Look To Stage Your Home | More Tips

Real estate agents often believe home staging should only be used if the space is vacant, because very few buyers can visualize the potential of a space. When the stager will rent furniture and add-ons to dress up an empty space, a vacant staging is. The stager will be there for the delivery and set everything up so it's ready to show off.

A vacant staging is the most expensive for sellers according to the Real Estate Staging Association, which has a pricing breakdown that factors in the varying types of services a home stager provides. This service, of course, is the most expensive because a stager has to bring everything in to make the space feel at home.

A 2015 RESA report on staging pricing found that a vacant staging is an investment that ranges between $1,995 an d $8,500 on average. High-end properties and in specific locations this solution may cost more for home sellers.

Invoke the Outdoors

Use a little nature in each room. Create a movement throughout the home using cuttings, flowers, dried flowers, whatever will work. Simple things, such as twigs to spell out a word or a small cutting tied with raffia around a pillow on a bed, draw the eye into the room but don't overpower it. Try to use one piece of nature in each room to create an ongoing motif throughout the home. It works with any type of decor, whether it's modern or traditional. One important note: Always check for insects!

Make a Bed

Another trick to provide a bed: "Purchase an inexpensive air mattress that has a folding framework off the floor. Once the bed linen is on and staged, it's hard to tell the air mattress from a real bed. After the home sells, all the client has to do is deflate, fold and pack."