Staging is all the RAGE!
November 15th, 2007 Categories: Alexandria Dirt, Arlington Dirt, Falls Church Dirt, McLean Dirt, Northern Virginia Home Selling, Reston Dirt
Staging is becoming a necessary component when thinking about listing your home for sale in today’s market. When I first meet with a prospective seller, we talk about preparing the home for market. This might include 
having a pre-inspection, an appraisal and certainly we have an important discussion about staging and condition.
There are several ways to go about the staging process. Options can range from hiring a professional stager who will bring rented furniture, plants, artwork, accessories, etc… and totally transform your home into something right off of HGTV! They might even paint a wall, or advise some re-carpeting, re-landscaping, etc… OR you can just get a staging consultation that will report on how to work with what you have to open up spaces, lighten and brighten up rooms and how to purge etc… A good realtor with some experience can also be a great resource.
You may be thinking “whoa, that sounds like a boatload of cash to plunk down” but in all honestly - it can get your property sold for a higher price even in a slow market. When your property is in it’s top condition, it becomes very easy for a prospective buyers to imagine themselves moving right in and gives the feeling that it’s really “home.”
I had the great fortune today to attend a staging event held in a real life house – we learned how to transform a room using some simple room layouts, learning about furniture, lighting and artwork that a client ALREADY HAS to turn boring into WOW! Just look at the before and after photos below:
before
after
Isn’t it amazing? Same furniture, same rug, same everything…
before
after
I believe staging is an important aspect of preparation to sell you home. Of course there are other components, like price and location. If you’re thinking of selling, please feel free to contact me for a consultation, my compliments, of course.
Alternatively, you can click here for a free home valuation report. Whether you’re in Arlington or anywhere in the Northern Virginia area, I’m here to help.
Happy Thursday
Jennifer
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Jennifer - I think having the before and after pictures of the Home staging experience gives Arlington Home Sellers and insight into how little changes can have a huge impact on appealing to home buyers - especially in a buyers real estate market. - Thanks, Cyndee
Thanks Cyndee - we had a lot of fun and certainly learned how a few simple techniques can make a huge difference - especially here in Arlington where the homes are often space challenged with smaller rooms.
Jennifer
Great blog. I love the before and after pictures. It is really amazing what shuffling around the homeowner’s existing items can do for a house.
Such cosy atmosphere. I even start to want to decorate my house in yellow colors.