Showing posts with label home selling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home selling. Show all posts

Monday, January 24, 2011

Home Staging vs Decorating

  Okay let’s talk about home staging; first let’s clarify what home staging really is? Home staging is preparing a property for sale. The goal is to appeal to highest number of potential buyers, selling in less time for more money. Staging focuses on improving the properties appeal by showcasing an eye-catching product where anyone would want to live.

   I feel sellers often think of home staging as decorating. I guess from the outside this could be a fine line. Decorating is to enhance the beauty of a space, but it’s more about taste. Decorating is more of a personal touch adding element that is suited to ones taste.
  
  When you sell your home decorating will only appeal to potential buyers that have the same taste, where home staging takes taste out of the space, making to appeal to the masses.
  
    Home Staging is a marketing strategy to draw as many people to your listing as possible. As a Stager it’s my job to sell the dream, by drawing potential buyers to the selling features in the home, helping buyers connect with the space. Stagers take in to consideration the target market of the property. We add elements to the home that the target market would be looking for. Take a look at this space

  
  The target market for this condo is likely young professional .When potential buyers were viewing this listing they were having trouble envisioning the floor plan. Clearly, to attract as many potential buyers as possible, this room had to show function. Only 1 of 10 people can envision a space with furniture. You never want a potential buyer to struggle to picture a home working for their needs or to picture living there. Here is our transformation.


This condo sold in 42 days on the market.   

Elysse Bulloch

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Staging Tips




So Your Selling Your home?

Selling your home does not have to be stressful. You just need a few helpful tips to help you through the process.

1) Crub appeal . I know its Calgary, its difficult when we have winter for 6 months of the year. Just some simple things like a new lighting fixture, mailbox and a new welcome mat.Your could even add a urn with flowers for a punch of color.

2) Paint. A fresh coat of neutral paint will create clean look and make your space appear larger.

3) Repairs. Now is the time to get the handyman's list out. Minor repairs are cost effective investments that could pay of large in the sale of your home.

4) Packing. You have to pack sooner or later so why not start before your house is sold. Go through each room in your house choose stuff to keep , donate or trash.

5) Open the windows. Spring is here open the windows and let the fresh air in.

6) Clean Clean Clean. Make it sparkle it makes quite an impression don't forget to clean the windows this will let more light in

7) Organize. Potential buyers look everywhere in your home be sure to organize your closets and cupboards.

If your thinking of selling your home call us today

http://www.simplystylishstaging.com
Simply Stylish Staging
403.710.4229