When selling your home, staging is extremely important. You want to highlight the strength's in your home and downplay the weaknesses. Keep these tips in mind when preparing your house to show.
#1 - Get rid of clutter!
This is the most important of all the tips I'm about to share with you. Sort through your things, anything you'd like to donate? Pass down to family/friends? Start organizing and sorting through your things.
Another thing that makes a home appear cluttered is too much furniture. Is there anything you could move to the attic for a while? Taking some unnecessary furniture out will make your house appear larger as well.
#2 - Boost your curb appeal.
Rent a power washer from your local hardware store, or borrow one from a friend or neighborhood. Power wash your house and driveway. You'll be surprised how much of a difference this makes.
You can also wash your front windows and plant blooming flowers and greenery. Have a nice welcome mat out with a few potted flowers near your entryway. You want your home to scream "Welcome Home!" to a potential buyer.
#3 - Get that floor clean enough to eat from!
This step is equally important as the first. Get your house cleaner than it's ever been. You want it to sparkle and shine when a potential buyer comes in. If you have a large house, or are short one time, consider hiring a pro to do the dirty work for you.
#4 - Think about rearranging furniture.
Many people think pushing furniture up against the walls will make your room appear larger. This is not always the case. Think about pulling your living room furniture away from the walls and group items together to create a cozy place that invites conversation.
#5 - Make minor cosmetic repairs.
Have some holes in the wall from hanging photos? Does a room need to be repainted? Making those minor repairs makes a big difference when showing your home. Also think about possibly updating old gold fixtures by painting them with oil rubbed bronze. It's an extremely effective and inexpensive fix. Check out an easy tutorial on my pinterest page, here.
I have many more tips and idea for staging your home on my pinterest page, here.
Feel free to check it out, the before and after photos are quite helpful.
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