First Impressions Matter
Aside from the fact that home staging and redesign is a cost-effective way to add equity to your home, it can also be a greener option for many people looking to accomplish their home ownership goals! We explore the reasons why below, but for people who are less familiar with home staging and redesign services, let’s begin by answering a couple basic questions.
Why should I use a home stager when selling my home?
Home staging is the art of making a house most attractive to potential buyers. It is all about illusions and goes beyond decorating, cleaning and decluttering. A home stager will help enhance your home’s true potential. They will guide you through a step by step approach to preparing your house for sale and help alleviate the stress associated with this major life event.
Professional stagers understand what is needed to get a property properly prepared for sale. They recognize what areas need the most attention, they are knowledgeable on what changes can have the most impact for prospective buyer and they can work within budgets to ensure maximum return.
What is a redesign?
Did you know that home staging is not just for selling? A home stager can assist you in discovering your vision for your home as well. Their recommendations will guide you in unlocking the potential in each room and developing a more cohesive feel and style to your living space.
How can home staging and redesign provide a greener option when updating your home?
A certified staging professional specializes in offering recommendations that will focus on a home’s best features. They will, for example, identify opportunities with furniture placement, floe, focal points in a room as well as colour consulting. During an initial consultation, clients are provided with a report outlining what changes need to be made in order to create a vision that is coherent and either reflects the home owner’s style or appeals to the potential buyers looking at purchasing the home of their dreams. After the recommendations are made, clients can choose to have the home stager return and do the showcasing…and this is where the magic happens!
Whether the end result is home staging or redesigning, careful attention is given to reusing and recycling as many existing pieces of furniture or original features of a particular homes as possible. In this way, the client will usually spend less money on new pieces which is good for the wallet as well as the environment. A new design trend that is currently emerging and aligns with this greener approach to home staging and redesign is called “grand millennial style,” which combines heritage elements (think grand as in grand parent) with the more current home décor style of millennials. The results are a stunning combination of old and new that is very refreshing and really lets your personality shine through.
This design trend can be embraced by any generation and works beautifully in homes where sellers have accumulated years worth of memories. In this situation, the home stager will provide recommendations for removing clutter by either selling or donating items, for prioritizing pieces to keep and for adding some current accessories to pull together a cohesive look. Ultimately, a home stager can help with providing a plan to help with tackling what can be a very stressful time. The end product is always a perfect blend of old and more current pieces to create a home that is appealing to both buyers as well as to home owners simply wanting a more updated look.