Bargain shopping at Ross, how much is too much?

Oh, my. I have a fetish. Staging supplies. I can't get enough.

I love that you can update the feel of a home with just a few bargain basement, well placed decorative items.

Did you know that you can take a passe' Southwestern style home, change out lighting, a bit of landscaping, update the color scheme, and add a few $9.99-$39.99 pieces and VOILA! A highly desirable Mediterranean home awaits eager buyers. It's as easy as that folks. I was witness to it just this past week. Pretty darn impressive.

Of course I was reinspired today to run to Ross to pic up a couple more staging items.


Here's an example of just a smidge of staging I did to one of Josh's vacant listings to add some interest/contrast/a glimpse of what could be: