4 Simple Ways to Stage Your Home

Whether you’ve flipped your home and you're ready to gain a profit or you're relocating and looking to put your home on the market, knowing how to stage your home can make a big difference in how quickly it will sell. 

Look to these tips when looking to stage your home:

1. Up your curb appeal.

You’ve probably heard this dozens of times, but curb appeal plays a crucial role when you're preparing to stage your home. The best part about the home staging process is that upping your curb appeal doesn’t have to break the bank. To do so, purchase new house numbers, add a potted plant to your front porch or give your front door a new coat of paint . . . the ideas are endless. 

2. Consider the five senses.

From soft lighting to light music, setting the mood and targeting the five senses creates a calm ambience for buyers to enter into when touring your home. If you choose to add a scent to your home, go for subtle scents like lavender or citrus. Add varying textures throughout the home such as a fun embroidered throw pillow or a velvety, chenille blanket. As potential buyers peruse your home, feeling the different textures, this promotes personal connection and makes them feel more at home. Lastly, what’s a home tour without a nibble? Set out a plate of small finger foods or simply just a plate of cookies to seal the deal. 

3. Play up your square footage.

Buyers are always looking for more square footage. Even if some of your home’s rooms are on the smaller side, there are a couple tricks you can do to make them appear more spacious. Hang mirrors in the smaller rooms to reflect more light and trick the eye into thinking it's larger than it truly is. Laying down oversized floor rugs and hanging large artwork on the walls are other simple ways to tactically play up your square footage. 

4. Make buyers feel at home.

To make buyers feel at home, there are several simple things you can do to achieve this. You can set the table with the whole nine yards—placemats, glassware and other dishes—to create a sort of dinner party scene for the potential hostess touring your home. You can also arrange outdoor seating and a grill on your patio to create a homey ambience. Better yet, hang a hammock between your trees to truly make your buyers feel at home. When buyers can imagine themselves living in your home, yours will stick out among the rest.