Staging a Home Staging is all about creating illusions. It's beyond decorating and cleaning. It's about perfecting the art of creating moods. Staging makes your house look bigger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more loving and, best of all, it makes home buyers want to buy it. It's about more than preparing your house for sale. Staging is what you do after you've cleaned, decluttered, painted, made minor repairs; it's all about dressing the house for sale. It's about adding small details: the lipstick, mascara and, for simplicity, a stunning, single strand of Tahitian pearls.
What Accessories Does a Stager Use? Stagers bring in a vast array of items to spruce up the house. Here is a small sampling of items professional stagers often use to dress each room. How they are utilized is limited only by the creativity and vision of the stager. Plants / Mirrors / Silk Flowers / Floor & Table Lamps / Area and Throw Rugs / Small Love Seats / Ottomans / Afghans / Pillows / Inflatable Queen-Size Beds / Baskets / Plastic Tables & Chairs | Ask us how we can help you with staging your home. You will be surprised how affordable it can be!!! |
Professional Staging Tricks & Tips
Professionals say the idea behind staging is to allow rooms to show themselves. They warn that without staging a home will probably remain on the market for many months. Remember the kitchen is the heart of the home.
Some ideas for making it sparkle:
- Apply orange oil to any cabinets that appear dry. Doing this will renew the cabinets original luster.
- Place large bowls of fruit, such as polished apples, bright oranges, or luscious grapes out on the counter.
- Arrange colorful and fun cookbooks on the counters.
Bring the outdoors inside through the use of greenery and plants. Create clean, crisp spaces by arranging furniture with plenty of room to walk around. It is essential to dress the bathrooms well. They need to look open, airy and delightful. A popular trick of professionals is to add baskets filled with spa treatments such as:
- Towels tied with ribbons
- Scented soaps
- Creamy lotions
- Moisturizing & Facial jars
Don't forget to stage the yard too. For patios and decks, you can bring in plants and potted flowers, or add additional color by setting picnic tables with bright, plastic dinner plates.
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