STAGING YOUR HOME TO SELL FASTER IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA

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Less furniture opened up this home
Warmer color on the walls made this room cozy
		Less clutter in this kitchen proves to be an easy improvement!

Home Staging is a very popular way to best utilize your space, make it more pleasing to the eye, and help potential buyers to envision themselves living in your home.  You can do this yourself, or hire someone to professionallly stage it for you.  The key is to remove all clutter, packing away all extra items.  Make sure you also pack all photos, so buyers are not distracted while viewing your home.  As you can see above, the after photos are much more appealing than the before condition.  With clean spaces, and fresh paint the rooms look like new.  This is a great way to de-personalize your home, making it easier for buyers to envision themselves in your home...with their "stuff." 

We can recommend local companies that will stage your home, and supply before & after photos. Remember, an occupied home sells faster than a vacant home...if you will be relocating before your home sells you may consider having your home staged while it is on the market.

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Sage Interiors of Lafayette offers home staging & redesign solutions for homeowners in  Lafayette, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, and surrounding counties in Indiana. Home Staging is wonderful if your home is vacant or occupied!  Sage Interiors of Lafayette has had tremendous results with staging homes to sell!

Your Real Estate Specialists Group offers free consultations for home owners who are interested in staging their home to sell faster.  We would be happy to help you with ideas & advice for easy rearranging to help sell your home!

8 STEPS TO TURN YOUR HOUSE INTO A HOT PROPERTY

“People shop with logic but buy on emotion,” says internationally recognized home staging expert Debra Gould, president of Six Elements Inc. Known as The Staging Diva®, Gould decorates her clients homes to sell for top dollar. Most earn a $20,000 to $70,000 profit on her real estate staging services.

Debra Gould offers these house staging tips for home sellers to help their homes stand out from the competition:

1. Use higher-wattage bulbs. Bright rooms appear larger and more inviting.

2. Avoid furniture close to doorways, which makes rooms feel cramped.

3. Decorate for the target market. If you have three bedrooms and no kids, create a child’s room when it’s time to sell.

4. Spruce up kitchens and bathrooms with new cabinet hardware and paint. You can even paint laminate counter tops using melamine paint!

5. Buy fabulous bedding, shower curtains and towels. They’ll enhance the perceived value of your home and you can enjoy them once you move.

6. Show ample space in rooms and closets. Excess furniture, sports equipment, toys, clothing and clutter should be donated, discarded or stored off the premises before you list.

7. Use fresh flowers in key rooms and planted urns beside the front door.

8. Remove all photos, diplomas and religious items. They remind buyers it’s your home not theirs.

Debra Gould offers more home staging tips and hundreds of before and after photos of homes she has decorated to sell for top dollar. To find a home stager in your area, check out The Staging Diva Directory of Home Stagers.

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®Staging Diva is a trademark of Six Elements Inc.

First impressions make a significant impact on a buyer's decision-making process!

Once your home goes on the market, it becomes a product. Home Styling or Staging simply allows you to highlight the best of your home and de-emphasize its flaws. It's not about decorating, but actually turning your home into a model, to appeal to the broadest range of prospective buyers. The goal is to make people feel like they could live there, and the best way to do this is to "neutralize" the surroundings.

Try out these helpful styling tips taken from Setting the Stage - REALTOR® Magazine Online. They've compiled the best tips from stagers and real estate pros—things you can do for little or no expense—to put a home in prime showing shape.

• Clear out closets and clutter—sellers can give away or pack up toys, linens, and small kitchen appliances to store offsite. Buyers are also forgiving of storage boxes neatly tucked away in a garage or basement.
• Focus most on the most visible areas—the foyer, kitchen, living room, master bedroom, and family room.
• De-personalize the home by removing photos, mementos, and dated items.
• Use plants in colorful pots or inexpensive wicker baskets to fill in empty spaces.
• Look to home catalogs for little details on beautifying the home. For instance, group books, pictures, and objets d’art appealingly on bookcases.
• Try angling one or two pieces of furniture slightly and move furniture 4 inches to 6 inches from the wall to create more interesting room spaces.
• Put away large collections— porcelains, plates, and so on.
• Remove valuables, prescription medicine, collectibles, and breakables.
• Trim trees, prune shrubs, and make sure the lawn is mowed and watered regularly.
• In summer, turn on the sprinklers for five minutes, 30 minutes before the open house. It makes the lawn and driveway sparkle.
• Refrain from cooking anything that leaves a distinctive odor, such as fish, garlic, or cabbage.
• Hire a professional service to clean the home, including the carpets and the windows.
• Set the dining room table with attractive linens, dishes, and stemware.
• Arrange fresh or silk flowers throughout the home.
• Light a fire in the fireplace in fall and winter.
• A mirror in a pretty frame can make a small room feel more open.
• Use as much natural light as possible. Add extra lamps in dark rooms or corners.
• Make functional repairs—fix dripping faucets, sticking doors, and broken fences.
• Bring in another pair of eyes—even if it’s not a professional stylist. The person may see problems you and have missed.

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