Top 10 Staging Transformations
See how even small improvements can take a home from unsellable to irresistible
By Shannon Petrie, FrontDoor.com |
Published: 1/21/2010
#1: Hide-and-Seek BedroomBelieve it or not, this messy half-playroom, half-office is actually a master suite. Staging this space as the bedroom it was meant to be -- with stylish bedding, coordinating window treatments and framed artwork -- makes this room appeal to grown-up buyers.
TIP: Many homeowners are guilty of having a "junk room" -- that space where toys, exercise equipment, office supplies and other odds and ends all converge. But when it comes time to sell your home, that room has to go. When homebuyers see a room full of junk, the value of that space is lost on them. Before putting your home on the market, stage every room with one clear purpose.
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