This
livingroom uses a warm color palette and
makes great use of the light coming from
the large windows.
A Staged Entry / Dining Room
This
entranceway / dining room announces a
very warm welcome to visitors. The room
is nicely decorated with no clutter. Everything
in this photo is perfect!
A
Staged Bedroom
A small
amount of furniture can make
a room appear much larger
A
Staged Landscaping
A perfectly
manicured entranceway is a great way to
start your Open House Tour
NOT Staged
- Kitchen
Remove
all clutter from the counters, the outside
of the refrigerator should be bare, wash
& put away dishes and shut all cabinet
doors
A Staged Kitchen
Neutral
colors, brightly lit, no clutter and perfect!
Not Staged -
Family Room
This
room is too vacant. Adding a small amount
of furniture, a plant and an area rug
would make this room more inviting.
NOT
Staged - Kitchen
Box
up all your what-nots and put them in
storage until after you move. In this
photo, you can not see the room for all
the clutter.
A Staged
Kitchen
A
lovely kitchen with stainless steel appliances,
modern upgrades, neutral colors and completely
free from clutter. Add a couple of cookbooks
and a small spice rack and the room would
be perfect!
What
is Home Staging and how does it help me sell
my home?
Home
staging is beyond decorating and cleaning.
It's about creating a mood. Staging makes
your house look bigger, brighter, cleaner,
warmer, more loving and, best of all, it makes
home buyers want to buy it.
Staging is what you do after you've cleaned,
de-cluttered, painted and made minor repairs.
It's all about decorating each room to its
full potential.
Staging a room
does not mean making it sterile and lifeless.
The purpose of staging is to create a feeling
of "warmth" and "hominess".
If
there are 10 homes for sale in your neighborhood,
you definitely want to "stage" your
home before showing it because of the competition
with the other homes. You want to make sure
that your home is the one
that buyers are most impressed by.
Home Staging is the very best way to get top
dollar for your home as you prepare it for
sale. Homes that are "staged" sell faster
and for more money! This is because "staging"
sets the scene throughout the house to create
immediate buyer interest in your property.
This will then lead to your home selling for
the highest possible price in today's market.
What
accessories should a seller use to "Stage
a Home"?
The following are items a professional
home stager would use to spruce up a house.
You may have many of these items already.
If you don't, they can be purchased at
any home decorating store, Target or Wal-Mart.
Less is Best! Rooms
that have too much furniture and
accessories make a room look smaller.
Consider the flow of traffic throughout
the rooms. Reduce the furniture
to create open floor space.
Vacant rooms will
also make a room appear smaller.
Adding a few furniture pieces, rug,
and window treatments will show
buyers a room's potential.
Depersonalize
the room by removing family pictures,
memorabilia, awards, diplomas and
religious items. You want the buyer
to be able to picture themselves
living in that space.
Remove
all offensive or controversial magazines
and artwork. Take all the fish plaques
or deer heads off the wall.
Open the windows
when possible to let in fresh air.
There is nothing worse than the
smell of smoke or pet odors.
Brighten
the room -
Turn on the lights and open the
curtains, drapes, blinds, try energy
saving 60 watt light bulbs. A good
window cleaning will let in more
light.
Extra
touches -
Fresh flowers, a comfy throw on
the couch, a new log in the fireplace.
KITCHEN:
Apply
orange oil to cabinets that appear worn
to renew their original luster
Put out large bowls of fruit such as
polished apples, bright oranges, luscious
grapes
Arrange
colorful and fun cookbooks on the counters
BATHROOMS:
Add
baskets filled with spa treatments such
as Towels tied with ribbons, Scented
soaps, Lotions, Moisturizing & Facial
jars
Put
aroma therapy candles along the edge of
the jacuzzi tub
DECKS
& LANDSCAPING:
Show
off your "Outdoor" living
space
Plants
and potted flowers
Picnic
tables with bright, plastic dinner plates,
napkins and stemware
Put
up strings of party lights or Chinese
Paper Lanterns
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