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Mistakes to Avoid in Home Staging.

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 0528582

Staging a home before it is clean!  This is tantamount to applying lipstick to a pig.  It just doesn't work.  The pig is still ugly! 

 

Staging around outdated furniture.  If there is a disconnect between the age of the furniture and the age of the house, then rent more up-to-date furnishings.

The goal of staging is to appeal to buyers. Buyers want trendy not trendless.

 

Rationalizing leaving outdated wallpaper in the house.   It just doesn't work.

It is a waste of good money on staging decor if the wall paper is out of date.  

 

Two many patterns or too many colors in the house.  There should be a unifying theme of color and pattern that creates appealing flow from room to room.

 

Too Staged, too much decor.  A house can be too staged when there is too much decor or decor is oversized, such as a 3 foot tall centerpiece on a dining room table.  Staged or not, huge centerpieces make no sense.  

 

Got staging questions, call Beverly at 325-721-2429.

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Beverly Carlson,  REALTOR, GRI, ASP, IAHSP, RESA

Broker

Carlson Properties           

Abilene, Texas

325-721-2429

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Comments (6)

Dan Tabit
Keller Williams Bellevue - Sammamish, WA

Hi Beverly, Great tips. I can't tell you how many times I've asked a seller to remove old wall paper.  They fight me on it but when they finally listen, wow what a difference. 

Apr 01, 2013 04:05 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

Yes, it's de-clutter, clean, brighten, THEN stage the home.

Apr 01, 2013 04:39 PM
Mike Warren
Real Estate - Colorado Springs, CO

Good points, Beverly. Thanks for sharing these helpful ideas. 

Apr 01, 2013 07:31 PM
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance
Beverly, you know that the sellers with outdated wallpaper may be on to something. You know trends always come back around....in time....sometime...perhaps in the sellers' lifetime.
Apr 01, 2013 09:14 PM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Beverly ~ wallpaper can be a real deal-killer when buyers realize  how much work it will be to remove it. Sellers should take care of it before listing their home, for sure!

Apr 05, 2013 04:42 PM
Beverly Carlson
Carlson Properties 325-721-2429 - Abilene, TX
Abilene's Staging Realtor
Maureen, you are right, and ugly wallpaper is even worse! The worst case was in a newer home and every room was different pattern and there was NO flow!
Apr 06, 2013 12:14 AM