Essential Home Staging Tips To Sell Your Home Fast!

By Christina Kittelstad

Are you looking to sell your home this spring but are daunted by the currently over saturated market? Through effective home staging you can reconfigure and refresh your home to give it the broadest curb appeal possible, and make it irresistible to potential buyers. Professional home stager, Christina Kittelstad of Spiral Design Color Consulting & Home Staging is in the business of creating perfect first impressions and as market trends show, a perfect first impression is worth every penny! Potential buyers want to visualize their dream home when they do a walk-through and by using a few simple staging tips you can make sure those buyers pick your home!

Tip#1: Depersonalize – Potential buyers need to be able to visualize their own family, furnishings and new life in your current home. That means all family photos, mementos, religious items, children’s artwork, and anything else that says your family lives there needs to be stored out of site.

Tip #2: Declutter- Potential buyers are coming to see the house itself so making every surface sparkling clean and clearing out the clutter is a must! By storing all mail, children’s toys, nick knacks, personal collections, laundry, paperwork and other items, buyers will have the opportunity to appreciate your home and all its best features such as flooring, countertops and windows. It’s also a great idea to relocate items such as house plants to one area of your home so they do not distract buyers. Don’t forget to clear your yard as well to create a clean, manicured look when buyers drive by. Through decluttering, you will also have a head start on clearing items you do not want to pack and move when the time comes.

Tip #3: Redesign – Updating your home doesn’t need to be expensive. Instead, focus on getting the most bang for your buck. Painting a fresh coat on your walls and trim for example, is an instant way to update your home. I recommend painting main living areas a neutral warm color and selecting a few great accent walls in areas such as the dining room, powder room and master bedroom where you can bring a little personality and make it stand out to buyers. Consider on trend warm, earthy tones such as sage green, rusty red or terra cotta colors for accents. Other affordable ways to update your home are replacing outdated fixtures, replace lighting, have hardwood refinished and tile professionally cleaned and regrouted.

Tip #4: Work It! – This is the time to draw attention to all the best features your home has to offer. Clear the way so the best architectural features can be noticed such as fireplace tile or slate surrounds, granite countertops, quality wood trim, slate tile in bathrooms, and any other feature that grabbed your attention in the first place and made you want to buy your home.

All of these tips when done correctly, set the stage for your home to make a perfect first impression on buyers and allow you to sell fast and at top dollar - in any economy!