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How Home Staging Can Help Sell Your Home
Home Staging is often
done when you sell your home. Staging a home can bring
you a much higher selling price.A home staging professional
can be hired to tour your home and direct you to make
the changes that will increase your homes marketability.
Make sure the stager you hire is accredited.
Staging a home is not redecorating it.
Redecorating a home focuses on the seller and their
personality. Staging focuses on the buyer. It provides
the current home owner with the knowledge to rearrange
the furnishings, pictures, accessories, etc. in the
best possible manner to enhance the rooms function,
appearance and balance.
The seller of a home has a strong emotional
attachment and often times lacks the objectivity to
know what's best to enhance their homes looks.
Real Estate agents will often hire a
stager as part of the selling package because they may
be uncomfortable disclosing to the seller that their
home needs work and avoid upsetting them.
The main purpose of the staging professional
is to help the buyer see themselves and their belongings
fit into the home they are viewing. They do this by
rearranging the home to appeal to a broad base of purchasers.
Stagers can be expensive, so if you want to go it alone
please follow the tips below.
The first and most important consideration to prepare
your home for sale is to unclutter. There should be
NO clutter anywhere in your home. Go through each room
and remove any clutter you see. Organize toys in decorative
boxes that are hidden away in a storage room (perhaps
a room for storage in the basement). You can always
take them out again when you don't have any booked showings.
Bookcases should be neat and attractive interspersed
with a few ornaments. Closets should be cleaned out
so that only clothes are visible. Remove storage at
top and bottom of closets. Place clothes out of season
in storage.In fact, place any clutter you have found
in storage as well. You have to move anyway and you
will have to pack less later when you do move!
The foyer provides the buyer with the
first impression. It should be clean, uncluttered, bright
and inviting. If any rooms are dull brighten them up
with higher wattage bulbs in lamps.
Remove personal photos from all rooms
if possible and replace with prints or ornaments. You
want the buyer to focus on your home, not your personal
life. This can be distracting.
A fresh coat of paint is mandatory.
Paint your home in a neutral colour (white or beige
is best).You can ad a splash of colour with colored
accessories, pillows, throw rugs, candles, etc.
Bathrooms should be sparkling! Counters
should be clear with no personal items visible. Tub
tile grout should be clean and shower curtains and glass
shower doors should be free of mildew. Hang fluffy,
colorful towels on the towel rods.
Kitchens must be spotless.Remove all
notes, magnets, etc.off the front of the fridge. Keep
counter space clean and clear of all items. Clean out
under sinks and organize the pantry. Paint outdated
cupboards with a neutral colour and put new modern knobs
on doors for a fresh look. Dishes on the floor for pet
food should be eliminated during a showing.
Furnishings should be simple and minimal.Leave
space between pieces and remove nick knacks. Your most
attractive piece of furniture should be placed on the
wall you see when you enter a room if possible. Tuck
away Cd's, videos, etc. Hang pictures at eye level.
Group accessories in odd numbers (one, three or five).Fireplace
mantles should be depersonalized by removing pictures.
A flower arrangement, mantle clock or piece of art would
be appropriate here.
Garages, front and back yards should
be cleaned as well. Plant flowers or shrubs in the yard
for a welcoming effect. Prune any shrubs you may already
have.Don't leave bikes or toys around the yard. Clean
the pool if you have one. The lawn should be cut and
watered to give the home a well cared for look. A coat
of paint on the outside of the house may also be in
order.
If you can afford a stager it is well
worth the money. If not, just make sure you clean and
unclutter! A spring cleaning will definitely pay off.This
can not be stressed enough! A coat of paint will do
wonders. Have lights on in every room (even during the
day) and soft music playing before a showing. Spray
a nice gentle room spray around the house to freshen
it up. Be careful it is gentle or the buyer will think
you are covering up something. All the best!Good Luck!
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