Home Staging Tricks & Tips
- When painting a wall that is imperfect use a flat paint, it will not be as washable but it sure will hide the imperfections better. If rooms flow into one another use the same paint color it will make the home much more spacious and harmonious
- If the baseboard in a room is smaller than 4 inches in depth, paint it the same color as the wall it will not stick out like a sore thumb. A good suggestion to make your baseboards look bigger is to nail a new molding directly above the existing molding and paint them the same color, no one will ever know
- When placing large chesterfields in a room do not place them against the wall, leave at least 1-foot distance from the chesterfield to the wall. This gives the impression of more space in the room and visually looks better
- Furniture should be in comparable size to the room. Big bulky furniture will not show well in a small room." less is more. Buyers are looking for more space than they have a room full of furniture does not spell lots of room
- When hanging drapes make sure your rods are placed at least 6 inches above the window frame and 4 inches to the side of the window, this gives the impression of more height to a room. Also remember to buy neutral drapes that flow with wall colors
- When using an area rug in any room the furniture should sit completely on the rug, it makes the room appear larger
- Make sure that you have the brightest bulbs possible in all your light fixtures. Brightness is very, very important in all rooms
- If there are plants in the room, only keep the healthy ones; chuck out the ones you thought you could rescue
- Dried flowers older than 3 years have to go. They give the appearance of old and dusty
- Pictures should be in comparison to the wall size. A small picture on a large wall does not look good. However you can do groupings of small
- Pictures to create a large picture frame. All walls do not have to have pictures on them. The pictures in one room should have similar color frames to make the flow better
- Nothing should be placed on the floor other than furniture and maybe a few large plants; buyers like to be able to see the floor
- Try and get your furniture to complement each other, if they don't you might consider painting them the same color. Black always works well and is a neutral color to coordinate by
- The same goes for fabric choice. Do the patterns and colors go together? Perhaps buy a slipcover or get rid of the furniture
- Most rooms should have a feature that the colors are worked around. Pick a feature in each room or focal point. And add 2 more complimentary colors. Remember accents such as pillows, curtains can easily give a room that extra sparkle it requires