Proper home staging will go a long way toward helping you sell your Montreal home. Many people think that home staging costs a fortune in decorations and upgrades, but it can be done without breaking the bank. With a little time and a little elbow grease, you can make your home stand out from the crowd. We’ve put together our top home staging tips to help you sell fast!
Anyone can make their own property beautiful and stand out from the crowd: all it takes is a little effort and a little time!
We’ve put together our top home staging tips to help you sell fast!
Hide chips and personal items
You want your home to feel warm and cozy, but you don’t want visitors to see your laundry in the dryer. Personal items can give visitors the impression of being intruders in your home.
Keep photos and other personal items such as backpacks, papers or bags to a strict minimum, and replace them with a few books, flowers or other decorative objects. The aim is to make visitors feel at home as soon as they set foot in the house.
We want visitors to feel at ease and to be able to imagine themselves living on the property.
Appeal to all five senses
If someone comes to visit your home, they won’t just look at it with their eyes. Affective signals play an important role in its perception of ownership.
Consider playing background music or lighting candles that smell of cookies or freshly washed sheets. Place nice soft blankets neatly folded on the couches.
These little things will make your home more inviting, encouraging your buyers to take their time. Then maybe they’ll make you an offer!
A role for every room
Do you have a multi-purpose room? Clean it up and give it a primary purpose.
For example, a guest room/office can give the impression of a lack of space.
It would be better to show the room as a guest room OR an office. If you have unused space, consider turning it into a play area, like a game room or reading room.
It doesn’t matter if it’s the way you normally use the property! Define your spaces and give your rooms a clear purpose. This will help your visitors imagine themselves living in the house.
Spend a day doing housework and odd jobs
Got a broken shelf? A creaking step? A leaky faucet? There are small jobs you can do yourself at reasonable cost.
Small paint touch-ups and pressure washing of the parking lot can have a real impact on the appearance of your property.
It’s also time to scrub baseboards, rake dead leaves and remove carpet stains. Don’t forget that your visitors will inspect every detail when they visit.
Don’t give your buyers the chance to be distracted by a dusty fan and miss your magnificent dining space. If you look hard enough, you’re sure to find things to fix that you’d never thought of before!
