Staging your home is one of the most important parts of the home sales process and is often one of the ways that home sellers can easily lose a sale. Staging your home takes a bit of work to do successfully, but once done it may mean that you’ve shown your home to a variety of interested potential buyers and are much closer to returning your investment.
The staging of a home is essential to show potential buyers the multiple possibilities that your home offers them. They should be able to come in and see themselves living in your home once they have purchased it. A successful Home Staging experience means that people come and go with a vision of their future in the home you are selling.
Leaving home to ride it is difficult, but not impossible! There are many ways you can bring out the best in your home without leaving the clutter in your life. When you are organizing your home, be sure to remove any evidence of “you” such as family photos, refrigerator magnets, and evidence of children or pets. Make sure to put everything in its place (like clothes, shoes and bedding) because people who come to your open house will poke their noses in every corner of your house.
Another tip for organizing your home is to think like a buyer: what parts of the house would you pay the most attention to? What elements of the home are good or bad? Is the furniture in the room distracting? And the color of the walls? Walk through your home viewing her as a buyer and remove any additional furniture that may be cluttering a space, as well as any other distracting items. You want to take your home to its simplest form while giving potential buyers the ability to imagine themselves living in this space.
Each room in your home will need to be arranged differently to accentuate the form and function of those places. For example, the bedroom should radiate comfort and relaxation with neutral colors and minimal furniture all around. Take some of your clothes out of your closet to make the space appear larger, and make sure you clean everything thoroughly.
Bathrooms are another room that is often overlooked, but needs to be taken very good care of. Bathrooms should be simple and elegant, with a complementary color scheme and impeccable cleanliness. See if your bathroom fixtures need a makeover, and don’t be afraid to spend a little extra on new towel bars, a shower curtain, cabinet knobs, etc. A few candles don’t hurt either!
You should also plan for deep cleaning every room in the house, either yourself or by hiring a professional. Steam cleaning rugs, rugs, dusting curtains, and making sure to scrub even the most inconspicuous places can make your home shine.
Staging your home is one of the most important parts of selling it!
