How Home Staging Makes for a More Effective Sale

How Home Staging Makes for a More Effective Sale

Home staging is an ideal solution when it comes to increasing your chances of getting the best possible results when selling your house. 

Using this method, you can avoid costly renovations, maximize the space you have, brighten the rooms and harmonized the overall look of your property. Here are 7 reasons that will convince you.

Why Home Staging?

Home staging is today an essential component of the real estate sale toolkit. The process includes a complete audit of the property as well as setting the mood. You will organize, declutter and reclaim the space in addition to giving the whole a harmonious look. It is a clever concept that will allow you to revamp your home and conduct the sale in optimal conditions.

Declutter to Inspire

This no time to be sentimental about useless objects and furnishings. You must clear it all out! The objective is to give the future owner the chance to see themselves living in their new home. Leverage every room and delineate areas to create distinct zones: living room, kitchen, dining… Remove any superfluous items and put away cumbersome furniture to open the space up and make moving around easier.

Repair to Make a Good Impression

You don’t need to carry out major renovations; a few repairs, here and there, should be enough to make your house a worthwhile property. It would be a shame to lose a sale just because some damage or finishing work wasn’t taken care of! Don’t hesitate to patch holes, repaint a scratched wall, fix a leaking faucet or readjust some wiring. The objective is to make the house look clean, new and spacious.

Create a Blank Canvas

Your buyer can only imagine making your house their home if it is welcoming. The best way to achieve this is to rethink your decor and depersonalize the rooms. Remove any evidence of your personal life, such as photos or mementos, and pick up the toys. The idea here is to preserve the soul of house by sorting everything.

Redefine the Zones

We all know that redefining every area so that the buyer can easily imagine how each room might be used is important. Don’t be shy about arranging by taking down dividers or adding more, even in the form of a simple plant, an item of furniture or a panel. You can equally lay a rug or add colour to a wall with paint. The aim is to set visual boundaries for each area to make the space look brighter and lighter.

Make Everything Fresh by Cleaning

This is not, of course, the most glamorous part, but it is indispensable! A fresh smelling house is more likely to sell than one that has a musty odour. So give yourself that extra edge: dust, chase those spiders and scrub your home from top to bottom. Focus especially on the bathroom and kitchen, particularly sensitive rooms that must be scrupulously clean.

Decorate on the Cheap

There is nothing like having visitors want to live in your home to get a quick and profitable sale! The achieve this, add a few decorative touches in each room of your house. You don’t need to spend that much; small simple things will do the trick, like a candle, a mirror or even a vase. Don’t hesitate to replace old curtains or a tired rug, to bring in a houseplant or to set a bowl of fruit. You want to give your property a homey feel.

With all this great advice, your home will without a doubt look its best. All you have to do now is get those buyers through your door!

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By RE/MAX Québec

By RE/MAX Québec

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