How To Stage Your Home for an Open House

Expert home staging is an established method utilized to sell a home here in San Jose. Some advantages to home staging include less time on the market and more offers. And you should definitely decide on professional home staging if you need a quick home sale.

Home staging is part of preparing your home for sale. Staging concentrates energy on your home's presentation to buyers while showing off the characteristics of your home with strategically placed furnishings and artwork so that your home looks as if it's more open and buyers can envision living in your home.

Prepping your property for an Open House doesn't have to be an annoying experience. It can actually be enjoyable. Together, we'll strive for a high bid for your house. Below are a few home staging pointers to get you going:

Curb Appeal Checklist

Begin with the exterior of your house, better known as your curb appeal. Take a fresh look at the outside of your house from the view of a passerby. What jumps out at you? What wonderful characteristics seem to fade into the background?Knowing this helps us to decide what measures we can take to attract buyers from the street and into your house. If your house isn't the best it can look on the outside with touched up paint and blooming garden plants it's time to get those things done. Follow the Curb Appeal Checklist and add dollars to your home's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Does your house seem to say, "This is Your Next House" to a buyer? Examining your home with a critical eye, I'll advise you of adjustments that build up sales appeal. I'll advise you take away things that give the impression of clutter. Counter tops should be clutter-free. Kitschy sculptures, souvenirs, family photos, and play time works of art should get moved out of sight. You need to "neutralize" the house so buyers can picture it as their new house.

I'll look over every room of your home. I'll point out the pieces of furniture that should be rearranged, rooms that need a fresh coat of paint, carpet needing to be changed, fixtures that could use shining, and any other improvement that can quickly be made to positively impact the sale.

With me by your side, you'll know that your home has mass appeal and that it's welcoming, staying away from "loud" or "personalized" shades on the walls and furniture. And if you've already moved out, you can think about borrowing furnishings. The goal is for your house to look inviting as opposed to empty.

Setting the Stage

I'll tell you when to host an Open House, because everything comes together to set the stage for what buyers can expect when they consider buying your house. Dark rooms can really dampen a buyer's spirits, so we'll do things like draw back curtains and create light where needed to invite the buyer inside. Together we'll enhance the mood of the house with enjoyable music playing softly and ensure a delightful fragrance flows from every area. We'll incorporate cozy-looking blankets, and place pillows on your couch and bedding. We want buyers to feel like your house is their future home.