Some Useful Staging Suggestions For Your Calgary Home For Sale
Selling your home can be very stressful to many people. To make the whole process smoother, it helps to be prepared. Here are a few tips to help get your home sold without spending a ton of money!
Staging Your Home
- A solid, neutral shade in a tablecloth should be selected for the dining room table. Depending on your decor and wall coloring, a solid white, sand or ivory covering will work well.
- In the center of the table, a vase with fresh cut flowers (or silk, if you have allergies) will add a nice accent.
- Did you know that the kitchen and bathroom are two of the main selling points to any home? Keep this in mind when preparing your home for potential buyers.
- The living room should have one focal point, whether it be a fireplace or breathtaking view of the outside world. If you have too many features screaming out at potential buyers, they may feel overwhelmed, so focus on one aspect and make it shine.
- A home with a stunning view should have window dressings that accent the positive, instead of hiding it.
- If your furniture has a design of any kind, mask it with a solid slipcover to compliment the flooring or wall color.
- Some homeowners also add a fresh coat of paint to their home, which will bring life back into a fading color. Turn on the lights and open the blinds and draperies to create a bright and inviting environment throughout your home.
First Impressions
Lastly the first glance prospective buyers will have of your house is from the outside. So once you're done inside, move outside and ensure that your home looks appealing from the street.- Make sure the lawn is always cut, garden edges are trimmed and driveway and walk are shoveled in the winter time. If there are issues with eaves, soffit, siding, the roof or the fence, you should consider having these issues fixed and not waiting for the home inspector to find the issues later during the selling process.
- Prospective buyers are usually looking to upgrade. They have outgrown their home. Perhaps they need more bedrooms for their growing family or just find their current living space too cramped. As the seller of a home you need to show them what they want space.
- In order to showcase the space you have to offer, consider removing unnecessary furniture and cleaning out your closets, storage rooms or your garage. Also, keep curtains and blinds open to create an open, airy look. I would also suggest packing up all of the family photos that are sitting on ledges, bookshelves or wall units. You are moving any way so why not start packing early. The goal is to have the potential purchaser "place themselves" in your home, allow them to see themselves living in the house they are viewing.
- Once you have cleared up the clutter in your house, it is time to paint. Often, a new coat of paint goes a long way when you are showing your home. Choose a nice neutral colour such as an off white or soft neutral browns, stay away from harsh colors such as blues, reds, and greens. Not only does it cover over old marks but it also freshens the place up. As well, it is often easier for prospective buyers to visualize their own decorating preferences when they have a "blank canvas" to look at. They are more likely to purchase a place that they truly view as theirs rather than somebody else's.