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These Tricks Help Make Your Home Sell For More According to Experts
When shopping for a new home, potential buyers are drawn to clean, contemporary, and neutral interiors that allow them to imagine their own lives unfolding in the space. Recognizing this, many savvy sellers are turning to professional home stagers to give their properties an instant makeover. These experts specialize in transforming outdated or overly personalized spaces into universally appealing homes, often resulting in a major boost to the sale price. A thoughtfully staged and curated home can sell for at least 10 percent more than a non-staged home. If you’re preparing to list your home, leveraging the power of expert staging could be the key to selling faster and for top dollar. Alternatively, you can take inspiration from their proven techniques and implement them yourself for a cost-effective upgrade. Whether you hire the pros or go the DIY route, strategic staging can breathe new life into your home, highlight its best features, and help prospective buyers fall in love at first sight. Follow these expert-backed tips to transform your house into a buyer’s dream and potentially secure an above-asking price offer.
Remove Personal Items
This first tip may be somewhat controversial, but many say that it really does make a difference. Potential buyers want to establish an emotional connection with a home and envision their family enjoying it—and seeing pictures of your family hanging on every wall can stand in their way. Take family portraits off the wall, and clear framed pictures off end tables and bookshelves. This principle also extends to any other decorative pieces that may be construed as personal, political, or potentially offensive. For example, a mounted deer head over a fireplace could send even the most serious of buyers running out the door, and a provocative piece of art may make some buyers feel uncomfortable.
Paint the Interiors
The dark green walls in your study and the cabbage rose wallpaper in your powder room may appeal to you (or at least not bother you), but they might turn off some buyers. A fresh coat of not quite white paint makes a home feel newer and fresher. Try neutral beige tones like Benjamin Moore London Fog or La Paloma Grey. Neutral tones sell homes because neutral tones have broad appeal. There are, however, a few instances in which color can make a space feel more inviting. For example in kitchens, you can paint worn wood cabinets and use darker tones to complement existing dark kitchen counters.
Go for a Minimalist Vibe…Or Make a Statement
Simple, modern furniture in light colors enhances most rooms and doesn’t compete with the architecture. While simple, neutral furnishings are the hallmark of most stagers, a cool, stylish interior can appeal to certain buyers. Creating an aspirational experience from the moment you walk in the door can by done by using props that are often antiques and curiosities from far-away travels. This tactic is riskier than opting for a sparse, neutral look, but it can appeal to discerning buyers in high-end areas who want a stylish home they can move right into.
Accessorize Wisely
Kitchens and bathrooms can be the most costly and complicated spaces to stage, so be creative when it comes to accessories. Replacing cabinet hardware and lighting are two ways you can update kitchens. In bathrooms, go for a spa-like ambiance, so new fluffy white towels, white shower curtains, and white mats are easy upgrades. Adding plants—even good faux—to these areas also makes a difference. Adding something that looks fresh and organic appeals to buyers.
Don’t Forget About the Exterior
Painting the exterior of a house is expensive, but when you consider that an unusual or unappealing paint color can cause a house to languish on the market for months, it’s a wise investment. Curb appeal is incredibly important when selling a house. Pulling up to a wow moment immediately sets the tone. Painting the house with white is always a safe bet. To add to the exterior style, try flanking two topiaries outside the front door to create a welcoming, happy moment.
Text by Lesley Rotchford | Photo by Unsplash | Read More Here
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