Home Staging Tips - To Increase your Home Property Value

Home Staging Tips 1 - Curb appeal is exactly what it sounds like. When potential buyers pull up to the curb in front of your home, you want the home to appeal to them as much as possible. This gives a good first impression, so it should part of your house staging checklist. 

Home Staging Tips 2 - Keep the lawn mowed and neatly edged. A nicely mowed lawn does wonders for curb appeal, so you might have to mow every few days while the home is on the market, depending on where you live, seasoning, etc. 

Home Staging Tips 3 - Make sure the entry has plenty of light. This is for safety reasons as well as general appearances. A bright entryway gives the initial impression of a warm, inviting home. 

Home Staging Tips 4 - Arrange the room in a conversational way, if it is not that way already. Try different furniture arrangements until you get the best fit. Let the room breathe. If it is crowded or hard to walk through due to having too much furniture, remove some items and place them in storage. 

Home Staging Tips 5 - Remember, people want a living room or family room area that seems open and inviting. Make the room airy and bright, and arrange furniture for the best possible flow. Replace or cover worn furniture as needed. 

Home Staging Tips 6 - Consider renting furniture for staging purposes. If your family room ensemble consists of that old couch from college days and a cheap table with wobbly legs, replace them with some nice rental pieces. 

Home Staging Tips 7 - Spend some extra time de cluttering. Kitchens are notorious for being full of clutter. So when you stage this area of your home, be ruthless about removing unnecessary items. This includes countertop appliances, utensils, the coffee pot, etc. 

Home Staging Tips 8 - Turn the lights on and open the curtains to showcase the sparkle. Shed some light on the subject. If you have dark areas of your kitchen, you might even consider adding supplemental lighting, such as recessed lighting around the edges. Remember your kitchen staging motto — clean and bright. 

Home Staging Tips 9 - Bathrooms should be sparkling clean and well lit but not overly bright. Fresh flower arrangements do a lot for a bathroom, both in appearance and aroma. 

Home Staging Tips 10 - Bedrooms do not have appliances or fixtures. Not usually, anyway. So home staging in a bedroom usually consists of painting, furniture arrangement and some light decor.