How much can home staging really help the sale of your house? In the survey conducted by The Real Estate Staging Association, the results showed that a house in stages sells faster.
In the survey, written in the Wall Street Journal article, the group studied 174 homes that had been on the market for an average of 156 days before owners decided to put them on the scene. After the house staging, houses sold on average forty-two days after listing again.
The survey conducted by the Real Estate Staging Association is also a way of showing us the benefits of obtaining their services. Although this study shows that home staging can help sell homes faster, another study showed that home staging doesn’t necessarily sell your home at a higher price.
While this is the case, it is still better than having your home on the market for a long time and home staging is not that expensive. Here are some tips on profitable ways to organize a house for sale:
1. Turn on all the lights
Your house will look dull and dull if it doesn’t have enough lighting, especially on a gray day. Add floor lamps to rooms that don’t have enough light. You can also borrow some table lamps from your friends and family to brighten up the rooms and save some money.
2. Eliminate clutter
It will be difficult for your potential buyers to imagine living in your house if it is full of clutter. Be sure to order pictures, books, candy, clothes, and other personal belongings.
Tidy up the bathroom and kitchen but leave necessities like a hand towel and soap dish in the bathroom and the coffee pot in the kitchen. The kitchen is often the top priority on buyers’ lists, so make sure your kitchen is open, clean, and as spacious as possible.
3. Add mirrors
Spacious rooms are attractive to buyers. Add mirrors to make rooms larger.
4. Apply neutral toned paints on the walls
There are paint colors that inspire buyers to bid. For optimal staging, paint the walls of your home in neutral colors so that the walls look like blank canvases. Recommended colors include Jackson Tan, Mellow Yellow, Shaker Beige, and Linen White. If your local paint store doesn’t carry these colors, find out if they can do color combinations.
5. Set the table
An empty dining table is boring, so get creative and set it up for a dinner party to make it look enticing to shoppers walking in. A beautifully laid table can impress your potential buyers.
6. Make your bathroom look like a spa
Add some white rugs, towels, and shower curtains. They don’t cost much, but they can make a big difference in the feel of your bathroom.
7. The furniture must be proportional to the room
Don’t pack too much furniture into a small space; instead, place only a minimal amount of furniture. For example, a small desk, chair, rug, and small piece of art in a small room can give the room purpose compared to overloading with furniture.
8. Limit decorations and arts
Paintings such as abstract, landscape, or figurative can highlight the accent color in the room without being too particular.
9. Clean and organize closets
Inside your closets, hangers should be evenly spaced. You can add your shoes, bags and other accessories inside your closet to provide an organized look.
10. Add Minor Color Variations
Now that your walls are painted in neutral colors, consider adding small color variations in the rooms. For example, you can add colorful cushions on beds and sofas, or a bowl of green and red apples in the kitchen.
It does not stop at staging the interior of your home; You should also make the exterior of your home attractive, especially the site of your curb appeal. A poor home exterior can make all your efforts to improve your home’s interior go to waste, as potential buyers may be discouraged enough to think about coming into your home to take a look.
