How To Stage Your Home Properly

Getting your home for sale can involve a lot of planning. It is not often that everyone’s home at any given time is in perfect condition where it is ready to be listed on the market for sale. However, the good news is that you don’t always have to do significant remodel jobs to get it to the point where it is ready for buyers to see. Staging can be a fantastic and economical way to enhance your home as you make it look its best for buyers. Here are some great staging how-to tips. 

Curb Appeal

As your home’s exterior is the first and last thing all buyers will see, make sure it looks great. Have your lawn, flower beds and pathways all looking tidy. Consider some updated house numbers and a fresh coat of paint on that front door as well. 

Foyer

The next welcoming area is your foyer. Keep this neat with coats on racks and shoes stowed away. A nice flower arrangement on a vestibule table can add some color and life.

Declutter And Store

Visit each room and minimize all of your personal belongings. Be sure to also limit the amount of decorating items as well to make your rooms appear large and accommodating. The same goes for your closets and storage areas. If these are packed to the gills they will seem smaller. A storage unit for things as you pare down can also be helpful.

Clean

Don’t just do a regular run through cleaning, do a deep cleaning. That means wipe down the inside of the cabinets, closets, behind toilets, under sinks and behind/under furniture. Don’t forget the importance of cleaning the windows too!

Function

Be sure to have each room arranged as it is intended. For example if it is an eat-in kitchen, put the table and chairs in it. If it is a guest room, put the bed back in and move that exercise stuff to the side.

Easy Updates

Make sure you repair anything that is clearly broken. If there are any small cracks, fix and paint them so nobody is questioning if there is more to the story. Do you have broken door hinges or loose cabinets? Take a few moments to address these issues so buyers don’t get the sense that there could be more deferred maintenance than what they see. A coat of fresh paint can really go a long way at a small cost too.

Neutralize

Go room by room and take away anything that is personal. Any photos, awards, collections and personal items such as blow dryers, makeup caddies, etc. should all be put away neatly. Offer a clean slate for any buyer to easily picture themselves living in the home as if it were already theirs.

Evaluate With Friends

Finally, put your work to the test. Invite over one or two of your most honest friends that may have a discerning eye. See if you may have overlooked anything that they feel should still be tended to. Sometimes when we look at something every day, we may not see it as much as the fresh eyes of a visitor.