How To Stage Your Home for Sale

Before you list your home for sale, consider the best way to sell your house: well-planned home staging. Some advantages to home staging include less time on the market and better offers. If your goal is to sell your home quickly, go for a well-planned approach to home staging.

Think of staging your house as creating an "image" for your property similar to what a manager would do for a popular celebrity. Just like creating an image attracts the spotlight to a public figure, staging makes your home look better when it's on the market.

Preparing your house for an Open House shouldn't be thought of as an annoying experience. At times, it's an eye-opening and inventive task. Together, we'll strive for a top dollar offer for your home's sale. Begin with these home staging tips and you'll notice that your house sits fewer days on the market :

Curb Appeal Checklist

Curb appeal is your only chance to make a great first impression on buyers from a street perspective. The good and bad features that jump out at buyers create their first perception of your home and how you keep up your home's regular maintenance.Acknowledging this helps us to choose what steps we can take to invite buyers from the street and into your house. If your home's exterior isn't inviting with retouched paint and blooming garden plants it's time to get those things done. Refer to the Curb Appeal Checklist and raise your house's final selling price.

Welcome Home Checklist

Does your home seem to say, "This is Your Next House" to a buyer? Examining your house from a buyer's perspective, I'll advise you of arrangements that enhance Open House appeal. I'll tell you eliminate items that give the look of clutter. Tabletops should be clutter-free. Arts and crafts, souvenirs, family photos, and play time works of art should get moved out of sight. I can help you de-clutter your house. Unattractive or messy areas make your home feel smaller and buyers have a more difficult time picturing themselves calling your property "home".

I know exactly where a room's best features are and how to show them off. I'll note the pieces of furniture that should be put in storage, rooms that need new paint, rugs needing to be changed, fixtures that could use polishing, and any other improvement that can easily be made to positively impact the sale.

I'll make sure that your home is likable and that it's welcoming, steering clear of "offensive" or "can't-work-with" shades on the walls and furniture. And if you've already moved out, you can think about borrowing furniture. The goal is for your house to look lived in as opposed to empty.

Setting the Stage

I'll tell you when to show your home, because all of the improvements mesh together to set the stage for what buyers can envision after they close on your house. Brightening up each room is critical, so we'll do things like draw back curtains and create light where needed to show off your house. Together we'll enhance the air of the house with enjoyable music playing softly and ensure a nice aroma flows from every area. We'll make use of cozy-looking throws, and pillows on your couch and bed. Buyers should feel like your home is their future home.