Stage Your Home to Sell: Maximize Your Selling Price

How do you stage your home? Home staging can help you sell your home. This house was on the market a couple of years ago and my buyers bought it. They remodeled part of the home and re listed it to sell. These pictures will show you before and after pictures of what they did to the house to get it updated!

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00:00 Intro
02:31 Dining Area
04:31 Living Room
09:10 Kitchen
11:59 Master Bedroom
12:43 Bathroom
16:34 Bedrooms

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[margaretd]

I use my tub in my bathroom. In fact, the tub was one of the main reasons I got the house. I use my separate shower too, but there’s nothing like a nice soak in the tub with a glass of wine and candles.

[pamelabrucker]

We have bought and sold 10 houses over our 33 year marriage. Before listing, I rent a small storage unit and remove everything from the attic and basement, take out all the personal stuff, and take out about 1/3 of the furniture. You have to move that stuff anyway, so it gives you a head start. I make sure all the closets are cleaned out and a pack away out of season clothes. I organize the clothes by color and use great hatboxes and upgraded hangers. By the way, I would opt for a big shower over a tub in the master bath.

[kathrynp]

When we sold our last home our agent recommended a stager she had worked with many times. Our furniture was modern and expensive so she used most of it but took away some to make it look bigger and rearranged a bit, brought in neutral area rugs, added new pillows, accessories and fresh bedding and towels..WOW, it made such a difference for the pictures and only cost us $450 . House sold for over asking the first weekend 😊

[ingridkarg-ross]

My husband is grumbling about me painting and staging myself and after I finish each room he remarks how much better it looks but is still giving me grief about it. Constant arguing. I can’t wait for this to be over. He is more work than the work and I’m the one doing it all

[joanwyatt]

I really love your videos and have learned a lot. I wish however that I could see examples of smaller, more inexpensive homes that average people live in rather than big fancy homes. A lot of small, older homes are quirky and hard to stage. Our house is 116 years old and didn’t have indoor plumbing originally so the upstairs, main bathroom is tiny with a 2/3 size tub and the toilet is recessed into the wall so your knees don’t hit the toilet.. LOL.

[anncawthon]

Dated means higher quality, classic furnishings.

[rhondaknoche]

As a professional designer (specializing in space use, kitchens & baths). You’re articulate, experienced & a comfortable style! I would humbly suggest you take some of your own advice & have a pro style your video space (background shelves, flowers, etc.) At a quick glance, I wanted to swipe left because your visual credibility isn’t on par with your professional message. You could even use it as part of a show. Hire a stager, even a student & engage comments on the before/after. Keep up the great work & good messages.

[minimalist]

Something I noticed in one of the “before” photos is the karate chopped throw pillows. That trend is outdated. Glad to see un chopped pillows in the “after” photo 😊

[robinbirdj]

My Realtor was adding 1/2 % to stage a house at 475K. $2400.
I told her I’d pay 6% and stage it myself (as I was selling for an Estate and mostly clearing it out before photos. It looked fantastic and I saved time, money and turmoil since I could do the work as I cleaned up.

[kreese]

Great advice as usual! You asked our take on bathtub use: I use my tub every week.
It is recommended by docs for older people to ease joints after working in the yard/heavy cleaning etc! LOVE tubs!

On the husband topic, you are so accurate for my friends and myself in trying to explain that we will need help understanding and adjusting to market trends.

Not exaggerating, my husband would prefer the before shots in most of your videos. He thinks that modern design looks like everyone lives in a hospital. We are low on clutter, so that part we both like in the after shots.

We have a home with a Spanish flare, painted sinks and all.

I'm trying to decide if we need to completely change the style of the home (paint the cabinets, get white sinks) or whether there are still enough people out there who like more color and warmth that might be interested in our home as is with just decreasing items in the rooms getting smaller furniture in a few spaces etc.

People drive by our home and tell us from their car, "we've always loved your house!" Or your house is your favorite in the neighborhood. And when inside, people always say they love how it feels.

Pretty sure that you'd tell me to pick a neutral paint throughout and also to paint cabinets white. My hubby and my big contention is that our mater bathroom has terracotta brown tile everywhere and I know that some of that needs to go. He does not agree. Hmph.

[mairedaly]

My husband was renting out his house before he moved overseas (to me). He used a professional photographer, recommended by the agent. He says it was the best money he ever spent. Those photos got him top dollar and he re-used them to rent the house a couple of more times

[dianaklien]

Due to arthritis I have learned to love soaking in a warm epsom salt bath to help me be able to move better for the day. My husband who is over 6 foot tall and needs to be able to soak as well, cannot because of the basic small tub we have. A big tub (preferably without jets) would be on our wish list. We would over look a lot to have a big tub.

[happyx]

Great tips! The before and after photos are so helpful; the comparison is truly stunning. You are right about getting the correct photographer because pulling back to take the photo makes the rooms appear much larger and more grand. Very helpful - thank you!

[abbibrannan]

I watched this two times and may watch it again. What I am going for is to entrench my own personality in the after photos so I have the vibe. Thank you again!

[noneofyourbeeswax]

I'm not crazy about the grays or the darks, but the light and medium beige's look warm and inviting. I'm in PBG, FL and people are complaining that everything is too white. I just painted several rooms an off white - no way am I painting my 5000 sq ft home bright white! I use my jacuzzi (whatever brand) tub at least once a week. I light my candles, get my wine ready and have my shelf with a book and it's wonderful! I agree that you have to take out a LOT of your furniture, photos, rugs, pillows, etc. Keeping it simple seems to look best no matter what color (except the dark colors) Anyway, thank you once again!

[barbo]

Just today I downloaded and printed your Seller’s Guide. I planned to discuss it with my husband. When I brought it up, he was surprisingly agreeable about starting the process of purging and working thru this process so when the time comes to sell, we don’t have overwhelm. I now have something to look forward to. Even though it is a lot of work, having your input will help tremendously to prioritize projects. Thank you so much for providing this helpful input.

[homeloveeverything]

The room with the piano at 5:57 looks more appealing to me because it shows it can be more than just a room for sitting. These days, a lot of people want multifunctional rooms.

[BookZealots]

I wouldn't buy a house without a tub. A luxury tub is even better. Not only do I like it when I need to rest my muscles or do cold plunges, it's also great for when someone is feeling sick and wants a nice hot bath. I'd rather have a tub than a make up area. Because most bathrooms have a make up area based on the lighting and not daylight. =/ I noticed too, the dark wood trim was painted white. Are the men freaking out? When I bought my current home, it was SO dated and knew I'd have to change a lot. And I got a lot of comments from men, DON'T PAINT THE WOOD. LOL I hate dark wood trim. but I left it in the living room.
Now I have the awful wood paneling in the basement. I plan on painting all of it!

[windyvful]

Love your videos. So informative. We are not selling for a few years, but it helps to know what to do ahead of time.

[gingermonette]

I've been looking at homes in a small town and am appalled at the photos-- dirty dishes in sink, photos taken at night (dark), photos in portrait mode on phone, piles of clutter, unmade beds... unbelievable. THOUSANDS of dollars lost for the sellers.