I've gone along with the suggestions of the stager my real-estate agent chose because she was kind, tactful and well-respected and because my agent graciously offered to pick up the cost.
The stager didn't bring in any props or furniture, but removed many things and moved around the rest to improve the flow of certain rooms and create vignettes for reading and conversation.
Yet, when the new season kicks off at the Millennium Stadium against old rivals Wigan on Saturday night, the talk will still inevitably revolve to a large extent around their most famous old stager.
Nearly every real-estate agent uses a stager, or claims to be one and if you question the need, you're likely to be told that staged houses sell 73% faster than those that aren't (a statistic from the Real Estate Staging Association).