If you have never sold a house before, you might have some questions relating to how to prepare your house so that you can sell it quickly. As you begin searching for the answer to this question, you may encounter the subject of staging. Staging a house is not the same as decorating it, although there are some similarities with these two activities. Here are some of the key differences you should understand.
Staging a house is about making it appealing to everyone
The sole purpose of staging your house before selling it is to try to make your house look great and appealing to every person that walks through the door. Staging often involves several steps, such as decluttering, depersonalizing, and making repairs on things that need them. When you stage your house, you should aim to design it in a way that is very general, natural, and universal. An example of this is repainting a room, that is currently pink, a color that is neutral, such as ivory or beige. When you complete the steps of staging, the house should look nice but also look basic at the same time.
Decorating a house is personalizing it to your style
Decorating a house is similar to staging in terms of completing steps to improve the looks of it, but decorating is different because it involves designing a house to look the way you want it. When people decorate their homes, they include their own style. For example, if you absolutely love coffee, you might decorate your kitchen with a coffee theme. Although there are people that would also love this theme, the general population probably will not view it in this way.
Decorating, therefore, will only appeal to you and some of the people that visit your home. Because of this, you should not aim to decorate your house before selling it. Instead, you should aim to stage the house.
If you are not sure what steps you should take to stage your home, you could always ask a real estate agent or hire a home-staging consultant for help. This is the best way to get the right look in your house before you list it.
Selling a house is usually easier if you take the time to stage it and depersonalize it. If you have questions about this, you can learn more by talking to an experienced agent in your town.
Share26 September 2018
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