10 Home Staging Tips

By Deborah Laemmerhirt | January 6, 2014

Are you planning on staging your home to put on the market? Staged homes are proven to sell faster and often for a higher price than homes that were not staged. Staging is a great way to highlight your home’s best features, downplay its weaknesses and appeal to potential buyers. By staging your home for sale, you are giving buyers a better chance to imagine themselves there. Below are 10 tips for staging your home before listing it.

 

  1. Get rid of clutter. Getting rid of unneeded furniture, knick-knacks and other things will make your house feel bigger and more open. Take a look at each room of your home and ask yourself what you need and what you can get rid of. Also clean out closets to show off storage space.
  2. Change the lighting. The goal is to make your home look warm and inviting. One way to achieve this is to change your light bulbs in your lamps and light fixtures to a higher wattage.
  3. Make rooms appear bigger. You can create a sense of space even if a room is a bit small. To make a room appear larger than it is, paint it the same color as an adjacent room to make them feel like one large space. Another trick is to paint the walls the same color as your drapes.
  4. Try neutral colors for the main rooms. Living rooms painted in bold or dark colors can be very hit or miss with potential buyers, and can often make a room look smaller or dated. Painting rooms a warm, neutral color is the best choice.
  5. Break up wall decorations to make the most of your space. If you’re like most people, all of your paintings, pictures and decorations are hanging in a straight line around the room. Break these up and display them creatively to show off your wall space and highlight certain features of your home.
  6. Group accessories in threes. For some reason, odd numbers-especially three- are more visually appealing and pleasing to the eye. To catch interest, vary height and width of your accessories and group them by color, texture, etc.
  7. Add fresh flowers or potted plants. This can add color to neutral rooms and be the perfect touch that’s pretty but not personal.
  8. Upgrade bedrooms with fresh bedding. New linens and pillows in warm, inviting colors make potential home buyers want to relax and allow them to picture themselves using the room.
  9. Make small repairs and finish projects. Fix any cracked tile or cracks in the concrete and replace missing floorboards. These minor problems can stick with potential buyers and cause them to lower their asking price.
  10. Make bathroom tile look new. Scrub your bathroom until it’s sparkling. A little elbow grease can go a long way, but if your tile is faded you can have it painted professionally rather than completely replacing it. Add some extras like rolled towels and candles to give the room a polished, spa-like feel.

We hope these tips give you a great start on staging your home. Best of luck, and happy staging!

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