Great Article on Staging Your Home For Sale During the Holidays...

How to Stage Your House During the Holidays: Tips for Decorating Your House for the Holiday Real Estate Market Tasteful Staging and Decorating Can Increase Buyer Appeal During Holidays Jennifer LeMaire, Yahoo! Contributor Network Oct 13, 2010 "Contribute content like this. Start Here." More: Real Estate Staging Open House Tips House Hunters Religious Holidays There is a fine line between enhancing your home for sale during the holiday season and alienating buyers. As a seller you must skillfully walk that line, creating a family-friendly atmosphere of warmth and elegance. AdChoices Stage your house just right, and the holidays can bring in a wealth of serious buyers. So go on and deck those halls, just keep these holiday real estate tips in mind when you do. Create Warmth Your goal when decorating your house for holiday sale is to create a warm inviting atmosphere while keeping everything buyer friendly. Light the fireplace and set the thermostat to a warm temperature. A cold house will seem sterile and uninviting. Light the Way...to a Quick Holiday Sale Bringing in light, especially during the dreary days of fall and winter, is an important part of decorating your house for the holiday real estate market. Open the curtains, turn on the lights or add more lamps. Light your porch, house number and walkway. Solar lights are a great choice. They are inexpensive and you can always be sure your house's exterior is lit up, even when you can't be at home. Go Neutral and Avoid Religious Decorations It is inevitable that religious décor shows up in people's homes during the holiday season. However, if you are staging your house to sell, it's best to put a kibosh on the religious decorations. Remove crosses, statues and religious pictures from view. Make your house as neutral as possible. Neutral holiday decorations simply done such as greenery, a door wreath, lights, candles or other winter themed decorations can all help add that special holiday touch without alienating buyers.