Realtors & homeowners. Do you really need a stager when selling your home? Absolutely not!
You only need a stager if:
- you want to sell quickly
- you want to get the best price
- you can't or don't want or don't have time to "do it yourself"
- you need help deciding what stays, what goes and
- what to do with the rest
If your listings ALL sell well and without reducing the price, you don't need me.
However, let's face it, most of us need to clear some of the "extra" stuff out. It's time to start packing and de-clutter the house. Once you do that, you can concentrate on creating focal points in the rooms. You can really show off the best features. And you'll create extra SPACE!
Home staging is different than home decorating. They're at opposite ends of the spectrum, actually. In staging, we de-clutter, de-personalize and pair down the furniture to the bare minimum. We want the home to look open and easy to move from room to room. We use accessories to compliment walls or corners, or an entry. We try to make them not too specific, say "country" or "southwest" or any other style that may send some of our buyers out the door.
On the other hand, when we decorate, it's important to sit down with the client and find out what colors they like, what they want to display, what their tastes and style is and what goes with it as far as accessories. We want to make the home or office very personal, so it is uniquely their own. If they like camoflage on the beds, go fo it! If their tastes run towards the formal and traditional, that's what it should be! If they like comfortable and casual, that's another style choice.
So, maybe you don't need a stager, but if you could use a little advice, or don't have the time, you might want to consider using my services or another home stager.
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