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Mary waylde
It must be light strong and inexpensive. This would be used to make staging furniture. So it is moved often.
What is a good material for staging furniture
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the selection of materials for staging furniture, particularly in the context of real estate. Participants explore the requirements for such materials, including lightness, strength, durability, and cost-effectiveness, while considering practical aspects of assembly and transport.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory
- Debate/contested
- Conceptual clarification
Main Points Raised
- Some participants suggest that the materials must be light, strong, and inexpensive for staging furniture that is moved often.
- Others propose using real furniture, arguing that custom solutions may become too expensive and contradict the requirement for being inexpensive.
- One participant mentions the use of real couches and light, cheap options, but identifies tables and beds as problematic, emphasizing the need for durability rather than just strength.
- There are suggestions for creating furniture that is easily assembled and disassembled for transport and storage purposes.
- Inflatable mattresses and IKEA frames are proposed as potential solutions for staging furniture.
- Some participants express humor and confusion regarding the term "staging," with clarifications that it refers to preparing a room for sale in real estate.
- There is a question raised about the relevance of the topic to physics, with some participants noting that everything can be related to physics in some way.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree on the need for lightweight and durable materials for staging furniture, but there are competing views on whether to use real furniture or custom solutions. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best approach and materials to use.
Contextual Notes
Some assumptions about the definitions of "staging" and the intended use of the furniture are not fully clarified, leading to varied interpretations among participants.
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Why not use real furniture? If you make something special purpose and one of a kind, it will be expensive, and that will violate the "inexpensive" requirement.
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Mary waylde
We use real couches, cheap ones that are light. . It is tables and bed that are the problem. I want to make something we can snap together that is light. But strong so it lasts. People don't use the furniture so maybe strong may have been the wrong word but durable would be better. We want to create something that with the exception of couches one person could move. Also something that is easily assembled and disassembled so it can be easily transported and stored.
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Welcome to the PF, Mary. 
"Staging" has a particular meaning for the military and for Fire and EMS. Your post seems to be asking about somehting else. Can you give some examples, maybe UPLOAD a couple of pictures, and post some links?
LOL, who/what uses this furniture? Hamsters? Zebras?
"Staging" has a particular meaning for the military and for Fire and EMS. Your post seems to be asking about somehting else. Can you give some examples, maybe UPLOAD a couple of pictures, and post some links?
Mary waylde said:
LOL, who/what uses this furniture? Hamsters? Zebras?
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"Staging" here is a real estate term. It means decorating a room for show so it can sell better.
@Mary waylde
Probably the best thing to do would be to use inflatable mattresses and IKEA frames
@Mary waylde
Probably the best thing to do would be to use inflatable mattresses and IKEA frames
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Mary waylde said:
Use your imagination for props.
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Preston Leggett
Inflatable Couches/Beds might be useful.
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I agree - air mattresses are the way to go.
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Oooohhhh! I guess I should have thought of that (sold our house a couple years ago, and it was indeed staged).Dale said:
Thanks Dale. No zebras were harmed in this thread.
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Is this really a physics question? I suppose everything is physics in the end...
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Good point -- moved to the General Discussion forum...Khashishi said:
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