Increasing the aesthetic appearance of your home would ensure its increase marketability in the market making it easier to sell the home at the price you want. That being said, it is often quite difficult for homeowners to sell their home “as is” and at the price they want. Interestingly, by doing some home staging, homeowners can put their house on the market and sell it for a profit with minimal expense. Below are some tips to help homeowners how to do home staging by themselves.
Clutter Be Gone!
The most crucial thing that potential buyers look for in a house or property is the living space. Having a house full of clutter just won’t do. Homeowners might think that it is what makes a home, but potential buyers think otherwise. Remember to keep it simple. Keep the essentials and remove other unnecessary clutter.
Lighting can improve the aesthetic appearance of an area or room in your house. Use warm lighting to create a welcoming atmosphere. Use several lighting types to increase and create a visual feast for your potential buyer. You can try out ambient for overhead, task or pendant to enhance under cabinet look and accent for tables or wall space.
Color Creates Bigger Spaces
If you want to make the area look or seem bigger, then paint it the same color as that of the next room near it. This would create a seamless look on both areas thus creating an illusion of a bigger space area. You can also play with the paint colors to create an illusion. White color offers a clean and polished look. A green colored theme room will reflect nature and blue often depict dramatic effects, and a red theme room sets an intimate appearance to it. Giving a fresh coat of paint can also liven up old cabinets, drawers and doors giving the house a fresh look to it.
Break the Monotony
Stereotypical accents often do not contribute to the overall appearance of the room. To create and break the monotony of the space, make the art or simple furniture stand out by breaking up the lines and pattern. You can put the sofa in the center area and away from the wall to create a cozier and relaxed feel to the room while still creating a space for traffic. You can also mix and match arts and add floral arrangement to the room to create a homey feel to it.
Prepare your house for showing, which includes selecting the best time of day to show it, when the neighborhood is quiet and peaceful, if possible. Buyers appreciate the opportunity to look at a house without interruption, without barking dogs and traffic noises interfering with their experience. Make sure that the rooms are not only clean but that there are no lingering odors from food or trash. If there are tenants living in the house, this is especially important, since you are not completely in control of the situation as you are when your house is vacant.
You just can’t ever assume that any other person and that includes your agent will ever feel the same level of motivation to sell that you feel. Consider this – there’s not one other person who will receive the same benefits that you receive as the seller. That’s why you simply cannot expect anybody else to care as much as you do. Honestly, delegating everything to others is probably the biggest mistake home sellers ever make.
Years ago, you could simply sign a listing agreement with an agent and safely expect him or her to do everything necessary to locate buyers and get them to make offers, but things don’t necessarily work that way these days. The fact is, the internet changed everything forever. Listing with an agent, your home will show up online on the local multiple listing services, and it will also be seen many other websites that link to your local MLS.
