Staging. Stagers. Stage. To stage. ? Nashville Real Estate ...

Guest blog by Emily Frey and Audrey Hinson, our Home Staging NABors.

Staging has become a term you hear more and more (thanks in large part to HGTV). But what exactly is staging?

Example: Have you ever been in someone?s home and all you could see was the ?stuff?? Your eye doesn?t know what to take in first ? the million appliances, dishes, and bottles on the kitchen countertop or the overabundance of antiques, blankets, pillows and photographs occupying every spare inch of the living room. When you walk into a space crammed with trinkets and collectibles, it?s very difficult for buyers to really see the space (or the potential of the space). Usually, you just walk right back out again.

This is where Home Staging comes in.

However, most people associate staging with decorating, but it?s really quite the opposite.

Home Staging is professionally preparing homes for sale so that they appeal to the most amount of buyers and generate the highest price in the least amount of time on the market. What does this really mean? That we detail, de-clutter, de-personalize, and prepare a seller?s home to give it a ?model home? appearance so that the potential buyer can see themselves living in the space.

Home Staging is NOT:
? Decorating
? Fluffing (no jokes, please)
? Interior design
? Redesign

If you are thinking about selling your home?try to start thinking of it as a marketable product. Buyers need to see and understand the purpose of each room (not how much you enjoyed Suzy?s wedding or who your favorite sports team is).

So, here is our staging tip for the month (yes, you can thank us later):

Clear all unnecessary objects from furniture throughout the house. Keep any decorative objects on the furniture restricted to groups of 1, 3, or 5 items (pets don?t count as items, FYI).

Generally, a sparsely decorated home helps the buyer mentally ?move in? with their own belongings. You want your space to ?breathe? and show its maximum potential.

Sound easy? It is. Get to de-cluttering!

For more tips or if you are seeking a professional home stager, contact Emily or Audrey at info@youvebeenstagedTN.com, or visit their website.

Tagged as: audrey hinson, emily frey, HGTV, home staging, nashville home stagers, you've been staged

Source: http://nashvilleandbeyond.com/2012/02/07/staging-stagers-stage-to-stage/

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