Home Staging: Dining Room Tables

A budget is always a concern when staging a house for sale. One must be creative to stretch a dollar and cover most important rooms of the home. Dining rooms, although rarely used, are a must in a larger townhouses and single-family homes. They are usually located on the main floor and are perfect for "emotional spot" staging. The goal here is to appeal to the buyer's emotion, or a vision of a gathering by the table. So, don't leave this room empty!

Tip to sellers who do not have a dining room set or the set is more of a hand-me-down piece that does not tie to the rest of the house: think table skirts and chair covers!

A dining room can be any (found in the basement/garage or lent from friends) table of decent size and plastic folded chairs. Buy in bulk nicer linen chair covers, put a tablecloth on, and voila! You've got a dining room set.

Fitted table clothes feel more luxurious and for some homeowners may be an easy projects:


*Image from PalmerWeiss portfolio.
Here's another example from House Beautiful:And the chairs, slip covered for $7 a chair (Bed Bath and Beyond)