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Slide 1: ==== ==== Home Staging Tips: What Is Home Staging http://ow.ly/8nzW2 ==== ==== Mastering Home Staging Design Home staging design is not as difficult as it sounds. You see, the big difference between interior design and home staging is essentially the goal of each activity. When a home owner embarks on interior design, they want the house to reflect their own personality and desires. But when a person engages in home staging, they avoid reflecting any aspect of their personality so that the home has a broad and universal appeal. During home staging, each of the changes in your house should be done to improve your homes attraction to potential buyers. Home staging guidelines The home staging process might take a few weeks to complete, but the changes needed inside your home are not hard to accomplish. Here are some guidelines: 1.If you dont have the funds for buying new cabinets, its time to maximize the buyer appeal of your existing cabinetry. Remove all of your cabinets and clean the old installation spots. Have the room repainted before putting the cabinets back. Clean the cabinets thoroughly. If the cabinets are from the kitchen, the surface of the wood will have a thin grease film from all the cooking vapors that you produce during your normal use of the space. Remove the grease film with a wood-safe degreasing agent. Sand the cabinets and apply a generous layer of accent paint or varnish, whichever is best. 2.You can make the best possible impression on potential buyers if you create a visual atmosphere that is young, fresh, and vibrant. No one likes to live in a house that looks, smells, and feels ten or fifteen years old. When a person is out to buy a house for their family or for themself, they want a property where they can start fresh. So its very important to remove all traces of occupancy, including worn countertops. You have several options when dealing with old countertops. The ideal option is also the most expensive: have the old countertops removed so that granite can be put in. The second option produces good results (for the price) but isnt as expensive as the first option:
Slide 2: Formica or laminate countertops. The third option is also the newest approach: non-invasive resurfacing. Ask your private contractor about these three options and pick the one that suits your needs and budget. 3.Since you are already moving out after the sale of your home, it wont hurt to buy new appliances. Pick nice appliances and put these in your home for showcasing. Just make sure that you tell the buyer that the appliances are not part of the package and are just there for showcasing purposes only. Now, if you want to buy even better appliances, you may want to consider buying new appliances, increasing the price of the home to include the cost of buying new appliances (plus interest), and then buying better appliances for your new home. 4.Take a look at your bathroom does it look like a million dollars to you? If not, you may want to have the tiles, lighting, and bathroom fixtures removed and replaced. Adding a vanity space to your bathroom will also boost the overall value of your property. ==== ==== Home Staging Tips: What Is Home Staging http://ow.ly/8nzW2 ==== ====