Interior Staging Tips for Home Sellers
The world of interior staging is similar yet different from other related fields like interior design and decorating. In the fields of design and decorating, you are working with the resident of a home or business to make the interior look the way they want. In the field of home staging, you are working with your clients to make the home as appealing to potential buyers who may tour the property. While there is still creativity involved in staging, it is much less so than in design or decorating. Many staged homes are on the plain side, which is exactly what you want.
If you have lots of bright colors in your interior living space the first step is to replace them with neutral tones. While you may not be able to go out and buy a new couch to replace your brightly colored one, a beige slipcover in an appealing microfiber fabric can work wonders. Add a few neutral coordinating throw pillows for a pulled together look. Small touches of luxury like plush area rugs can help add interest, as can special extras like scented candles, spa style baskets of towels and products in the bathroom, and carefully arranged decorative items.
The reason you want your interior to be so neutral is so the potential buyer can make their own vision of what they could turn the home into. Also, pack away things like family photos, personal effects and other things that make the home look lived in, even if it is. If the walls are dirty they will need fresh paint, and the home should be spotlessly deep cleaned. The furniture should be placed in a way to encourage an easy flow of space through the home as home shoppers walk through.
You can hire an interior staging professional, or do the job yourself to save money. There are a variety of helpful books on the subject of home staging, which include but are not limited to Home Staging For Dummies by Christine Rae and Janice Saunders Maresh, 301 Simple Things You Can Do to Sell Your Home Now and for More Money Than You Thought: How to Inexpensively Reorganize, Stage, and Prepare Your Home for Sale by Teri B. Clark and Marie Lujanac and Home Staging: The Winning Way to Sell Your House for More Money by Barb Schwarz, a master in her field.
| Asheville-area Home & Garden calendar Send items for the home and garden calendar to Nancy Sluder at Nsluder@Citizen-Times.com two weeks before the event. Or mail to Nancy Sluder, Asheville Citizen-Times, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802... |
10 expert tips for home staging | Fayette Woman There are more than 3.8 million homes currently for sale in the United States. How can you make your home stand out from the rest and increase the chance of... |
South Wales Evening Post - Gerrard: Europa will do fine August 28, 2010 -- LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard wants to win the Europa League even though he admits it is not the club's priority this season.... |
Daily Post; Liverpool (UK) - Fans sleep on pavement for prime Westlife spots August 28, 2010 -- EXCITED Westlife fans slept outside a theatre to try to get a prime position at last night's concert. Fans travelled from as far... |
home staging toronto » Blog Archive » Gestalt Psychology Gestalt psychology, also known as gestaltism, has to do with the idea that our minds function and should be viewed as an entity rather than different parts of the brain working together. The motto of Gestalt psychology is that EURśthe ... |
Designers remodel home of local disabled woman Lisa Ganoungs new Gresham home recently was remodeled by two Portland designers, Rebecca Chute of Transformations and Wendy OBrien of Wendy OBrien Interior Design. Chute and OBrien teamed up with Community Vision Inc. to create an attractive living space for Ganoung, ... |
Home Staging | What is a reasonable offer for a model home's . Question by Jason: What is a reasonable offer for a model home's staging furniture? We are buying a model home and the builder asked us to make an offer on... |
Daily Mirror, The; London (UK) - BALOTELLI RACISM WARNING August 28, 2010 -- MANCHESTER CITY striker Mario Balotelli is facing a nightmare return to Juventus - the club where he was racially abused by fans. City have... |
Grimsby Telegraph - It's three wins out of three for Walden's White Wolves August 28, 2010 -- LOUTH Town made it three wins out of three in the Northern Counties East League with a 4-2 win over Glasshoughton Welfare at Park... |
'Pressure' of staging two shows The National Theatre of Scotland's executive producer speaks of the "huge pressure" of staging two shows... |
Home truths AUGUST has been a month of excellent celebrations, whether it's the nation commemorating its 45th birthday or its staging of the first Youth Olympic Games (let's not harp on the hiccups). But here's a less obvious, but, well, no less august, reason for some Team Singapore's jubilation: the seven-years-in-the-making debut album of TypeWriter... |
Home Staging Workshop offered in Asheville Aug. 26-27 ASHEVILLE EUR” The Real Estate Home Staging School will hold a Home Staging Workshop from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 26-27 in Asheville. The address of an actual home to be staged will be provided upon registration... |
Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S. combat mission in the country formally ends on Tuesday... |
Daily Mirror, The; London (UK) - HARRY CAN HANDLE THE RAF STUFF August 28, 2010 -- HARRY REDKNAPP has done such a great job at White Hart Lane that even the Champions League will not hold any fears for Tottenham. ... |
Northern Echo - EchoBusiness - Care home shares boosted over potential buyout August 28, 2010 -- A CASH-STRAPPED NorthEast care home provider has rejected an initial offer of talks from a private equity firm interested in buying the... |
Your sunday events The Caipifruta Vocal Quartet is staging the last show in their homecoming performance today at 3pm at The Actors Studio @ Lot 10, Roof Top, Level 8A, Lot 10 Shopping Centre, 50, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur... |
Articles Home Staging | raestate One day a man woke his wife and she said it was time for him to retire and put their house for sale so that they could both together somewhere far away any ... |
Move-in condition and professional staging add up to a quick sale The listing: Four-bedroom colonial.. |
AB showcases some home-grown talent THE Australian Ballet has an exemplary track record of fostering local choreographic talent... |
Many, if not all of the links on this website are affiliate links which means that we will be compensated if you choose to buy at some point in the near future. Please accept our sincere thanks for your support.
Technorati Tags: Home Staging, Staging Houses, Interior Staging
