their original luster.  Put out large bowls of fruit such as polished apples, bright oranges, luscious grapes.  Arrange colorful and fun cookbooks on the counters. 

In bringing the outdoors inside through the use of greenery and plants; in creating clean, crisp spaces and arranging furniture with plenty of room to walk around. Bathrooms are essential to dress well.  Bathrooms should look open, airy and delightful,. One of her favorite tricks is to add baskets filled with spa treatments such as:
 

Towels, tied with ribbons
Scented soaps
Creamy lotions
Moisturizing & Facial jars
The back yard needs staging, too. For patios and decks, bring in plants and potted flowers, and adds additional color by setting the picnic table with bright, plastic dinner plates.