What exactly does it mean to stage your home before selling? Home staging is the process of presenting your house for sale in a way that helps it appeal to the broadest possible audience, which increases a home's selling price and decreases selling time. It is a way of painting the picture of a perfect house so that homebuyers can see the full potential of your space. Use these tips for staging your home so you can move on to bigger and better things.
Curb Appeal
All it takes is a glance of about three seconds for someone to form a first impression of your home. Don’t give anyone an excuse to drive by. Make sure that the curb appeal is inviting enough for people to want to see inside the home. Have a well-manicured lawn, pressure wash everything until it shines, take care of any needed exterior repairs, use vibrant pops of color in your entryway, and make sure your external illumination is on point!
Focus Your Efforts
To save time and effort, you can focus your home staging efforts on the rooms with the most significant potential to influence buyers’ decisions. The rooms that hold the most importance for buyers are the living room, master bedroom, and kitchen.
Give Each Room a Purpose
If the intent of home staging is to have potential buyers imagine themselves living in the home, they need to know the purpose of each room. When a buyer views an image of an empty space, they have no way of knowing which room they are considering. Show the potential buyer the purpose of each room by bringing in furniture and accessories to define the space.
Depersonalize and Declutter
To prevent potential buyers from getting distracted, you should remove all personal memorabilia, such as family photos, collections, hobby items, and personal hygiene items. Your goal is to help prospective buyers visualize the space as their own. Clutter makes rooms look smaller and distracts buyers from seeing the beauty of the space. Make your home look more prominent and more desirable by editing down to just the basics.
Go Neutral
This does not mean everything in your home must be beige or white, or bland. Neutral colors should be selected for the larger surfaces such as walls, floors, and cabinets. You can add pops of color in the smaller accessories such as throws, rugs, fresh flowers, pillows, and artwork.
Clean and Repair
Buyers are looking for a clean slate. The cleaning list required for home staging should put any spring cleaning list to shame. You want every square inch to shine. Home staging is also an excellent time to tackle the tiny nicks, scuffs, scratches, and holes that may stand out to buyers.
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