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Top 10 Home Staging Tips

Feb16
2009
1 Comment Written by Shanna

Top-10-Staging-Tips At its heart, staging is about setting the stage for potential buyers, making it easy for them to imagine themselves living in your home. Here are some ways to do just that:

1. Focus on first impressions: You only get one chance to make a solid first impression, and those initial 10 seconds can make or break your sale. Look at your front entryway: It is the first part of your home to greet your guests and gives them something to study as you amble up to open it, so you don’t want a door that is flawed in any way.
2. Create curb appeal: Part of a buyer’s first impression will be dictated by your landscaping and the outdoor maintenance of your property. Manicure the bushes, mow the lawn, plant pretty flowers. In winter, shovel the driveway and salt down walkways. Work to create an impressive exterior, one that will draw buyers in!
3. Declutter: Get rid of all clutter—anything that you don’t need, put away. Rent a storage space if you have to. Doing this will make the rooms appear larger and full of potential, ideal for helping the buyer imagine living in the home.
4. Clean: Clean your home from top to bottom. Everything should be spotless, like a show home. Get inside the cabinets and drawers, too: potential buyers will open everything.
5. Freshen up smells: A pleasant aroma will invite guests into your home and it might even distract them from any clutter you didn’t have time to clean up. On the day of a showing, try baking a delicious treat, letting the scent waft through the entire house. Check out this post for some ideas on eliminating odors in your house.
6. Paint with neutral colors: If you repaint, choose neutral colors that could accommodate a variety of tastes. Remember, your preferences don’t matter here—this is about appealing to the largest number of potential buyers. Also, avoid stark whites in favor of warm creams and beiges.
7. Fix ups: This should be obvious, but it is worth saying—if anything is broken, fix it or have it fixed! Buyers want homes that are move-in-ready, not homes that need work done. Have you been waiting to replace the broken window in the bathroom, or were you putting off cleaning or replacing the stained carpeting in the living areas? Do it now!
8. Create clusters: Be willing to experiment with your furniture arrangements. Make sure that high-traffic areas are clear of excess furnishings to maximize space, and reposition sofas and chairs into cozy conversational groups. Arrange things to make the path for traffic flow obvious.
9. Details: Essentially, staging is about uniting various elements into one cohesive design. Think about details: An odd number of accessories is preferred, especially threes. Consider scale and placement when arranging knick-knacks, or try grouping them by color, texture or shape.
10. Turn on the lights: To make your home more inviting, increase the wattage in your lamps and fixtures to 100 watts for every 50 square feet.

Stage your home effectively, and you are on your way to a speedy and successful sale. Remember to focus on appealing to the largest pool of buyers and to do everything you can to put your home’s best foot forward!

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Playing Up Selling Points: Built-Ins

Nov03
2008
Leave a Comment Written by Shanna

Marketing your home is all about showcasing its strong points. Whether those points are gorgeous panoramic views, prime placement in the heart of the city, lush landscaping or incredible interior features, every home has something that makes it special.

One feature that’s often found in quality-built older homes is built-ins. Buyers love built-ins. They add space to a room, creating areas for organization and displays. And nothing says character like custom shelving and bookcases, built right into the walls flanking a fireplace.

So if your home features these customizations, make the most of them! Here’s how:

1. Declutter: Probably the best way to begin this project is to remove everything from the shelves/cabinets completely. Give them a good cleaning, and then think about what should be displayed. Anything you don’t want anymore or don’t think should be showcased, put away. Anything gaudy, put away. Anything that will detract from your built-ins, put away.

2. Create groups: From the remaining items, try to arrange neutral, simple things together, making sure that they enhance the shelving rather than draw attention away from it. You want buyers to imagine their things on the built-ins, as they’re imagining themselves buying your home.

3. Showcase books: If you don’t feel comfortable creating clusters of items, another time-tested option is to use bookcases what they were originally intended for: books. Consider grouping them by color or by size, giving the shelves a sense of organization. If you don’t have enough books to fill the shelves, group them in sections of five to ten. If you have too many books, pare down.

Remember that to a buyer, built-ins are custom furniture included with your home. Emphasize the value of these features by showcasing them at their finest, and buyers are sure to notice.

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