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Home staging is about
illusions. It's how David Copperfield would sell a house. It's beyond
decorating and cleaning. It's about perfecting the art of creating moods.
Staging makes your house look bigger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, more
loving and, best of all, it makes home buyers want to buy it.
Contrary to what you might think, it's about more than preparing the house
for sale. Staging is what you do after you've cleaned, decluttered,
painted, made minor repairs; it's all about dressing the house for sale.
It's about adding the small details: the lipstick, mascara and, for
simplicity, a stunning, single strand of Tahitian pearls.
Here are some helpful hints!
Arrange sparse pieces of furniture in an appealing grouping known as a
vignette. Showcase a generous usage of soft fabrics such as silk,
lambswool, satin. Display unusual knickknacks in units of 1, 3 or 5.
Drape window coverings with simple lines. Add unique elements to
shelving, bookcases and fireplace mantels, which draw attention to
predetermined areas
What Accessories Does a Stager Use?
Stagers bring in a vast array of items to spruce up the house. Here is a
small sampling of items professional stagers often use to dress each room.
How they are utilized is limited only by the creativity and your own
vision.
Mirrors
Plants
Silk Flowers
Floor & Table Lamps,
Area and Throw Rugs
Small Love Seats
Ottomans
Afghans
Pillows
Inflatable Queen-Size Beds
Baskets
Plastic Tables & Chairs
Professional Staging Tricks & Tips
Apply orange oil to cabinets that appear dry, which will renew their
original luster. Put out large bowls of fruit such as polished
apples, bright oranges, luscious grapes. Arrange colorful and fun
cookbooks on the counters.
In bringing the outdoors inside through the
use of greenery and plants; in creating clean, crisp spaces and arranging
furniture with plenty of room to walk around. Bathrooms are essential to
dress well. Bathrooms should look open, airy and delightful,. One of
her favorite tricks is to add baskets filled with spa treatments such as:
Towels, tied with ribbons
Scented soaps
Creamy lotions
Moisturizing & Facial jars
The back yard needs staging, too. For patios and decks, bring in plants
and potted flowers, and adds additional color by setting the picnic table
with bright, plastic dinner plates.
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