A new trend in real estate sales, Home Staging is a powerful
tool to implement a quick sale, while obtaining the highest
possible price. Home staging is essentially displaying
your home as a model home. Its method is to set an inviting
scene, one that appeals to your targeted market. Professional
Home Staging companies will set up your home with ambiance
and display your home as an architectural show piece, invoking
homebuyers to view your home as their own.. Staging appeals
to the emotional senses, which is and important key to
selling your home.
NOTE: While your home is listed keep valuables such as
art objects, vases, figurines out of sight and or locked
away Jewellery and other items of value should also be
locked away or taken with you.
Setting a buying atmosphere while showing your home to
potential buyers:
Arrange to be absent during showing
whenever possible
Turn on all the lights
Keep all drapes open in the daytime
Have quiet background music playing
Display fresh flowers
Scented soaps or candles in the bathrooms
Attractive
shower curtain & towels
in bathrooms
Light fireplace (in
cool weather)
Turn on air conditioner (in warm weather)
Keep pets outside or contained during a showing.
If you would like take a do-it-yourself
Home Staging approach, the following are a few additional
tips for
staging your home:
The first steps
is to follow the Preparing your Home for Sale Checklist.
Establish
a purpose: Visit every room, establish
a focal point, and note its purpose.
De-clutter:
Remove unnecessary pieces of furniture and put
in storage while your
home is for sale.
Paint: Repaint
walls to a trendy neutral tone. A darker version of
a paint
tone will create flow into
another space.
Polish wood
floors, and if your budget allows it, have them professionally
refinished if
your floor
requires it.
Keep
floors swept and cleaned regularly
while your house is listed.
Windows:
Sparkling clean inside and out and let the light
shine in. Open
all
curtains
and blinds to create
an inviting
bright and airy rooms.
Update
kitchen cupboard handles and lighting faceplates.
Remove all countertop
items
out of sight, and all
cupboard doors should
be shut.
Ensure a walk
in pantry is clutter
free, organized and
spacious.
Revisit all
closets, remove all unnecessary
items, and
pack extra
items.
Spacious
closets/storage
areas are always
a
good selling
point.
Bathrooms: Scrub
clean
to sparkle. Remove all
items
from
the countertops or vanity.
Display
a simple vase with fresh
flowers,
and your best matching
towels.
Ensure
the cupboard
doors
and hardware function
properly.
Rent
Furniture:
For
large
rooms,
display
two
or
three larger
pieces
of
required furniture,
rather
than
many
smaller
pieces,
which
will
only
create
a
cluttered
environment.
It
will maximize
the
space, and allow
the
buyers
to
imaging their
own
furniture
pieces
as
fitting elements.
For
smaller
rooms,
keep
in
mind a
focal
point
and
its purpose.
You
may
need
to
create
space
in
a smaller
room
by
removing
some
furniture.
If
the smaller
room
has
been
a
been a guest
bedroom,
one
could recreate
a
home office
for
sale purposes
Professional Home Staging
If you prefer to leave it to an expert, a few companies
specialize in Home Staging in the Oakville area.
