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Home staging
tips for bedrooms
Put away
everything other than essential furniture, one or two lamps, and
an alarm clock.
Large candles or fresh flowers are excellent for a nightstand.
All back of door hanging items must be put away. Cluttered doors
can really weight a space down and give the feeling that the
room is too small.” This step also helps depersonalize the
space.
A new bedspread or quilt can do wonders for any bedroom.
Night stand reading material must be put away out of sight.
When packing items away, remember that buyers will most likely
look in closets but not under beds.
Take down all posters, photos, pictures, drawings, and awards.
You want the buyers to be able to see the house as a blank slate
where they can imagine their own milestones and mementos on
display.
Home staging
tips for kitchens
You can update
cabinets with new knobs and pulls for not a lot of money. You
may want to paint them if they show much wear and tear.
Organize, neaten, and clean the insides of the cabinets. Store
nonessential items elsewhere. Many buyers check inside the
cabinets and they are looking for SPACE--so make them spacious.
Remove every single item from counter tops. Everything. After
the client makes coffee, they should put the coffee maker away,
out of sight, when finished. The same goes for toasters, can
openers, etc. Ideally even the microwave will be put away. Put
away cookbooks, recipe boxes, decorations, salt and pepper, dish
draining rack, toaster oven . . . you want wide open, spacious
counter tops.
Clean the counter so it is shiny. After it is spotless you can
put out a bowl of fruit, fresh flowers or a large scented
candle.
Home staging
tips for curb appeal
Power wash all
driveways and walkways. You can hire someone to do it or you can
do it yourself with rented equipment. If it isn't in the budget
wash as well as you can with a regular garden sprayer.
Wash the outside of the house with a regular garden sprayer,
carefully. You don't want to blast the paint off, which can
happen
easier than you might think. Be mindful of cracks/openings in
windows and doors.
Clean around eaves. Remove cobwebs and nests. You may have to
use a broom as well as the garden sprayer.
Replace the mailbox if needed, or freshen it up with paint.
Replace, repaint, or polish house numbers.
Replace dated outdoor light fixtures if you can; if the budget
is tight spend only on the fixture by the front door. If you're
not replacing fixtures, clean them and make sure they function
properly.
Add fresh hanging
baskets full of colorful flowers to your front porch/door area.
Potted flowers placed by the door also work well as long as they
do not crowd the entrance. It is inexpensive and easy to buy
these in full bloom and ready to go from large garden centers.
Freshen up the front door with a good cleaning and, if
appropriate, a fresh coat of paint. If it will work with the
color scheme of the home, a red front door can really make the
home stand out.
Clean the windows inside and out.
This is just a
starter list of home staging tips - you can find out more
on our full home staging
checklist
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