Staging Your Home   -- part 3

Update, Up-trade, Up-sell!!!

Take a tour through your home and pretend to be a stranger in it. What do you see? Is there an Austin Power Shag Rug in your living room or bedroom? Do you see leftovers from the ‘Flower Power’ era of the 60s like lava lamps, macramé, or psychedelic paraphernalia? Unless all your potential buyers are Hippies, it is time to say good-bye to the past and embrace a new, less dated look.

What about the comforter on the bed? Is it time to exchange it with an updated spanking new looking one?

 How about the shower curtain, is your potential buyer starring in awe at the life size Elvis, duck, or Batman, when entering your bathroom? Again, tone it down, think of neutral, light and bright colors that would work for the femme fatale, the single guy, or the family of five alike.

Did your creativity entice you to sponge paint the hallway in flamingo pink, stencil the kitchen with geese, cows, or daisies, or paint a scene from Winnie the Pooh on the kid’s room wall? If so, give your walls a fresh coat of paint, but --- keep it neutral.

What is neutral? Good question, I am glad you asked. Neutral does not automatically mean white or beige, but it means that any décor, any taste, any type of life style can live with those colors. Blues, greens, and even pinks, as long as they are within the gray range, meaning the toned down version, are qualified as neutral colors. By the way, the hottest trend in decorating right now is gray. Gray with turquoise, gray with orange, gray with green, gray with purple, you get the idea. As long as the ‘loud’ colors are accents that is! What does this mean? It means to use oranges, turquoises, purples, etc. in small and removable amounts like throw pillows, blankets, and art, even in fresh flowers and candles. This way, any possible purchaser can mentally swap out your stuff for his, or hers. And after all, that is the goal, to find a new owner for your home. Thinking of your new dream home will make it easier to tear your heart away from the old home in order to help you to stage your home for other peoples tastes and reserve your individual savor for the next place.

GREEN ACCESSORIES with GRAY BACKDROP

ORANGE ACCENTS ON GRAY

PURPLE, GRAY, WHITE, & NATURALS

If you have any questions or concerns about getting your home market ready, feel free to pose those to Rocky or myself, we will be happy to assist and help you any way we can.