Home staging is about dressing a house for success. It's about illusions, or how a magician might sell a house. It's beyond decorating and cleaning and more about perfecting the art of creating moods. Staging makes your house look bigger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, and more loving. And best of all, it makes home buyers want to buy it.
Contrary to what you might think, home staging is not simply about preparing the house for sale. Staging is what you do after you've cleaned, de-cluttered, painted, and made minor repairs. It's about dressing the house for sale. Home staging is about adding the small details, such as the lipstick, mascara and, for simplicity, a stunning, single strand of Tahitian pearls.
What is a professional home stager? Stagers bring in a vast array of items to spruce up the house. Some of these items include mirrors, plants, silk flowers, lamps, and throw rugs. Other may include ottomans, Afghans, pillows, and baskets.
The idea behind staging is to allow rooms to show themselves. The kitchen, for example, is the heart of the home and it needs to sparkle. Oil can be applied to cabinets to renew their original luster. Large bowls of fruit are a nice touch, in addition to arranging colorful and fun cookbooks on the counters.
Many stagers bring the outdoors inside through the use of greenery and plants. Furniture needs to be arranged so there is plenty of room to walk around. Bathrooms need to look open, airy and welcoming. Adding baskets filled with spa treatments is a nice touch. Other tricks include towels tied with ribbons, scented soaps, creamy lotions, and moisturizing and facial jars.
To stage patios and decks, add plants and potted flowers, and setting the picnic table with bright dinner plates.
Prices for a professional stager can vary, and some real estate agents are able to help sellers stage the home themselves. Most listing agents agree that vacant homes show better with staging and will encourage sellers to hire a professional stager.
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