08/04/2021
3 Home Staging Tips
Tip #1: If the Room has No Furniture or the Furniture is Worn, Consider Renting Furniture
Part of home staging involves arranging furniture or renting furniture and decor accessories to showcase a home for sale. If you are selling your home, you want to help buyers picture themselves living in it. Home staging is one of the best ways to do that, helping to make your place stand out in online searches, shine during open houses and secure competitive offers sooner. Here are some tips to help make your home more appealing to buyers.
In this Aurora, Ontario living room, most of the furniture was rented. The original furniture was scratched and old, so I rented contemporary furniture in a warm-off white colour. Rental furniture also allows you to rent updated furniture that will appeal to more buyers. Since it appeals to more buyers, more buyers will fall in love with the home and want to buy it.
Tip # 2 The Living Room is the Most Important Room to Stage
This Aurora, Ontario home was staged in July 2021 by Home on Stage. Home on Stage is the home staging branch of Lynteriors. The house sold 5 days later! It received multiple offers and sold over asking. Home staging and using rental furniture worked! Which rooms are the most important to stage, though? According to the NAR (National Association of Realtors:
"Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers (46 percent), followed by staging the master bedroom (43 percent)".
NAR Report of 2021
Renting furniture for the living room is, therefore, a good investment. It is often the first room that potential buyers view. So making a good first impression by renting furniture for the living room and home staging the living room is important.
Here is more information about the NAR for those who are interested. The National Association of Realtors Research Group or NAR puts out a "Profile of Home Staging Report" periodically. They survey thousands of real estate agents on the benefits of home staging.
Tip #3 Paint Walls a Neutral Colour Like White
The living room had orange walls with a feature wall painted in orange and white stripes. I suggested that the walls of the living room be painted a neutral colour. The neutral colour lightens and brightens the room. The following photo shows the after photo of the living room.
Many buyers coming to look at your property may not appreciate the wall colour. Most buyers prefer neutral painted walls because it means they do not need to paint a room colour they do not like when they move in. As a result, more buyers will be interested in a house with a living room painted a neutral colour such as white or gray. If possible, all rooms though should be painted with a neutral color.
Home staging does sell homes more quickly and for more. Statistics from NAR show that this is true. Part of the home staging process includes painting rooms a neutral colour. Sometimes furniture needs to be rented too. If you need staging assistance, I would be glad to help. Contact Home on Stage/Lynteriors at 416-721-6217.
We are a full service home staging company that offers consultations, accessories packages and rental furniture. We specialize in using the owner's furniture to save time and expense. Due to our decorating knowledge our staged houses truly stand out.
