Bexley/Beverly Hills Blog

Staging has been a regular practice overseas for some years. Now home styling is becoming more popular in Australia as people begin to see the influence that good staging can have on their potential buyers and their selling price. From what we and other real estate agents have observed, staging has the potential to add as much as $30,000 to a home sale. However, there are a few important points to consider when it comes to home staging that can help you create the biggest impact.

Visualisation is key

According to research overseas, when a person walks through a home that has been staged appropriately, they find themselves imagining what it would be like to live in that house if it was their own. 

When space is accentuated throughout the home, you provide the viewer or potential buyer with more to play with in their mind. They can mentally incorporate their own furniture into that room and start thinking about changes they’d like to make. 

Making awkward spaces work

There may be odd places in your house design that do not lend themselves well to practical use. With a little extra thought, you can reimagine that space to look more productive. What you come up with might not be how a potential buyer sees the space but it at least prevents buyers from feeling the space is redundant. They can use their imagination for new uses for that space.

If you’ve stared at the space for years without a clue, then it’s time to book a professional home stylist who usually has a tonne of tricks up his or her sleeve.

Hiring home staging and styling help

When it comes to presenting your home at its best, sometimes your tired old furniture just doesn't cut it. If you’re saving the new furniture purchase for your new home, then a professional stylist can help. Not only will they come in to stage your home, but also, they can bring in furniture that will match your home’s style. You can book them for one room or the whole house.

As the demand for this type of service grows, so does its availability. There are also many interior design companies around that specialise in home staging. These companies can even take on your whole project from start to finish. They assess your home, arrive at a style that will appeal to more potential buyers, then make the necessary changes, including swapping furniture and adding artwork and décor items. You won’t need to do a thing.

Of course, if you feel confident and energetic, you can simply engage them for advice while  you move on with the job independently. 

Don’t forget the small touches in-home styling

Although the desire to redesign your house with hired pieces of artwork and beautiful furniture is tempting, sometimes it can be the small touches that make a substantial difference to those vital first impressions. Try adding a few pot plants, or a bowl of fruit. If you want flowers, try to pick ones without too much pollen. You don’t want potential buyers fleeing your home because your décor has triggered their hay fever.

Next-level home staging

When it comes to staging your home for display, you can almost never take it too far. If you set out with a goal of presenting your property so it entices people to wish it were their own, anything that makes it possible for them to visualise themselves in that setting can make a difference. 

Help to keep the atmosphere as neutral as possible by:

• Decluttering so your home looks more spacious. 
• Having neutral-coloured walls and fittings.
• Removing personal items so potential buyers see your home as their own.

Above all, make sure your home is spotlessly clean, the windows sparkle and your front entry is welcoming. That will please buyers and make for beautiful photography.

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