Set the Stage

This home suffered from neglect and evicted tenants. A little staging helped give it some attention.

Imagine walking in a garden without flowers. Imagine relaxing beside a lake without water. Walking into a home without furniture feels similar to buyers. The key word is feel. Buying a home is a very thoughtful process and can get overwhelming. When a potential buyer can walk into a house and feel at home, they are willing to dream about living there and not nitpick about the cabinet knobs being slightly uneven. Here is what staging can do for a home on the market:

 Set the Stage

A buyer might not put the furniture exactly where you do, it’s true. A buyer will want to be assured that their sectional sofa or king sized bed would look good in the space. When you set a room, you answer a lot of questions easily.

Warm Up a Space

White walls with pinpoint holes and white tile reads a little like an asylum, but add some area rugs, furniture, and pops of color and all of a sudden an asylum becomes a blank canvas: a less overwhelming blank canvas.

Create a Feeling

No matter how market ready a home is, there are always small (or large) things a seller cannot fix. I cannot tell how many buyers have fallen in love with a home and the problems of the house all of a sudden became fixable. Staging helps people fall in love with your home.

Affordable

There are so many options available. A professional stager offers lots of options for a variety of budgets. Personally, I keep a closet full of home decor to add some life to an empty home. The marketing pictures turn out better and that draws in some more
interest when you are striving to sell your home.

If you have any questions about the benefits of staging a home or need help connecting with a stager, call me. I can definitely help.

For more information, check out this article on staging.