Home Staging vs.
Interior Design
Staging homes is different from Interior Designing. Decorating a home for living in takes more time and involvement from the client to purchase items they will love and keep for years.
Staging it for sale means that the client is not involved in the decisions on decorating it since they will not live in it much longer. People's own furniture and items are often used but rearranged. Clutter and many personal items are removed and boxed. For vacant homes renting furniture is also an option.
HINTS:
Keeping winter and summer coats and shoes in separate closets is ideal. They can be switched according to season since not everything we own has to be crammed into a small entrance closet.
All the gains with nothing to loose...
elegantly to avoid negative comments on what needs fixing and replacing. By having it staged you transform the entire home.
What other way will you get back ten times your investment?
You should not look at staging your home as an expense. It is an investment that yields very profitable results. The average person does spends around $1000 dollars to improve the look of their home and more then likely will get $10,000 to $20,000 dollars back.
If you are moving and selling your home due to a job relocation, staging your home may be something you can use as an expense when doing taxes. Check with your local tax laws since US and Canadian laws are different.
The average home staging can cost between $250 to $850 dollars. Some projects can go into the thousands but then again not all homes are the same size and the same value, and in the same neighbourhood. If renting furniture or if working with a million dollar home the price can change dramatically. Home staging is very affordable even at the higher price end since it is a minimal investment for a maximum return. With larger projects when investing around $5000 dollars the return can easily be $50,000 back or even more.
When the market is HOT and there are many buyers and many homes to choose from you will ensure that the amount you get for your home is higher just by having more bids on it. Creating "bidding wars" for your house will ensure you will get more then the asking price. To get a top dollar for your home you must make sure it stands out and is appealing, remembered and desired by everyone. This is why staging homes is so vital.
During the SLOW market with a fewer buyers and listings your home needs to show with prestige elegance. Everyone at this time is paying special attention to details like chipped paint, cracks, stains, size of space and much more. People look for flaws to continuously shave the price of the house down. Your home needs to appear flawless and show