After realising your dream of owning a home, you've come to sell it. The feeling of selling their own house is very hard. Because of which you got the tag of home-ownership, you spent lot of time over there, carried so much of memories, also celebrated many life events. Now setting up the same home for someone else is very difficult. It’s not easy to look at your own home with fresh eyes. You see a house full of flashbacks and treasured possessions, but all potential buyers see is someone else’s stuff.
The immediate NO from home buyers is due to a messy, dirty, and unclean home. This gives the impression that the house hasn't been well taken care of in the past. However, now is the time to reorganise your home and give it a fresh look. Which should entice potential buyers. The goal of staging is to appeal to as many potential buyers as possible, resulting in a property being sold faster and for a higher price.
Home staging is process of adding decor, rearranging the furniture and expertly dressing up the home to make it look stunning. Home staging is a marketing tactic that can make even the most dark, drab space feel bright, energetic and homey. In this process you should clean complete home as much as possible from the floors to the ceiling.
Buyers may visit the home at anytime, so it is required to keep your home ready always.
Options For Home Staging
You're now doubtful whether you can stage your home yourself or if you need to contact anyone. When it comes to staging your home, you have a few options. You can do it yourself, contact your real estate agents, or you can bring in a professional staging company to do the work on your behalf.
DIY: If you're good at home design or simply want to save money, you can do it yourself and present it. Repainting, rearranging furniture, and removing personal photos and decor are just a few examples.
Real estate agents: Real estate agents are convinced that staging a home will increase the sale price. So many of them give advice on how to do it, but only a few join you in staging the home before photographing, listing, and marketing it.
Professional stagers: These are industry experts. They have a lot of ideas and suggestions, and they recommend the best overall decor to appeal to potential buyers and marketability, and then they put those ideas into action by rearranging things and adding new decor.
Tips For Staging Your Home
The Floors Should Be Maintained
The first thing that comes to mind when we say cleaning is cleaning the floor. Wipe out all dust, hair, and stains from the floor to reflect the cleanliness of the home. Pay special attention to the corners and baseboards, which collect a lot of dust.
Focus On The Kitchen
The kitchen is where most people spend the majority of their time. Clean all of the slabs starting with the appliances. Wipe down all of your appliances, inside and out, with multipurpose cleaning solutions that are safe for your appliance. Then go over the drawers, cabinet, and knobs. Also, clean out the refrigerator and pantry. Wipe down all shelves and surfaces. Arrange the food in a neat manner.
Put Away Toiletries
After cleaning the bathroom for showing to buyers, your toilet should shine. Make a proper organisation of your toothbrush, toothpaste, face cleaners, and hair products. These items give the buyers a cluttered appearance. As a result, keep them in the cabinet. Use the air fresheners.
Make The Living Spaces More Seamless.
When it comes to the living room, make it look welcoming. The front door, which should give the ever lasting impression. A fresh coat of paint and new doorknobs will make your home feel more modern and fresh. Add a touch of homeliness with a simple doormat and a potted plant, provided that is in perfect condition.
Rearrange the furnitures like sofa, side tables so that it should give feel to the buyers that living area is more spacious. Decor the walls and use the new window curtains. Clean the carpet and arrange it properly. Keep away all the electronics, remote controls and toys which are on the floor to a specific location.
Start by removing any personal photos and frames on the wall. If the wall is completely dirt then go for repainting or else clean it neatly. Then tackle your ceiling fans, light bulbs and switches. Wipe out the dust from your TV and speakers. Switch off the TV when buyers visit the home. Install a small scented plug-in in a living area and couple of rooms too, that gives the pleasant smell.
Decor with some new things to give fresh look. Use new door mats, curtains. A few healthy, well-placed plants and flowers can add life and freshness into the space.
Remove Pet Supplies
If you have pet’s in your house, its better to hide their things before showing the home to buyers. Most of them believe that home with pets are less clean than one without them.
Staging a home to sell doesn’t require spending a lot of money alone – it also requires your smart decisions, Utilization of the available things. Once you feel your done everthing show your home in the best light possible, open the curtains when the buyers comes for the visit. You can relax and wait for the ideal buyer to come along.