SAMPLE DIY STAGING WALL ART AND OTHER ACCESSORIES

When you are staging your home but are looking for those last few accessories or final pieces, here are some inexpensive ways to get those items or similar ideas. I say accessories because these are sometimes the hardest to find because the ones we own are usually very personal and style-specific items. Once we take those down during staging, we don’t have much left to fill the empty spaces. Here are some ideas you can use or that might even lead you to think of others. Remember, you want to make your home look like it's worth the asking price derived from the CMA, but you obviously don't want to spend that much. How do you do that? You use hard work, creativity, and thinking outside the box.

Wall Art
Hang empty frames in a creative arrangement.

While these canvas prints were purchased at JC Penney, you could use them as an inspiration to create your own. It can be similar or something totally different. You could even just draw branches.

Another idea is use a canvas (like the one above, but blank) and then use stencils to make your own wall art. You can use purchased stencils or print them from the Internet. Use spray paint to create designs on the blank canvases. Usually nature and animals are safe themes. Here are some ideas.
Daisies and Poppies Wall Art Set of 3 Live, Laugh, Love Wall Art Pieces
A less expensive option is to use wall art decals. Quality ones look just like real photos from a distance. Or you can buy the vinyl pieces at craft stores and create your own scene. Here are a few from JC Penney. 9 Leaf Impressions Wall Decal
Turn some nature pictures into black and white photos so that the fit into any room style or color scheme. Flowers Wall Art
Create your own art by taking pictures of nature and then framing them. Use the frames that originally held those personal photos and then swap them back out when you get to your new home. You can use photos from nature, wallpaper pieces, fabric scraps, scrapbooking paper … the list goes on. You can even paint old or worn out frames.

Other Ideas
Try making a headboard out of a curtain rod and curtains. You can take it a step further, as shown in the photo below.

Place branches in a tall vase. You can also create simple vignettes with evergreen braches in winter and flowers in warmer months. You can even just use greens, such as grass and large leaves.

Have a lamp that’s seen better days? Find a new shade or upgrade the one you have. You can add ribbon borders to the top and bottom. You can wrap the shade in an updated fabric. The details are too much to get into in this blog, but you can find them throughout the Internet.

Still need more ideas? You can visit garage sales and get items that are very inexpensive and may just need a bit of cleaning and some paint. Also, check out my DIY Projects for Home and Garden on Pinterest. 

Keep an open mind and think outside the box.