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The lighting in your home plays a crucial role in highlighting all of your best features, so make sure to highlight them all before you flaunt them. Consider this: we adore public spaces with plenty of light, such as parks and shopping malls. Prospective purchasers will value the same glow emanating from your house.

It involves more than just turning on all of the overhead lights. To make the room more cheerful, you must select the appropriate arrangement of blubs. To make sure your property is flawlessly lit before a showing, follow these seven staging tips.

1. Clear Up the Room's Purpose 

Think about each room's utility first when deciding where to add lighting in your house: how much light is necessary for a person to be able to function in this space? For instance, your kitchen most likely has overhead lighting already installed, but task lighting with a focus can brighten it even more and make cooking easier and safer.

If you feel like the room needs a brighter glow, think about installing a lighting system underneath your cabinets. The restroom is another place where primping takes place. A bright light above or surrounding the mirror can make a dim, gloomy bathroom a useful space for getting ready.

 

2. Use Modernize Fixtures 
Prospective buyers will undoubtedly examine the fixtures and the source of the light as they browse your house. You may believe that fixing an old fixture is not necessary. It can be replaced with something more to the tastes of a new homeowner, right? This is accurate, but if the buyer of your house is aware that they need to update the fixtures, it may have an impact on your financial situation.

Therefore, feel free to replace any chandelier or other fixture that seems outdated. Moreover, confirm that every lightbulb—whether it's a basic recessed light or a component of a hanging lamp—is operational. When buyers walk into any area, they will want to know how the lighting appears. The sale of the house could be at danger if a lightbulb is out.

3. Layer the Lighting 
The art of layering is evident in decorating. For extra interest, layer throw pillows and blankets on top of a sofa that already has pattern or arrange rugs on top of one another. The same holds true for your lighting design, but don't depend just on overhead lighting. Try setting up a floor or table lamp in its place to ensure that the room is evenly lit. This is particularly crucial in older homes because they usually lack the abundance of overhead lighting fixtures and recessed lighting that we find in newer buildings.

 

4. Use Energy-Efficient Lighting
Make sure the lights and bulbs you install in your space have a high energy-efficiency rating as you add more of them. The modern buyer seeks a house that is both economical and environmentally friendly. In comparison to their LED or compound fluorescent lamp (CFL) counterparts, conventional incandescent bulbs have a shorter lifespan and require significantly more energy to operate.

Using smart bulbs in your house is another option to consider. Although smart bulbs use less energy, you can use your smartphone to turn them on and off and adjust the brightness based on the time of day. Although these options are typically more expensive, guests who tour your property will appreciate that they won't be charged extra for lighting. See this article about sustainable lighting for more information about the various types of lighting.

5. Brighter Shows Bigger

Even a dark room can appear small to guests visiting your house, regardless of how comfortable it is for you. Furthermore, an excessive number of large or bulky pieces of furniture can make the room appear claustrophobic.

Relocating the large furniture will need to be included in your staging, but don't forget that a dimly lit room will still feel small. You may be concerned about losing square footage to a floor lamp or table with a lamp on top if the space is small. If so, you might want to install an overhead fixture or wall sconces. You can refer to this helpful checklist for additional advice on how to get your house ready for a tour.

6. Natural Light is Best
Natural light is another feature that appeals to prospective purchasers worldwide. Regretfully, you are unable to improve the natural light on your property by buying a lamp or bulb. You can make sure that the property receives the maximum amount of sunlight by drawing back the curtains, opening the blinds, and clearing any other objects that may be blocking the window area. When your home is at its sunniest, suggest to your real estate agent that it be shown so that potential buyers can take in all that the property has to offer. However, you can repaint your house in neutral colors or white to at least give the impression that it is brighter if it doesn't get enough natural light.

 

7. Don't Overlook Outdoor Lighting 
Lastly, curb appeal has a major influence on how quickly a house sells. You have an issue if prospective buyers arrive after dark and are unable to see your property. Put outdoor lighting on your list of things to do. In addition to the facade's spotlights, you might want to illuminate any foliage that merits attention. This also applies to your backyard: adding a porch light can significantly improve its lighting, even though it's not directly related to the curb appeal of your house.

 
You can successfully stage your property with a few minor improvements to your current lighting arrangement. For the next resident, the perfect lighting and fixtures will draw attention to all the amazing features of the space!

 

 

Christopher Pataki Realtor RE/MAX Associates - Hockessin Get Your FREE New Castle County Home Value Now! Click for MY REVIEWS Phone: 302-562-0628 Email: patakiremax@gmail.com License: RS-0019092, Delaware

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