Home Staging
The Icing on the Cake
If you are selling your Home, skillful staging is incredibly important to how quickly it will sell and how much money you will get. The ultimate goal of Home Staging, aside from the more tangible goal of getting top dollar for your house, is to encourage buyers to see themselves making your house their permanent home.
Staging is the icing on the cake - what you do after the cleaning, painting, repairing and de-cluttering. (btw - if you haven't done the before stuff yet, check out my article here!)
Staging your home to sell can add the "it" factor it needs to fly off the market. Buyers want to be able to picture themselves in the home you’re selling.
I am beginning a carefully curated list of my favorite Home Staging articles (scroll down) - be sure to check back for updates!
Hiring a Professional Stager is something that pays for itself in fewer days on the market and more lucrative offers. But many of us don’t have the money to hire a professional. If you're doing it on your own, there are lots of tips for you below.
Like fine chocolate🍫, Home Staging advice is best consumed in small, digestible chunks. Studies show that the Master Bedroom, Kitchen and Living Room benefit most from skillful staging. If you have a home office, it shouldn't be overlooked.
General articles:
- Staging your home to sell - from the common-sense voice of experience
- What a professional stager might say about YOUR home
- What things are almost universal turn-offs for buyers?
- How to make a buyer fall in love...with YOUR home
- The best place for FREE home staging ideas
- Tips from the experts
- The Vignette approach
- Psychological staging
- Don't waste your valuable time with these things...
- Favorite staging props with DIY tips
Staging Articles
From the voice of experience
From the voice of experience
From the voice of experience
If you're new to the concept of Staging, here are some well-explained general principles, from someone who has Staged to Sell more than once!
Through the eyes of a Pro
From the voice of experience
From the voice of experience
If a professional stager came to your house, what would he or she say? You might be surprised...
Some unexpected turnoffs
From the voice of experience
More general principles not to be overlooked. And these aren't all about decor!
The ultimate goal
If you know what buyers want and what makes their hearts beat faster – you have a really good shot at having a successful sale. So what do buyers want?
Model homes are fun
What better place to go for ideas? Free ideas, at that!
More from the experts
Always good to hear from people who stage homes for a living!
A different approach
There is a lot of truth here, just packaged a little differently!
Before and After
Psychological Staging, anyone? Can't go wrong with a scientific system of home staging that focuses on the psychological processes of both the buyer and the seller.
Time is of the essence
If you're planning to sell, your to-do list is likely long. Use your time wisely.
Saving the best...
Saving the best...
Brief is good. Brief and insightful is the best!