Home Staging and Design

Home staging (also called home decorating) has been recognised in recent times as one of the fastest ways to add to the perceived value of the property. Real estate agents as well as home sellers all agree and the case studies have confirmed this trend.

Real life examples show that home owners have been able to sell their home in much shorter time after the home has been home staged and then listed on the market. Some homes are sold after the first or second showing, which is the music for ears of egger sellers.

House that is on the market for a longer period of time can be perceived to be what is called a cold property and buyers tend to stay away from those, making these properties harder to sell.

Home Staging Design Tips

Now that we have established the importance of home staging and design, allow us to list some of the tips that will help you stage your property should you chose to do so:

1. Fresh coat of paint. This is the easiest and most cost effective way of sprucing up your own property and raising the perceived value of your house. Depending on the exterior material that the house is built from, you may chose to give it a coat of paint externally, however internal paint job is a must.

Obviously, care needs to be taken when chosing the colour schemes for your painting task. You want to be using neutral colors that at the same time are not dull. These colors have broader appeal which means that most people and potential buyers will like them as soon as they walk in.

2. Thorough home inspection. Give your home a full inspection including home flooring. Buyers will see a good, clean and well maintained floor as the sign of a well looked after home as a whole. Whether it is wooden, tile or carpet flooring, it is an element of your home that covers the whole area of your property.

Replace or repair broken tiles and wooden boards and recarpet worn, outdated or in any other way dreadful carpets and rugs.

3. Create an immediate impact. Some of the least urgent thing needing a repair could be some of the easiest and cheapest to mend. These little details will create an instant affect on the potential buyer as soon as they walk into your residence.

4. One step at a time. As the progression of transitioning through phases of staging your home, selling it, moving into a new property can be taxing to the whole family, best is to take the whole process step-by-step.

Stick to the schedule to the best of your ability and slow down if you need to but don’t stop completely. Do something every day, consistency is the key here.

5. Remove your personal mementos. Leaving your personal artefacts will make it harder for the potential buyer to picture themselves in this house at the time of the home inspection. Anything that is not generic, i.e. it is clearly yours should be moved out of sight.

This is one of the tricks that professionals employ when it comes to home staging and design. It may be worth investing in a storage unit space as a staging area between your old and new homes.