Selling Your Home: Staging by Decluttering

Want to make a great first impressions when selling your home?  Stage it!  Staging is setting up the house to put its best foot forward.  It includes:

decluttering

depersonalization

rearranging rooms

The goal is to create a welcoming, universally appealing experience that encourages buyers to picture themselves at home in your home.

Proper staging can result in 2 more showings and selling your home 12 days faster.  For most, the complete staging process takes less than 3 hours.  The key rooms to tackle are the kitchen, living room, and master bedroom. Many sellers choose to do the work themselves instead of hiring a professional stager.  Remember the golden rule, Less is More.

Let's get started....declutter.  

Declutter by cleaning out your closet.  Try using the in-and-out rule.  For every new piece of clothing you purchase, donate or toss (if needed) something old.  This will help you manage your closet and not out grow the space.  Also, hang the clothes you wear the most.  The thin wire hangers take up less space and allow you to pack more clothes in your closet space.      

Declutter by clearing off the counter.  Stop junk mail and phone book accumulation.  Visit www.thedailygreen.com to find out how.     

Declutter by packing up your nick-nacks and trinket left on tables and in bookshelves; throw away old magazines and newspapers.

Photo Courtesy of OTownInteriors

Be sure your ask your KW Selling Team agent for more tips and pointers and check out these great websites for more tips on how to declutter your home.

4 Ways to Declutter 

The Organized Home: Declutter 101

Stay turned throughout the month as we will be continuing how Staging Process.