Staging Your Home to Sell like a Pro

Looking for information on staging your home to sell? Want to know all those special secrets about making your home pop for a potential buyer? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered! Here are 7 ways to stage your home to sell like a pro!

1. Start with cleaning
2. Depersonalize the space
3. Improve your curb appeal
4. Update your lighting
5. Fix any broken or cracked items
6. Position your furniture
7. Consult with a real estate agent

Start with cleaning

When it comes to staging your home to sell you have to start at the most foundational level. Deep cleaning your entire home will help it sparkle and help potential buyers view it at its best. Don’t take this lightly! Old statins and blurred windows can really keep a potential home buyer from seeing the full potential of your home. Also, a dirty home will make it feel cluttered and unwelcoming, which is the last thing you want when trying to sell your home.

Wash down your baseboards, clear off your windowsills, and shampoo your carpet. If you want to deep clean your home, but are low on time, consider hiring a cleaning service to do it for you. That way all you have to do is keep it clean. Staging your home to sell is all about presenting the best version of your home.

Depersonalize the space

Have you ever walked into a home and were greeted by hundreds of photos or family memories? Instantly, you knew that this was somebody else’s home. It felt lived in and part of someone else’s story. While this is great for turning a house into a “home,” you don’t want your house to feel this way when you are trying to sell it. Homebuyers often want to blank space to work with. hey want to create their own stories. If they walk into your home and notice family photos all over the walls, it will be much harder to visualize themselves in the space.

Hide personal mementos, clothes, drawings, decorations, and anything else that makes the home NOT feel like a blank canvas. This will probably take more time than you think, so plan out an entire week to do this. 

Improve your curb appeal

First impressions are everything in today’s world, and it’s no different when it comes to selling your home. When staging your home to sell like a pro you need to make sure your landscaping is one of your best assets! Landscaping can help you sell your home more than you think. Creating an inviting driveway and walkway area can really help you sell the look of your home. Consider doing things like:

• Mowing your lawn
• Planting some beautiful flowers
• Trimming bushes
• Trimming dead tree branches
• Repainting your fence
• Repainting your mailbox

Improving your lawn can have a massive impact on the first impression. Don’t skip this step to staging your home to sell. It can paint that perfect picture for a buyer.

Update your lighting

No one likes a dark and dingy room unless you’re a vampire. Most people like to view a house with well-lit rooms, either by soft white lighting or natural light. A quick way to stage your home to sell is to update your lighting. However, that doesn’t mean you need to just go buy bright LEDs and install them in every socket. Consider where you need the best lighting before buying. Areas like the living room, bedroom, and kitchen are all great options. Don’t let your best rooms be wasted on low light levels. 

Fix any broken or cracked items

No one wants to live in homes that look run-down or broken. Cracked drywall or chipped paint can be a major turnoff for some home buyers. The house can feel worn down or in need of some serious repairs. Before you start to shop your home around consider making a list of all the trouble spots that would look bad to a potential buyer. Things like:

• Chipping paint
• Dented walls
• Holes in the wall
• Broken windows
• Mold
• Cracked window frames
• Mismatched paint
• Damaged flooring
• Damaged cabinets 
• Anything that may appear broken

Doing this will help you have an easier time selling the house, rather than explaining in the moment that something “isn’t as bad as it seems.”

Position your furniture

You’re going to want to make focal points out of each room. You can do this by placing your furniture in ways that will accent certain items in the room. Staging your home to sell is about giving each room its own identity. You’ll want to create these “picturesque” moments that potential home buyers can see themselves in. Don’t forget, not every room is created equal. You want to make your most important rooms shine!

It can be hard to visualize this, so check out this video on why staging is so important.

Consult with a real estate agent

When it comes to selling your home or just staging it to sell, there’s almost no one better to help you than a real estate agent. The right real estate agent can help you stage your home and get the best price for your home. Not only that, but they can make sure you are ready for multiple offers! Want to find out more? You can! Contact us today and see how we can help you!