6 ways to make your property more appealing to buyers part 4 of 6

Work in ones or threes. We recommend arranging items on top of hard surfaces in ones or threes. You would place three items—say, a lamp, a plant, and a book—on top of a larger hard surface, like an end table. "If you take away the plant and the book, it's too bare. "[But if] you put 10 things on it, it's overdone." The three items should be closely grouped together in a triangle shape. "I draw a triangle for my clients. For hard surfaces with less area, however, a single item will do.