Will Dated Furniture Hinder The Sale of Your Home?
A common practice for homeowners with vacant properties is to utilize furniture that they have hanging around. They make the assumption, and with reason, that something in the room is better than leaving it vacant. And while most buyers benefit from seeing furniture placed in a room, dated furniture has its drawbacks. Here are just a few:
- The dated furniture can, and does, nine times out of ten, date your home
- Dated furniture will NOT appeal to a broad base of prospective buyers. In fact, your home will likely be a turn-off to the young buyers
- Buyers viewing your home on the internet are likely to pass
Case in point - while on my way to de-stage a home in Grant Park last week, I received a call from a prospect that was relatively close by to where I was de-staging. She asked if I could come over to see her home which has been on the market for 6 months. Armed with only my cell phone to take pictures, I snapped the two before pictures below. I apologize for the poor quality. While the iphone 4 is incredible, the camera, well... not so much (smile).
Eat-in Kitchen before being professionally home staged:
After Picture:
Master Bedroom before being professionally home staged:
Master Bedroom After Home Staging:
As you can see in the before and after pictures, there's a huge difference in the look and feel of the home. The up-to-date furniture combined with new accessories, help achieve a look that's fresh and appealing.
For all your home staging needs in and around Atlanta, contact Kathy Nielsen at 678 522 8392.
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