How to stage your home for a quick sale

The most critical thing to remember while staging your residence or a client's home for resale is that less is more! How do you accomplish this when you have too much furniture?


Well, my primary recommendation is to rent space close by to store the extra stuff until you sell the home. If you are strapped for hard cash, move it to the garage and park outside if need be.

Another universal problem is that your current furniture pieces are too heavy for the space it occupies.For example, a King bed in an average size bedroom. Since you are trying to make the rooms look larger and most folks have a Queen size bed, rent or buy a inexpensive Queen or Full size bed and store your King for your next residence.

The third tip is to clear off all countertops in the kitchen and leave only two appliances for appearance sake.Remember; take advantage of the rule of three for all your arrangements. Group pictures, accessories,Decorative pillows, etc. In groups of three but keep them to a bare minimum.

A home or condo with the least possible amount of furniture and clutter is easiest to put up for sale as buyers can easily visualize how their furniture will fit.

My final tip or suggestion is to store or sell all huge pieces and substitute them with smaller pieces.This is especially true for most dining rooms where space is usually at a premium.This also applies to old and worn furniture. The main protest to this by most persons is that they can't afford new furniture. Well, I have a solution for you. I would search your area for charitable companies like Hospice, Goodwill, etc. That accepts furniture and household goodsthen sells them for virtually nothing.Then spruce them up with finishing oil for a new look. If needed, paint the using spray cans in pastel colors to match your design. Recover dining room chair seats with new, cheap fabric that gives your room a contemporary look. You can find an illustration of this in our Redesign Manual http://www.redesignmanual/ where I purchased a table and chairs, repainted them and recovered the seats for under $50.I still have the set today.

Staging a residential home requires a dissimilar mindset than doing a home redesign. The latter requires a design that appeals to you and your family. Staging a home for resale requires you put yourself and your resultant decor in the buyers mind. Since prospects acquire on emotion you must make it easy for them to envision living there. The best way is a clean, minimalist design using color sparingly or not at all on the walls and inserting color with plants and a few accessories.

Stagers, do not fail to remember about the value of landscaping. You probably are not able to redo the current landscape, but you can make it more appealing at little or no added cost. First, remove all the clutter,i.E. Hoses, toys, tools, etc. that may be lying around.Second, procure one or two colorful plants and place the in the entryway. Third, use a power washer on the driveway and sidewalks. These little things will give your house more curb appeal at little cost