holiday decorating: Home Staging During the Holidays
- 12/03/12 02:13 AM
No one relishes the idea of having their house on the market over the holidays, but sometimes it just has to be. A question I'm often asked, as a professional home stager, is whether sellers should decorate their homes for Christmas. This can be tricky. Staging is all about de-personalizing and de-cluttering, and often Christmas decorations are both very personal and, if over-done, can definitely be considered clutter. On the other hand, if done well, Christmas decorations can do a lot to make a house look warm and cozy and may create a sentimental appeal which will have a positive emotional effect on potential (3 comments)