Thursday, March 15, 2018

Tips For Home Staging New York Sellers Have Used To Advantage

By Christine Perry


Selling a house can be tricky. You might think you have done everything possible, like pricing it competitively and emphasizing the great neighborhood you live in. When you have had a number of buyers tour it without making an offer, your Realtor may suggest home staging New York sellers have used successfully in the past. Renting a houseful of furniture is unnecessary. Rearranging what you already have and creating neutral space may be sufficient.

The first rule always seems to be getting rid of the clutter. This means taking down family photos and removing a lot of the memorabilia that personalizes most people's living spaces. Most experts find that homeowners tend to have too much furniture in any given room and suggest you get rid of about half of it. Your rooms will look much bigger.

When people are decorating their homes they tend to place all the furniture against the walls. Experts say this is a mistake. Instead you should try moving the sofas and chairs away from the walls, and let them float. Create conversational groupings, keeping in mind the traffic flow of the room. Not only will you have a more interesting look, but your rooms will seem much larger.

Don't underestimate the importance of good lighting. It's not enough to have a few lamps scattered around. You need to consider the overhead or ambient lights, the task lights, for reading and under counters, as well as the accent or lamp lighting. Experts say most homeowners need to increase the wattage of their lights until they have a one hundred watt to fifty feet ratio.

You want to make small rooms seem as big as possible. There are a few tricks designers use to create the appearance of space. One of them is to paint the small room the same color as adjacent rooms. This will give them a seamless look that tricks the eye. You can hang drapes that are the same color as the paint on the walls to give your little room the illusion of space.

Even if you love vibrant colors and trendy wallpaper, potential home buyers may not. You can't assume everyone has the same taste you have. It might be difficult to let the red walls go, but painting your rooms neutral colors will give potential purchasers a better chance to imagine what they would do with the room. Accent walls are okay, but you have to keep them toned down.

Decluttering doesn't mean that a room is entirely devoid of decorative objects. You should have groupings placed strategically throughout your house. Grouping them in threes instead of alone or in an even number will make a big difference in the overall effect.

If you are serious about selling your house, you have to make it stand out from the competition. Artful staging is one way of doing that. If the house is priced right and in a good location, staging may all you need to push it to the forefront.




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