Every home has it's own personality and character. That is what makes people fall in love with them. Yes, people can alter a homes personality by adding different colors and themes to the rooms, but a big, old victorian is still pretty much going to feel like a big, old victorian.
Homeowners who are selling are trying to incoporate staging. They go online, type in "home staging", hit search and article after article talks about de-personalizing, de-cluttering, and how to make your home anonymous.
The problem is they take this information at face value and go too far. Most homeowners do not
realize how COLD a home feels that has no personality at all!
I recently worked with a client who "staged" her own home. When I saw the home, I was overwhelmed by the amount of WHITE in this house. She was so proud of herself for having re-painted all the walls stark white, taken down all the art, put away all the knick-knacks. She told me she had de-personalized the house and now buyers would be able to see the potential. I had a hard time explaining how the house felt without using the word "asylum" in a sentence.
There is a difference in homes that have been staged for homeowners to get that warm and fuzzy feeling, and just simply stripping the house down to bare walls. Homeowners need to be educated that like any thing else in life, de-personalizing needs to be done in moderation!
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