WALLS/ARTWORK

It is not always necessary to rent or purchase extra art for the walls. Shop your dining room or kitchen for decorative plates to hang in sequences. For an example in the last home that I staged, I found six pastel plates in the basement with an oriental theme. The colors matched the master bedroom color palette perfectly. I displayed the plates over the headboard on the bed in an arched sequence. This added sophistication and a finished look to the room and was inexpensive. Decorative plates can make a nice statement to most rooms.

PHOTOS

Always remove family pictures from the frames and replace each photo with a picture from a magazine. Reason being, that most home shoppers are “looky loues”. They become distracted in looking at the homeowner’s family photos and very quickly form opinions and prejudices. They suddenly see the home as someone else’s. The goal is to create the perfect first impression instantly! Remember people buy homes for emotional reasons, so it’s important to create a fantasy home and lure the buyer in. Cut out pictures of happy families, ie: beautiful woman, children at the beach, a bride and groom, a grandfather holding an infant, and place them in frames throughout the home. Photo’s are very personal, although you admire your precious family it is very wise to pack and store those pictures. Remember it won’t belong before you’ll get to display them again in your new home!

CLOSETS

When staging a home for sale be sure to make the closets appear spacious. Remove half of the clothing. Remove shoes and keep the closet floor empty. Arrange the clothing so that colors are grouped together and look neat. Remove wires hangers and purchase hangers that are the same make and color (I suggest using black or white). I have been successful in purchasing inexpensive plastic hangers at the local dollar store. Storage and closet space is very important in home buying and can be the determinate factor in the sale.

 

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