House-Selling Secrets of a Home Stager

Solution: Gould added some colorful throw pillows, plus a dining table and stackable trunks for a coffee table, which had been sitting in the garage.

The result: a warmer, more inviting space.

The sales agent wanted to drop the price by $50,000 when it sat unsold for three months, but after Gould's work was done, the owners received three offers the very next week.

Listed: $949,000
Sold: $939,000 (99% of list)
Staging costs: $1,200