Saturday Staging Feature: The Importance of Staging a Vacant Home
Saturday Staging Feature: the Importance of Staging a Vacant Home
Often time homesellers have to move out of their home before it's sold. Perhaps you are relocating for a job and you have to be in your new location to work before your house is under contract. Maybe you are building a new construction house and it's ready for move in before your home is sold. No matter the reason. If your home is vacant, as a homeseller, you should seriously consider home staging.
The purpose of home staging is to help draw the buyers attention to the potential of a house to be a home. If they are having difficulty imaging how rooms will look with furniture, they may not make an offer, even if the house perfect fits their needs.
Kathy Nielsen, a professional Home Stager with Georgia Interior Solutions, demonstrates through before and after photos the importance of staging a vacant home.
Compliments of The Foerster Team, Rocky Mountain Real Estate Advisors, (720) 530-5554.
A couple of weeks ago we staged this beautiful home in Atlanta for one of our newest REALTOR Partners.
As you can see, the home is lovely. However, some of the rooms lacked definition as to their purpose. Case in point, this first before picture (see below). One of the very first questions I asked the agent when I first saw this home was how the homeowner used this room. If I, as a professional home stager, was asking, you can be assured that buyers, when viewing the photos online were wondering the same thing.
One of the greatest benefits in having your home professionally staged is that not only does it make rooms more appealing, it provides definition, which is an important component when selling.
Before Home Staging - this is the room that had me guessing as to the purpose it served.
Here's what we did with this room (see below): As you can see, the room now has definition and with the added furniture and accessories, makes the room more appealing.
Dining Room Before Picture:
Dining Room After Picture:
And a close-up of the dining room table.
And for those that may have noticed - yes, I removed the curtains. While I have nothing against the use of curtains in a home, in this particular case, they were actually covering up a feature, the blinds. As any professional home stager will tell you, home staging is all about showcasing the features your home has to offer. An experienced and professional stager understands and knows the difference these small changes can make when selling your home.
Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392
RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011
Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.
With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.
Home Staging Website: Home Staging Atlanta
Before and After Pictures: Atlanta Home Staging Portfolio:
Email: Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com
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