You’ve heard it before
- it’s all about first impressions!
Staging will help ensure your home looks its peak attractiveness while highlighting its best features.
While your home is on the market, our goal is to make potential buyers feel like they could live there, and the finest way to do this is to neutralize the surroundings.
Open House checklist
Adam J. Krangel
The following is a list of great styling suggestions to help put your home in prime showing shape!
Cleaning and Repairs:
__ Clear out your closets and clutter. Ensure valuables are placed in a safe location
__ Remove personal items in your home like family photos, souvenirs, and valuables which are in plain sight
__ Put away large items such as porcelains, plates and vases to create more space
__ Make small repairs to faucets, squeaking doors and fences
__ Remove personal items in your home like family photos, souvenirs, and valuables which are in plain sight
__ Put away large items such as porcelains, plates and vases to create more space
__ Make small repairs to faucets, squeaking doors and fences
Highlight:
__ Focus on highlighting the most visible areas in your home (kitchen, living room, master suite, family room etc.)
__ Use as much natural light as possible
__ Do not cook anything that will leave an odor (fish, garlic etc)
__ Neatly arrange fresh flowers throughout your home
__ Use as much natural light as possible
__ Do not cook anything that will leave an odor (fish, garlic etc)
__ Neatly arrange fresh flowers throughout your home
Organization:
__ Set the dining room table with attractive linens and dishes
__ Uses mirrors to help smaller rooms look more open
__ Uses mirrors to help smaller rooms look more open
Seasonal:
__ In the summer, water your grass and garden 30 minutes before an open house- this will make your lawn sparkle
__ In the winter, make sure all driveways and walkways are clear of snow and ice
__ In the winter, make sure all driveways and walkways are clear of snow and ice
*NOTE: It could be beneficial to have another set of eyes to help you catch something you may have overlooked