Staging Your Home for an Optimal Sale

When it comes to selling your home, every little thing you do to enhance the appearance of your Phoenix home will have a positive effect on a potential buyer. Buyers notice and register things such as whether the flowers are in bloom or weeds are sprouting between the cracks in your driveway. Take advantage of small details to boost your chances for making a good impression.

To set up your home for quicker sale at a great price, you will need to set the stage. First, take care of all crucial things that your realtor recommends and then plan on keeping your home neat and tidy for the duration of its listing.

Curb appeal is a must. A neat lawn and a fresh coat of paint make a great first impression. A bowl of colorful seasonal flowers neat the front entry is always a nice touch.and always keep it swept and cleared of debris.

Next, step away emotionally from your home and realize that it’s no longer just your home but rather a commodity. While you may love and get comfort from all the knick-knacks you’ve collected over the years, your hallway filled with family pictures and the various nostalgic items scattered all around, your buyers will see only clutter.

When buyers see clutter, they think the house is too small or doesn’t have enough storage space. Do yourself a favor and clear it away. Rent a small storage unit and pack your knick-knacks, photos, collections and other items that are taking up counter space, away while your home is on the market.

Patch the nail holes in the walls and repaint. This isn’t to say you should keep the walls completely bare. A well placed framed mirror adds beauty and gives the illusion of more space.

Closets are another good spot to clear out. If you think no one would dare look inside something so personal, think again. Buyers want to know where they’ll be storing their own clothes, shoes and sports equipment. Get busy and clear out your closets. Store your off-season clothes in a storage unit and gain quite a bit of closet space.

While you're clearing away the clutter, separate items into throw away, donate and storage boxes. Throw away the junk, donate items to charity and haul the rest to your storage unit. This will give you a head start when it’s time to move out.

Stay on top of the household laundry and keep your laundry room cleared of piles of clothes. You want the area to look clean, pleasant and efficient.

Now that the clutter is gone, go for some carefully selected touches that will dress your home up just enough to show its charm but not distract. Walk through a few model homes to get an idea of how their designers set the stage. Notice the lack of clutter? Notice the carefully selected items that keep the home feeling warm? That’s the effect you want to achieve.

Create a homey focal point for each room. Fresh flowers are wonderful so long as you are committed to keeping them fresh. Wilted or dead flowers have the opposite effect. A cozy throw on the couch near the fireplace and a well placed bottle of wine might suggest how romantic this room can be. A bowl of fresh fruit in the kitchen is fragrant, beautiful and homey.

Finally, don’t overlook lighting. Let the light shine in! Wash all windows, inside and out and open blinds and drapes to let as much natural light in as possible. Turn on key lights such as track lighting or wall sconces. Create a bright, inviting environment.

You want the buyers to be able to picture themselves in your home and to picture where they’ll hang their own precious photos. Help them see the home you fell in love with by presenting it in all its glory.

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