What are your top tips for staging your home for potential buyers?
My #1 is to take all family photos off the walls (sad)
#2 is to touch up or re-paint and paint neutral.
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We didn't take all family pictures down, but we did remove a good amount of them. We still wanted the house to have a family vibe since it fit the neighborhood. Our big projects were de-cluttering, painting, and finishing a few outside projects to make it look more welcoming.
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Clear the clutter and edit your furniture pieces so the rooms don't look overstuffed.
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De-clutter! Minimal is best.
CLEAN.
freshly baked cookies / food/ candles/ nice smell but not over powering
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Take almost everything off kitchen counters.
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Oh, and organize closets . . . they will automatically look bigger if they are organized.
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We removed all photos that had people in them (partly for privacy reasons). It seemed awkward to walk into a house and see their family photo, because then it felt like it would never be our house!
We also kept a new or very clean set of towels that we only put out for showings. It helped to arrange the furniture in each room in a way that looked pleasant/maximized space/made it clear what the room's purpose was! i.e., not showing a bedroom as an office.
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We did a LOT:
-no personal photos
-took a U-Haul to a storage unit w/any 'extra' furniture pieces and anything we don't often use (Xmas decorations)
-repainted all of the trim
-cleaned out the fridge
-organized all drawers and closets
-burned candles for 2hrs/day, never right before a showing
-fresh flowers
-CLEANOur house sold really fast
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We had someone stage ours and she said no more than 2 items on any surface- shelf, sideboard, counter etc.
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We took out all but the most important pieces of furniture. We didn't just declutter, we eliminated more than 50% of our stuff. Surfaces were all completely cleared and 1 or two neutral accent pieces were placed. We repainted the dining room in a neutral color. We touched up any chipped paint, edges, floor scuffs. We replaced lighting with brighter bulbs. We added lighting in darker places. We had a yard service come out and stage the yard. We repainted the porch area and added flowers and other curb appeal items. We then had our realtor come through and critique what we had done.
She suggested adding a top down blind to the nursery because it overlooked a condo complex and a privacy screen on the fence between us and the nearest neighbor. Our house went under contract in 21 days in a slow market about 9 months ago
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Nothing new - decluttered and deep cleaned - like cleaning every baseboard and window.
Honestly, we like to get rid of stuff pretty often, do the decluttering wasn't a big deal - making what was left look nice and neat in place was the time sucker.
And keeping dog hairs away!! Ugh - dogs don't mix with house selling
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1. Kitchen- clear everything off counter tips except 1
Or 2 appliances
2. Remove personal items (pics, etc)
3. Pack up room so only necessities remain. You want it to appear as if there is lots of storage room
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