Staging Tip: Showcase Rooms for Intended Purpose
As you prepare your home for the market, remember that it is no longer your home. It is a product that is for sale. First, Declutter, Depersonalize and Decorate (3 D’s for Staging any property)…then, rearrange your home so that every room is staged for its intended sole purpose.
Try to ignore the strawberries hanging from the fan (although this is clearly an item of specific taste), this seller clearly isn’t getting the point. What is this room? Is it an office, dining room or breakfast nook? If you can’t figure it out, neither will the buyer. The seller of this home should pack up the clutter and the home office, then showcase this room as the spacious dining room area it is.
Oh boy. I get clastrophobic just looking at this room. Vaccum cleaner sitting out, stuff crammed in every available cranny, desk, computer, library and dining room all rolled into one. Not. Any normal buyer would turn and run, not walk, out the door. The only thing I know is that obviously this seller isn’t serious and the product has no storage. This seller should get real and get to packing. This is a formal dining room with a real fireplace. If this homeowner can’t make this room look natural and inviting for entertaining, then hire a pro or take it off the market. No one is buying this house at any price.
This room is a living room, not a playground. I don’t think the seller’s could have made this large family room any less appealing, if they tried. Even though this seller may love to watch the children play in their playhouse while they watch TV, chances are this isn’t impressing any home buyers. Seller, please pack the playhouse or move it outdoors where it belongs. Warm this living room up with a rug, some window treatments and move the furniture off the wall into a conversation grouping.
Conclusiong: If your home has been on the market for 60 days or more and you haven’t received any serious buyer’s interest, stand back and look at your product from the buyer’s point of view. If your rooms aren’t being shown for the purpose they were intended, correct it today. If not, you can’t blame the market for your home not selling.
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You misspelled “conclusion:” in your posting.
Thank you, Nina. Any other tips or advise? Something about staging perhaps?