Secrets To Staging A House For Sale

I can't stress this enough. When Staging a house for sale it is critical to have all the clutter removed from all the rooms in the house. What is considered clutter?

Indoor Clutter Is

-Too many books
- Knickknacks
-Too many pieces of furniture in a room
-Too many accessories dominating a room
-Too many kitchen appliances on the counter
-Too many family pictures

To name a few

Here are some simple steps to staging a house for sale

1. Stand in the doorway. This is where buyer's stand before they decide to step into a room. If a buyer won't step into a room, he or she is not going to buy your house. You need to see what buyers see, so you can make the changes that will get them into every room of the house. Staging draws buyers into every room.

2. Make a Plan. Once you know what your focal point will be, make a plan to stage the room. This plan isn't cast in stone; it's made to be changed. A plan helps you get started.

3. Clear the clutter. Deaccessorize the entire room. Take out all the pictures, mirrors, accessories.

4.Get rid of some of the furniture. Or move it to another room.

5. Decide what furniture will stay. Keep the basics; get rid of the extras, it's simple subtraction..

6. Arrange furniture the way you want it Create an open and balanced feeling.

7. Rebuild with accessories. When you bring accessories back into the room remember less is more. Look in other rooms for things. You might find a new use for something.

Don't forget to stage the outside. First impression is critical and what is the first thing potential buy's see? Yes! the outside of your house. When your are staging a house for sale walk across the street
from your house. How does the yard look? Are trees or shrubs over grown and blocking a view of the house? Does it need painting? Make sure you remove clutter and children's toy's from the yard.

Trust me buyer's are impressed when they drive up to a well care for house.