What Will a Home Stager Ask You to Spend Money On?

What will a Home Stager ask you to spend money on?  In a prior post, I outlined some of the questions a Home Stager will ask a seller.  One of the questions involved setting a budget to prepare the house for the market.  This post will flesh out some of the things a professional Home Stager may ask you to pay for.  These items are not frivolous; most will stay with the house.  Keep in mind this is an investment in selling your house quickly!

In the past, I have asked sellers to invest in:

• Storage unit or pod
• Paint/professional painters
• Wallpaper removal
• Carpet removal/replacement/cleaning
• New kitchen flooring/counters
• New bed linens for the Master Bedroom
• New towels (usually white, and only for show)
• Mulch
• Shrubs, flowers
• New mailbox
• House numbers
• Updated light fixtures
• Simple drapery panels
• Regular, brighter light bulbs (not CFLs)
• Large, neutral art
• Tall indoor tree
• White 8x10' shag rug (Hey - $89 from Home Depot - can't beat it!  And it ROCKED!)
• Rental furniture
• Accessories rental from Nestings
• Slipcovers
• Cabinet hardware

Most important:

• New "Welcome" mat!

A professional Home Stager can work with any budget to help sell a house quickly.  Be prepared.

Julia Vigneron Maher, Nestings Home Staging & Model Home Design:  Award-Winning Staging for Model, Vacant and Occupied Homes in Fairfield County, CT (including Fairfield, Southport, Westport, Trumbull, Monroe, Newtown, Stratford, Easton, Weston, Wilton, Norwalk, Darien, Stamford, Greenwich) and Connecticut.

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