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What Is Home Staging?Home Staging is a way of preparing your house for showing to prospective buyers. The idea is to remove your personal things and have the home look like a model. This can be done on may levels. You can choose to do it minimally yourself and save money or hire a professional home stager to put your house in the best light possible. It really is the best way to show a house. By removing your personal items, the potential buyers don't feel inhibited when viewing and thinking about where they would place their furnishings. It takes the emotion out of purchasing "someone else's house." The future owners want to see their house as their own from the beginning.
The 10 Basic Do- It -Yourself Guidelines To Home Staging1. Clear all clutter and open up spaces. You want the property to have a "plenty of space" feel.2. Clear off all surfaces and remove small knick knacks. You want to decorate with impersonal items. Use candles, vases with flowers, crystal, (instead of your little collectibles.) Don't forget to remove personal photographs. 3. Try to modernize. Antiques are fine if they are in good condition, but remove old junky furniture. 4. Eliminate all odors including pets, smoking, and cooking. 5. Return all rooms to their original intended use if possible. If you are using a dining room as a bedroom, consider turning it back into a dining room. 6. Clean all floors, carpets, and walls. Use touch up paint on walls if needed. 7. You may want to update things like throws, couch pillows,etc. They should match and not be worn out. We tend to become desensitized to our own environment. Walk through your house as a potential buyer and make notes of what might be changed. 8. Make sure the outside is clean and maintained. Get a nice welcome mat. The patio should be swept and clear of cobwebs. 9. Make sure bathrooms and kitchen are spotless. Hang new towels and put out fresh soap in kitchen and bathrooms. 10. Have a well lit and welcoming ambiance when potential buyers arrive for a showing.
Books Available On Home Staging*Home Staging: The Winning Way To Sell Your House For More Money (paperback-Feb. 10, 2006) By Barb Schwarz*Designed To Sell: Make Any Home The Hottest Property On The Block With Expert Advice From The Popular HGTV Series (paperback-Jan. 10, 2006)By HGTV and Vicki Christian *The Complete Idiot's Guide To Staging Your Home To Sell (paperback-Feb. 6, 2007) By Julie Dana and Marcia Layton Turner *Home Staging: Creating Buyer-Friendly Rooms To Sell Your House (paperback-Dec. 2004) By Lori Matzke and James Gross *Dress Your House For Success: 5 Fast Easy Steps To Selling Your House, Apartment, or Condo for the Highest Possible Price! (paperback-Mar. 25, 1997) By Martha Webb and Sarah Parsons Zackheim *Peggy's Corner: Stage Your Home For Profit (paperback-Jan. 1, 2006) By Peggy Selinger-Eaton and Gayla Mohannam
Find A Professional Home StagerA professional home stager offers so much more than you could do yourself. If you feel your home is in need of major changes before it will be attractive enough to sell, find the professional that is right for you through these links.Through the 2 following websites you can find a professional home stager in your area. Find an International Association of Home Staging Professional Member by clicking on the submit button on that website. Then choose your search refinement and click on the state you live in. You should find an ample list of professional stagers to choose from.
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You can also find a home stager in your area by visiting the Home Staging Resource. Add this page to your favorites before leaving this site.
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