When it comes to putting your house on the market, it’s important to show off its best assets to attract prospective buyers. To best display what your house has to offer, stage your house and take photos that help the buyers imagine themselves living in the space.
You have to impress your buyers and leave a good first impression with your photos, so here are a few staging tips and tricks that can help you make your home as picturesque as possible.
Declutter and reorganize
While clutter might be a natural part of living in a house, when it comes to staging a house for sale, it’s best to keep your stuff hidden. Potential buyers want to see spacious and pristine houses, not your collection of personal items which may make the place look cramped.
Before you take a photo of the space, clear any mess and place anything that you don’t want seen in cabinets, closets or anywhere out of view from the camera. Remember the details. Move electrical wires, TV remotes, and piles of magazines out of the way to make sure your space looks picture-perfect before posting.
Depersonalize the home
Your staging photos should help your potential buyers imagine themselves in the space. It shouldn’t be a photo of how you live in that home. Make sure to take down any family photos, remove any sports memorabilia and hide any religious or political books from the frame. This helps take the focus off your objects and more on the space itself.
Try to make the home look as neutral as possible. Use colors like grey and brown for your pillow covers, stick to essential furnishings and only put a few tasteful decorative pieces. This should help immerse the people viewing your home and imagine themselves as homeowners.
Improve the lighting
No one wants to move into a gloomy home. Before taking a picture of your spaces, make sure the lighting is on point. If you’ve got an area with plenty of windows, open the curtains and take a picture when the sunshine hits the space perfectly. Natural light is a big bonus for potential buyers, so show off all your spaces that let the sun in.
For spaces without a lot of windows, try turning on all the light sources in the room. Fill the space with light and make it feel bright and alive. This shows off the entire room, as well as ensures that your photos pop off the buyers’ screens.
Consult with experts
There’s only so much you can do to your house before needing some professional help to better stage the space. Real estate specialists stage and photograph houses for a living, so it might be best to leave the staging to the experts to get the best results. Ask for their help, and they will be happy to help you take the best photos possible, as that helps them sell the house as well.
If you’re looking to sell your property soon, contact us at Noel & Martinez Team. Our combined years of expertise in selling real estate properties all over Colorado guarantee you the best deals with the quickest turnaround time possible.
