Home staging to ensure your asking price
Your home is your sanctuary where you can kick back and relax. It’s filled with all the things you love. Those who know you probably feel very welcome in your private space. Also, they don’t judge you on your style choices. They know the history behind the inherited tatty armchair that you won’t get rid of or the stained crochet blanket that you insist on draping across your gorgeous modern lounge suite. But all of these idiosyncratic features, that make your home particular to who you are, can become a problem when you’re looking to sell your house.
Putting your property on the market is a big decision
Most times the reason for selling is warranted despite being an emotional decision. Trying to find a buyer to match your asking price can be extremely difficult, making this a very stressful time for most. Estate agents can be helpful and can alleviate some of the stress by giving you a realistic price range which should temper your expectations. But nowadays, your property won’t simply sell because the plot is a decent size and you have two bathrooms. If a buyer deems your home to be shabby they may not be wooed by an en-suite bathroom or a pantry. Similarly, if a buyer feels your home is impressive they won’t be deterred by your smaller grounds or shower over the bath. Unfortunately, with the property market being unbalanced – with so many sellers and not enough buyers – buyers have their pick of properties to purchase.
There are ways of making your home look like an interior decor spread in a magazine, which is bound to impress prospective purchasers
You’d be surprised what a lick of fresh paint over your cabinets, cupboards and doors can do. Fresh white paint makes everything look shiny and new. Fresh flowers can also liven up any room and if you have indoor plants make sure to remove dead leaves and give them a dust before your prospective viewers pop in. Make sure to fix anything that is broken and pack your bits and bobs away. There are many things you can do to make your home more presentable but what’s easiest is to hire a professional.
By using the services of a home stager you can rest assured that your home’s best features will be on show
There are a number of things you can include in your home to replicate a magazine spread but the easiest way to ensure your home is spick and span is by enlisting help from a home stager. They’re able to create stylish vignettes in each room of your home. They do so by bringing in classic artwork or exciting feature pieces for your walls, they create a colour palette for each room and then bring in decor accessories that match the palette. These decor accessories can include scatter cushions, blankets, vases and glassware, lamps, plants and rugs. Furthermore, a home stager has been known to research the demographic in the area and align your home to what the stereotypical buyer in that area is interested in. For instance, if you happen to reside in an urban residential district in the CBD surrounds they might create an industrial chic look and feel. They could do so by including metallics in your decor, perhaps some perspex furniture and a large wrought iron art work or deconstructed clock piece.
To sell your home at the optimum asking price you need to help your prospective purchaser see that yours is the property they want
Whether you use a home staging service or whether you do it all yourself, ultimately you want to present a certain lifestyle to your buyer. Showing them the possibilities that your home and property has to offer.