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Text Box: Home Staging Tip from Designs That Sell: How to Make Your Home Show Better & Sell Faster “Take Out the Emotion Quotient” When you place your house on the market, it’s no longer your home, it’s a property to be sold. And remember, your goal is to snag a quick sale for the highest possible price. Therefore, you need to remove your “emotional” possessions—all those items you have collected over the years that represent ties to you and your memories. Depersonalize your home by removing collections of family photographs, souvenirs, trophies, refrigerator magnets, etc. These items not only make your space feel cluttered, they distract buyers. You want your buyers to focus on the layout of the home and its architectural features—not the clutter. They might also find it difficult to imagine their own possessions in a home that is filled with your memorabilia. Get a head start on your packing and box up all your personal mementos and treasures, then store them out of sight.

Text Box: Home Staging Tip from Designs That Sell: How To Make Your Home Show Better & Sell Faster “Tone Down Your Décor” Since you have no idea what the decorating tastes of your potential buyers might be, you need to tone down the level of your home’s décor in order to make it agreeable to most people. The key is to avoid eccentric décor. Paint the walls a neutral color (avoid stark white) throughout your home. Light-colored, neutral hues can create the illusion of larger rooms and give your home a fresh, clean, updated look. Remove dated or flamboyant wallpaper. Freshly painted walls are always more appealing to buyers than the prospect of stripping wallpaper. Try to neutralize the décor in your living spaces by removing unusual artwork or eccentric paintings that some buyers might find offensive. Tone down the décor in your kids’ rooms by removing wild teenage posters, toddler-themed wall murals or scary reptile pets. Remove any decorative items that might be offensive or distracting, like stuffed animal-head trophies or 1960’s-style beaded doorway curtains. Reduce the number of accessories to a minimum, and remove any large collections of objects in order to present a clean, uncluttered look. Remove fussy or flamboyant window treatments that might make the room feel dark or outdated. Replace carpets that might be classified as an extreme color or pattern choice with ones that most buyers will consider “move-in-ready”. Choose a decorating style that has a simple, clean look that will appeal to a broad range of people. Potential buyers want to see your house, not your personal decorating style. Get rid of anything that might distract them or worse, send them running out the door in panic.

Staging Your Home For Sale

First impressions count in today’s competitive home buying market. Investing a small amount of time and money in repairs and staging for your home before placing it on the market can result in a quicker sale at a higher price.

Designs That Sell: How to Make Your Home Show Better & Sell Faster is a quick reference guide that’s filled with practical tips and decorating advice to help give your property a solid advantage over your competition. It includes suggestions for furniture layouts, accessorizing, lighting, home staging, de-cluttering, designer tricks and more. Size:5.5” X 8.5”, paperback, 60 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9790618-7-5. $6.95

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Text Box: Home Staging Tip from Designs That Sell: How To Make Your Home Show Better & Sell Faster “Set The Stage” Staging a property for sale is a way to stimulate the buyer’s imagination about what it would feel like to live in your home. You want to create vignettes throughout the house that will make buyers want to linger in the space and imagine themselves living there. Set the stage by appealing to their emotions through sights, sounds and smells. Try some of the following suggestions for staging your home: Create a warm and inviting display in the entry, such as a framed mirror over a small table with a vase of fresh flowers that says, “Welcome home.” Set the dining room table with your best dishes so buyers can imagine themselves entertaining friends and family in the space. Put out fluffy white towels, scented soaps and candles in the bathrooms to create a look that says, “Come in and relax.” Add attractive new bedding in your bedrooms if your current bedding is looking a bit shabby or outdated. Use neutral or low-key colors to create a soothing retreat for new homeowners. Hang new curtains that make your room look fresh and airy. A simple valance over sheer curtains or blinds will present a cleaner, lighter feel. Light some logs in the fireplace if the season allows, which will create a warm, inviting atmosphere. When staging your property for sale, try to create a welcoming, cozy feel for potential buyers.

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