Home stagers often prefer thrifting for various furniture pieces to save money, but dining tables pose a unique challenge. According to Molly Marino, a Chicago-based stager, dining tables require pristine surfaces and high quality, which is hard to find in thrifted items. Due to their heavy use in families and the wear and tear they endure, a dining table’s condition often makes it unsuitable for staging. Instead, Marino suggests focusing on smaller decor items like chairs or artwork that can be easily enhanced through refinishing.
"I actually find it very hard to thrift tables - dining mainly. For staging, we need the surface of these tables to be pristine."
"While I used to try to save money by thrifting some of these and refinishing them, the time and effort it took me was not worth it."
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