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Sunday, January 4, 2015

10 Stellar Staging Tips Before An Open House or Showing




Preparing your home to sell can be a challenge. The following are some tips to help your home stand out in the competitive market in our area:


Stellar Staging Tips

1. Clean out your closets and the clutter. Have a yard sale or donate unwanted household goods to charity.

2. Pack up extra toys, linens, small kitchen appliances, and the like and store them offsite or in the garage.
  
3. Be sure the trees are trimmed, the shrubs are pruned, and the lawn is mowed and watered regularly. Turn on the sprinklers for five minutes 30 minutes before the open house. It makes the lawn and driveway sparkle.
4. Refrain from cooking anything that leaves a distinctive odor (fish, garlic, cabbage) and from introducing any other unappealing odors into the home.

5. Have a professional service clean the home, including the carpets and the windows.

6. Set the dining room table with attractive linens, dishes, and stemware.

7. Serve cookies and coffee at an open house; people will linger longer.

8. Arrange fresh flowers throughout the home and have a fire in the fireplace in fall and winter.

9. Add extra lamps in dark rooms or dark corners, and turn on the lights when you show the
home to prospective buyers.

10. Remove stacks of magazines, ashtrays, sports trophies, family photographs, and other distractions.





Three are staging consultants that can help place furniture and accessories in the best locations for making your home stand out. Contact me at todd@toddnelson.com for more information on these type of consultants.