Do you plan to put your house on sale? Home staging is certainly the best solution to give a second youth to your home! But how to do home staging on the cheap and fast? Here are some ideas and tips to bring your property up to date easily and efficiently!
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What is Home Staging?
Home staging is a low-cost operation which is faster than undertaking heavy renovation works. Indeed, the price of a traditional home renovation is often substantial. But the main goal is to minimize the expenses while revamping your apartment or your house in order to facilitate its sale. In home staging, it is not needed to demolish the walls or to construct partitions. It is only about to manage small renovation tasks that can make huge differences in every room.
Declutter and Depersonalize the House
Too many furniture and bibelots does not help to highlight the features of a room. For example, if your 30 m² living room consists of two sofas, an armchair, a dresser, a library, a table for 8 people with its chairs, a large buffet etc., it’s high time to clear the space and get rid of the most imposing furniture. It can also be the opportunity to sort out all the things that you do not need any longer. In the case of resale, potential buyers may not appreciate some assets of your apartment or house if they think that some of your decorative items do not match their style and their personality. So pack each of them in a polyethylene bubble wrap or in a box and store in another place.
Do Small Home Repair and Renovation Jobs
When doing home staging, you have to conduct what is called the “small jobs”. It can be a switch or a light bulb that needs to be replaced. You can change a broken cupboard door, patch up holes on the wall or on the floor, etc. Moreover, you may have to revamp the basic furniture. Some of your furniture is probably old-fashioned but to reduce the expenditures, you do not have to get rid of it. Just give it a good makeover! Sanding, painting, changing the handles and that’s it! Your new coffee table will perfectly fit your living space. You can also repaint the walls in neutral colors.
The Home Staging Price: between 2% and 5% of the sales price
The average cost of a home staging project is about 2% of the selling price. This is the cost of the investment to make your property attractive to potential buyers. If you decide to hire a professional home stager, the operation’s cost can reach up to 5% of the selling price but never more than that. Otherwise, you will have to sale the real estate at a higher price that will scare off buyers.