Staging for Faster Home Sale: Proven Tips to Boost Appeal

Selling your home can be very overwhelming especially if it has been occupied for many years. Clutter starts to pile up and damage accumulates which needs to be fixed. But with a small investment of time and money, homes that are prepared to sell can benefit with a faster sale and increased price compared to ones that are not. In this blog post, you’re going to learn the most cost-effective and important areas to look at when getting your home ready for the market.

When considering what to do first to get the most out of your home look at staging. Nothing helps more than giving potential buyers an idea of how this home might look if they lived there. According to the National Association of Realtors, for every $100 invested in staging, the return is $400.

Home staging is a marketing strategy that looks at turning a home into appealing to a large demographic so it will be seen and sold quickly. The best way to do this is by making the home as neutral as possible and portraying the potential buyer’s lifestyle. Using specific techniques to highlight the home’s features is critical. Making rooms feel more comfortable and inviting to potential buyers walking through the door is essential when selling your home quickly.

When you hire a stager to help prepare your home for sale they will do a walk-through and make recommendations depending on the existing pieces throughout the home if available, and come up with low, medium and high budget options for the redesign. Stagers often have their own pieces or rent them from local shops.

Here are some simple suggestions and tips that will help you stage your home for sale.

MIX IN A FEW PATTERNS

A room full of solid neutral colours will tend to feel a bit off-putting but mixing in a few patterns will immediately draw interest. For example, all of the pillows in this living room are neutral colours, adding in a mix of geometric or patterned pillows will keep your home interesting.

LOADING UP ON THE RIGHT TEXTURE!

Every neutral room needs some help creating interest and an easy way to solve that is by adding interesting textures. Adding textured fabrics, a nice plush throw rug, and woven baskets or chairs are a few great textural elements that will help create interest in your home to potential buyers.

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ADD A LITTLE COLOUR (IF THE SPACE NEEDS IT!)

Every room doesn’t require colour but some rooms benefit from at least a small dose of it. For example, a home office is very neutral from everything from the furniture to the art walls. So when choosing fabric for drapes or a carpet make sure you choose something with a little bit of colour as it will help to liven up the space.

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ADDING LAYERS SELLS

Layering is key when staging! Layering textures, tones, and even physically layering art and accessories help create interest in a home. For example, using decorating shelves or art can help make your home look so much more interesting.

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ADDING A LITTLE WARMTH

Adding a wood-toned piece whether it’s something small like a wooden lamp in a guest room or a larger piece like the solid wood desk in an office or den. Adding that wood element to your home’s spaces will create that warmth a potential buyer might love. Just be sure you’re okay with selling the piece or adding it to the offer!