When you're selling your home, put yourself into the buyer's shoes and open your front door. What do you see? Is it cluttered and overflowing with "stuff?" Or, is it sparse and missing furniture? It should be neither!
Each room in your home should have a clear definition of the intended use. This might seem like a "no brainer!" However, with today's open concept floorplans - it can be trickier than you think.
"Potential buyers remember the first thing and the last thing they see in your home."
Recently when hosting an open house in Durbin Crossing (St. Johns, FL), upon opening the front door and entering the mostly unfurnished living/dining room, potential buyers kept asking the same thing: "so, what is this room supposed to be?" I literally heard some form of that question at least five times. I realized, a change needed to be made - pronto!
"If a buyer doesn't know the purpose and function of the room -
they can't envision themselves living in it!"
When a home is completely or even partially vacant/unfurnished, room definition can be an issue. In this home, fortunately, the solution was simple! By bringing in a few pieces of furniture from other rooms (in particular a dining table!), we were able to quickly define the space. The buyer's attention is no longer spent on solving the puzzle of: "what's this room for?" The buyer can now start picturing what their own furniture might look like in the room. Once a buyer starts thinking of their own "stuff" in a home, the emotional connection begins!
Staging does not have to be a time-consuming or expensive endeavor. This particular room was transformed in less than an hour using only the homeowners' furntiure, art and accessories.
"A well-staged room tells the buyer a story."
Until next time, Happy Staging!
Adrienne
