Should I Stage My Home?

Staging a house during the selling process is a great strategy used to make your house look in show-room condition, enticing potential buyers to imagine what it would look like, to live in the house themselves.

It's decluttering and cleaning, adding fresh flowers and even repainting with new trendy colours and completing minor home renovations. Here are a few things to do when Staging your home and preparing it for proper presentaion when selling. 

Declutter
There is nothing worse than walking into a home full of clutter, as the only thing a buyer will pay attention to.. is the mess. Removing as much as you can, not only makes the space look bigger but allows you to do a deep clean which will make it smell fresher. Don't hide the mess in closets, buyers still open doors to check for storage capacity which they won't see if it's full of boxes.

Depersonalize
Remove all personal photos, family names and fridge art as buyers want to envision their family in this home, not yours.

Lighting
Buyers love to walk into a well-lit house, it makes it look bigger and more inviting. If you don't have enough lighting, consider renting or purchasing new lamps or aim existing lights strategically so space is brighter. You may also find just cleaning old dusty lampshades and lightbulbs does the trick.

Finish Projects 
If you've been meaning to finish the trim in the hall now is a perfect time! You may have forgotten or not notice these unfinished projects but they will stick out to someone combing over your home. Unfinished projects are intimidating to a new buyer, they don't want to see all the work that needs to be done as soon as they move in.

Get Rid of Old
Old damaged furniture can be an eyesore and upstage the attention you want buyers to spend on the home. Generally we will add new furniture to replace the old stuff. Along with beautiful couch blankets and pillows to draw colours and add warmth to the space. The rule of thumb is to get rid of half the furniture you have in your home, it makes the rooms look bigger.

Little Additions
Small things like refreshing your bedding, colour matching your pillows, a vase in the washroom and carpet by the sink - all these little additions allow a new buyer to imagine having the same look as you are presenting.  Stores like HomeSense or Bed Bath and Beyond offer inexpensive ways to add trendy items that will add value to the look of your home.

Curb Appeal
Adding potted plants, cutting the grass short and trimming bushes all equal beautiful curb appeal. If your mailbox is rusty, invest in a new one, perhaps paint the garage door or spend a little to freshly seal the driveway and wash your windows! Little changes and pretty additions make people excited for a change.

When we start your staging plan remember, you are selling a dream to someone and trying to envoke emotions that would make them want to buy your house.

Want to learn more about staging, and how we provide it for you, Contact Greg