AFFORDABLE OPTIONS
When exploring staging options, it is possible to become overwhelmed by the price tag of renting or acquiring furniture to stage the empty home. By taking the time to refresh, polish, reevaluate, and rearrange your current possessions, you will find that you may not have to rent much furniture at all. This can save you money. What else can save money and help make the sale? Here are some tips to provide fodder for thought: • Create a purpose for each room. Each room needs a purpose or suggested use so that the prospective buyer’s imagination runs to possibilities. A third bedroom might be framed as a den or study. An empty room used for overflow of boxes, possessions, or unwanted items should be transformed into a usable, desirable space. Clean it out and create an office space with a desk and chair or a reading room with a lamp and recliner. Exercise equipment might be arranged to feature it as a workout room. Every room should have a purpose and be user- friendly. • Reestablish boundaries. If your living room is also the playroom, the toys need to go into hibernation. Colorful dolls and cars all over the floor are clutter to home- seekers. Do you golf in your hallway? Pack up the putting green. Is a room both bedroom and office? Make it one or the other. • Polishing. Do a deep and thorough cleaning of every single room, and pay attention to the smallest details. When was the last time that you polished the wood or washed the windows? It’s time to do it now. The toilet 51
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