In today’s very competitive real estate market, it is said that potential buyers can make up their minds within seconds of stepping inside a home. This is why an ever-growing number of sellers turn to professional home stagers. Home staging adds extra appeal and can help sell a house faster.
How do home stagers transform a house? They use an arsenal of optical illusions and visual tricks that draw the eyes to all the right places. If you are a homeowner planning to sell your property, you can use these home staging tricks to instantly attract your buyers!
1. Never Leave a Room Empty
When you are selling a home, your goal is to make a small space look bigger. To get a space to look larger, you might be tempted to empty out a space and remove all your furniture. There’s a twist, however – emptiness can actually make rooms look smaller.
An empty room gives potential buyers no point of reference for size. This means putting some furniture helps establish the room’s size, and helps a buyer visualize how they can arrange their own furniture once they purchase the property.
What you have to do is place furniture smartly. Placing a big piece of furniture near the entryway or door will make the room appear smaller. So if you put the tallest piece of furniture in the room in the far left corner, you will make the room appear bigger.
2. Use Consistent Color to Make Rooms Flow
Incorporating the same pops of color throughout your home allows your space to cohesively flow from one room to another. You can have similar colors on pillows, artwork and accessories. Generally, home stagers recommend dedicating 60% of a room’s space to a single color, 30% to a secondary color, and 10% to an accent.
3. Hang Mirrors to Create the Illusion of Space
Mirrors make small rooms appear larger by reflecting light. In addition, when buyers catch a glimpse of themselves in the mirror, they literally see themselves in the house. This gives them a subliminal suggestion of living in your property.
4. Use the “Rule of Three”
The golden rule of home staging is grouping items – from chairs, lighting to accessories – in threes, fives, sevens, or nines. Arranging items in odd numbers makes a space look visibly rich, forcing the eye to move around the space.
5. Let the Light in
Lots of lighting adds what pro stagers call “visual square footage”, in other words, the illusion of more space. This means you have to get rid of dark, heavy drapes or blinds and replace them with opaque, light-filtering window treatments or light curtains. You can even use wall sconces, floor lamps, and task lighting to add more wattage.
A properly staged home will help you draw in more potential buyers. With these five visual tricks and tips, you can expect to receive some great offers! If, however, you don’t have the time to stage your home for viewings, you should consider selling to Blue Hen Homebuyers. We buy properties in Jacksonville, NC, no matter the condition! Call us today at 910-802-2222 for an offer.