Proper staging can help you sell your home faster, and possibly even for a higher price, and in recent years stagers have become even savvier at zeroing in on what buyers want. From tried and tested basics to fresh ideas for prepping a home for a quick and profitable sale.
1. Find the right company to work with. "We feel the most important thing for homeowners to focus on is choosing a great company to represent them and to properly showcase their property with professional photos and staging suggestions," "We see too many poor photos, no general layout and no staging. Most buyers are making their final selections using the tools of the Internet, so they will rule out the dated, ugly, messy homes that could actually be a gem if the homeowner had just taken the time to update the rooms with very little effort."
If you are finding it difficult to let go of personal items, hiring us can help "We can look at your home with fresh eyes and see both the strengths and flaws that may be invisible to you as a homeowner."
2. Detach yourself from your house. The process of staging takes the focus of your home away from you and puts it on the potential new owners of your home. We like to show sellers photos of staged versus unstaged rooms to show what a striking difference staging makes.
"We also help them understand that empty rooms look smaller than staged rooms," "We try to let the home sellers understand that home staging is an investment and not a cost. The first step a home seller can take to ensure a successful outcome is to get detached from their home; now it is all about the buyers."
3. Focus on the front. Wondering where to begin? Try sprucing up your home's curb appeal. "Buyers make up their mind in the first 30 seconds as they approach the front door," "Clean it up, paint and update the old weathered light fixture. Trim foliage, take out dead plantings and mulch if you are in a growing season. Potential buyers tend to drive by before they actually get inside."
4. Say goodbye to ugly. There is really no nice way to say it: We all have a few ugly bits in our homes, and it's best to face the facts early on. The good news: There are plenty of quick fixes for your home's trouble spots.
"White towels and a white waffle-weave shower curtain can do wonders to a dated bath," "If you have oak kitchen cabinets, paint them white and add quartz or stone counters to help update. Remove dated wallpaper and paint. Take down dusty, dated window treatments. Inexpensive updates can include changing out light fixtures, throw pillows and bed linens. I like a white quilt or duvet for photos."
5. Know your buyer. This is the golden rule of staging. The new paradigm is a targeted approach capturing the likely buyer pool through specific design styles that will resonate, such as hipster, industrial or beachy modern style.
Buyers in their mid-20s to mid-30s make up a large part of the market, so "that is the group to capture and market toward," "They usually like the look of the big-box stores, like Crate & Barrel, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn, so we like to show the homeowners these options to get the feel of this transitional style." If you are staging your home yourself, ask your real estate agent for help identifying your target market.
1. Find the right company to work with. "We feel the most important thing for homeowners to focus on is choosing a great company to represent them and to properly showcase their property with professional photos and staging suggestions," "We see too many poor photos, no general layout and no staging. Most buyers are making their final selections using the tools of the Internet, so they will rule out the dated, ugly, messy homes that could actually be a gem if the homeowner had just taken the time to update the rooms with very little effort."
If you are finding it difficult to let go of personal items, hiring us can help "We can look at your home with fresh eyes and see both the strengths and flaws that may be invisible to you as a homeowner."
2. Detach yourself from your house. The process of staging takes the focus of your home away from you and puts it on the potential new owners of your home. We like to show sellers photos of staged versus unstaged rooms to show what a striking difference staging makes.
"We also help them understand that empty rooms look smaller than staged rooms," "We try to let the home sellers understand that home staging is an investment and not a cost. The first step a home seller can take to ensure a successful outcome is to get detached from their home; now it is all about the buyers."
3. Focus on the front. Wondering where to begin? Try sprucing up your home's curb appeal. "Buyers make up their mind in the first 30 seconds as they approach the front door," "Clean it up, paint and update the old weathered light fixture. Trim foliage, take out dead plantings and mulch if you are in a growing season. Potential buyers tend to drive by before they actually get inside."
4. Say goodbye to ugly. There is really no nice way to say it: We all have a few ugly bits in our homes, and it's best to face the facts early on. The good news: There are plenty of quick fixes for your home's trouble spots.
"White towels and a white waffle-weave shower curtain can do wonders to a dated bath," "If you have oak kitchen cabinets, paint them white and add quartz or stone counters to help update. Remove dated wallpaper and paint. Take down dusty, dated window treatments. Inexpensive updates can include changing out light fixtures, throw pillows and bed linens. I like a white quilt or duvet for photos."
5. Know your buyer. This is the golden rule of staging. The new paradigm is a targeted approach capturing the likely buyer pool through specific design styles that will resonate, such as hipster, industrial or beachy modern style.
Buyers in their mid-20s to mid-30s make up a large part of the market, so "that is the group to capture and market toward," "They usually like the look of the big-box stores, like Crate & Barrel, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn, so we like to show the homeowners these options to get the feel of this transitional style." If you are staging your home yourself, ask your real estate agent for help identifying your target market.
What We Charge For Our Services
What does it cost you ask...?
Well this is a tricky one, as every home will be different, and require a different look to the next property. Our pricing for the very basic alterations or adjustments in furniture placement is 175€ for this service including photography.
If you require us to undertake painting, general alterations within your property, then this can be charged, and cost will be based on works undertaken.
If you are interested in using our services for this, please get in touch and let us know what you are looking to achieve and why.
Well this is a tricky one, as every home will be different, and require a different look to the next property. Our pricing for the very basic alterations or adjustments in furniture placement is 175€ for this service including photography.
If you require us to undertake painting, general alterations within your property, then this can be charged, and cost will be based on works undertaken.
If you are interested in using our services for this, please get in touch and let us know what you are looking to achieve and why.