Staging Tips ON THE HOUSE
from CRAZY HOUSE Home Staging
Have you ever walked into a beautifully decorated model home and been captivated by it?
Did you find yourself dreaming of bathing in that spa-like bathroom, cooking meals in the
gourmet kitchen or curling up with a book in that sunny reading nook? If so, then you have
walked into a property that has been successfully staged.
As a real estate agent, you know that staging your real estate listings will result in a faster
and more profitable sale, but who can you trust to manage this important process for you.
You need expert and objective home staging guidance that comes from experience and a
highly trained eye in order to compete in this buyers market.
Think of staging like detailing a car. A smart auto seller would detail a car before selling it
to add value. That's precisely what staging can do for a house. Staging makes the property
stand out from the competition. In turn, good staging determines which properties sell fast
and which do not. It is no longer a market where staging helps the property sell for more.
In today's market, it enables the property to have more potential of selling at all. It's a buyer's
market, so make your home stand out by creating a sophisticated ambiance.
While some sellers may be hesitant to spend more money on staging in a down market, this is
the winning way to get a property sold, and often for a higher asking price.
Professional stagers can see your house as buyers will, and they'll set the scene so that buyers
can imagine living there. They're likely to simplify or streamline the furniture in a room for better
traffic flow and to enhance its spaciousness. They may neutralize a too-personal color scheme or
add touches of color or accessories where needed. In vacant homes that feel cold and lack visual
landmarks, rental furniture can be brought in to create warmth and market space better. This
helps buyers mentally move in and feel that when it's time for them to move in, they will be able
to sit back and relax.
The goal is to create a neutral, harmonious, spacious, and beautiful environment. People today
have busy lives, they want to walk in and look at a home and say, "This is mine. I can move into
this home without doing anything.”
Everyone wants comfort, excitement, prestige and love, and all these are at work in the psychology
of the home purchase. Effective staging maximizes those feelings, creating an atmosphere that
makes people want to linger and imagine they living in the space. Ultimately, staging creates a
home the prospective buyer will not be able to live without.
Buying a house is largely an emotional decision because people are not just purchasing a home;
they are buying a dream ... a lifestyle. If you can help them with their vision so they don't have
to rely completely on their imagination, you positively impact how they feel in the home, which
will be reflected in the sales price and number of offers.
Karyn
403.287.1774
www.homestagers.ca
Karyn Elliott is the owner of Albertine Design, an interior design firm that specializes in “making the most of what you already have” by organizing, rearranging and transforming your
spaces resulting in enhanced and living.
Karyn’s greatest gift is the passion she has for her work and the understanding of the symbiosis between the beauty and function that is encompassed by a well designed home. Karyn
fosters clients' individual tastes by working closely with each client and accounting for their tastes, budgets, and needs.
Albertine Design is a Calgary design firm that specializes in Home Staging - the Art of Professionally Preparing a House for Sale.
Karyn’s home staging division, CRAZY HOUSE has been featured on CBC TV, ACCESS TV, Canadian Learning Television, A-Channel, Shaw Cable TV, Global TV, City TV, Real
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