Admit it! Watching all those home staging shows made you want to get into it too. The principle of this makeover is simple:enhance a property with a small budget. Why give a little brush to your interior? And above all, how do you do well if you decide to do home staging yourself?
Home staging, what?
Home staging consists of giving a property a boost by revamping it at little cost. This practice is generally used to arouse a crush on visitors and facilitate the sale of a property. Indeed, in real estate, everything is decided during the first 90 seconds. It is therefore important to create all the conditions so that potential buyers feel at home with you and manage to project themselves. If you are not planning to sell your cozy nest for the moment, home staging can also be a good way to refresh the house without blowing the budget. Kitchen, bedroom, sofa, coffee table, radiator, all your furniture can lend itself to a decorative makeover at a low price and with ease...
Good practices for successful home staging
Bet everything on entry
As Gustav White said, "You will never get a second chance to make a good first impression". The entrance to your apartment or house is a room in its own right, not a storage room where coats and shopping bags are stored. As such, it must be welcoming. A simple strip of punchy wallpaper will add character to the most bland of entrances.
Declutter to breathe
An imposing bookcase, an oversized sideboard… XXL furniture gives the impression of running out of space and suffocating. The solution ? First, move the furniture to reorganize the space or remove it. Second, avoid accumulations of small objects. Your motto:ventilate!
Lack of inspiration to reorganize your interior?
The Kozikaza application offers you to draw your house plans in 3D easily. This interior design and decoration layout software is free and has no limit on the number of plans.
Deep clean
Nothing is more repulsive to a buyer than a dirty interior. Want to make a good impression? Take out the brooms and rags, and it's time for the big cleaning. Clean everything from top to bottom, not to mention the windows and window frames, the walls and the cobwebs. If you smoke indoors, consider washing textiles such as cushion covers and curtains. Your home must breathe cleanliness.
Repair small and large defects
A small thing can give the impression that your home is poorly maintained. It's time to glue that little piece of tiling, repair the shutter that's stuck or put a handle on the kitchen door, details that you may no longer see, but prohibitive for a buyer.
Depersonalize the decor
The objective of home staging is to allow visitors to easily project themselves into your home. How do you do it with the stuffed fox that sits above your sofa? So, we also remove family photos, class photos, vacation memories, son's football cups and all other personal items.
Upgrading your property
A faulty electrical installation, worn or outdated plumbing, cracks in the walls… Nothing like scaring away buyers. If you're not a do-it-yourselfer, hire a professional or better yet, a friend who knows how to do it.
Refresh and harmonize the decor
Repaint an old wall, install curtains with geographical motifs, opt for colored lampshades. Think about all those visual details that make the difference. Be careful, make sure that the pieces are in harmony with each other. You wouldn't want your house to look like a rainbow, would you?
To inspire you…
Subscribe to home decor-themed YouTube channels run by professionals or enthusiasts. Among them, " The secret decoration boot " gives you home staging advice, addresses of decoration stores at low prices, decoration inspirations from Instagram.
We don't forget the outside
In home staging, all the rooms in the house play a crucial role, especially the exteriors. If you have a garden, don't forget to mow the lawn and clean the patio. To bring a cozy touch to your balcony or garden, arrange lanterns and outdoor plants. Visitors will then have only one desire:to settle down around a good meal.
Want to revamp your home sweet home or to put the odds on your side to sell without spending crazy sums? Home staging is the ideal solution. Get your brushes ready...renovate!
