Seasonal Staging and Ready-For-Market Home Staging Tips

If you’re serious about selling your home, it’s important to understand, when your home is on the market, it’s no longer considered your home. It becomes a place where buyers are shopping for a functional kitchen, a cozy living room, etc. Buyers aren’t “buying” your collection of trinkets. If a home is packed full of furniture, or counters are lined with appliances and other clutter, it’s difficult to see anything past the mess.

Consider touring a model home, then apply what you see to your home by following these easy steps below:

1. Go room by room and remove items that aren’t serving a real purpose, then organize the space (be sure remotes, magazines, etc. are unseen), if decorative pillows or rugs are worn or unsightly, remove them and purchase new ones in trendy, neutral colors. Adding current décor can instantly update and alter the look and feel of any room.
2. Pack up all small knickknacks, collectible items and personal photos. (I like to leave just a few here and there, remembering: less is more)
3. When you get notification of a showing, tidy up! Invest in an under-the-bed storage bin with lid to clean up everything quickly, as well as a large decorative basket to quickly clean up kids’ toys. Find a small basket to store your everyday bathroom essentials, then store it under your sink, only bringing it out when needed; no towels or clothes left on your floors; kids’ toys should be put away and your counters and kitchen table should be free of clutter; but don’t stuff everything in a closet, because a buyer will surely open that closet door!

If you recently moved into a new home and are having difficulty arranging your furniture and accessories, or you simply cannot figure out what your décor color palette should be, and you’re no longer interested in perusing Houzz for ideas, consider calling a pro. A good interior decorator is one who is willing to listen to your thoughts, likes and dislikes, and work within your budget to arrive at a design plan you’ll love!

Lastly, if you love your home and you’re not interested in selling or a complete redesign, perhaps you would like seasonal décor.

This is when your home gets a mini-makeover celebrating certain seasons, or special holidays. Perhaps you’d enjoy seeing the different colors each season brings, but you don’t have time to dedicate to decorating, you don’t have the confidence to bring it all together, maybe you don’t have the storage space for the extra décor.

Allow Ponte Vedra Seasonal Staging to transform your home or business for any season you feel like being festive!

Stephanie Augusta is owner of Ponte Vedra Seasonal Staging.