Want To Stage Your Home Yourself? Avoid These 8 Staging ...

Avoid These 8 Staging Mistakes

?You may love your home, but that doesn?t mean that everyone coming through the door will feel the same way. What may be ?charming? to the seller may seem off-putting to a prospective buyer. Many sellers attempt to stage their home themselves and, in doing so, create mistakes that can actually sidetrack the sale of their homes.

Here are some of the biggest staging mistakes to avoid, according to professional home stagers. I would recommend using a professional home stager, but for those of you that are do-it-yourselfers please pay close attention!

1. Getting too personal: Home staging is meant to create a neutral canvas that will appeal to the majority of buyers. Staging is all about de-personalizing the space, and creating more of a luxury hotel or a model home look that will appeal to most everyone.?This is not the time to bring in your unique style and create a look that appeals to just you.

2. Using dark colors: If painting, you should choose a nice, neutral and warm color, such as beige tones, grey tones, or light blue or pale greens. You?ll be amazed at the transformation a few coats of fresh paint will make on your home.

3. Not taking advantage of natural light: People love natural light, so blocking off any light with heavy curtains or furniture can hurt your sale, especially if the home has attractive views. Anything dated in a home is a turn-off to a potential buyer and window treatments are one of them.

4. Thinking more is better: Scale down your furniture. The size of the furniture needs to be in balance with the scale of the room and the other furniture in it. Remember that the purpose of furniture when selling a home is to define the purpose of the room and to show what will fit where. It is not meant?to show that you can provide seating for 15 in your living room and every seat has a side table to rest drinks on.

5. Leaving pets at home: You need to remove all traces of animals from the house and make sure ?Fido? or ?Sunshine? is away during showings. Having a pet could kill a sale before someone even steps into a house.

6. Neglecting the outside: People care about the outside space just as much as the inside, so add flowers, make sure the lawn is mowed, the yard is tidy and add a few backyard accessories for the kids.

7. Only dealing with ?main? rooms: People are quick to stage living rooms, kitchens and bedrooms, but don?t forget to spruce up the garage, basement and closets as well.

8. Forgetting fixtures: When staging a home, it?s important to ensure all lights are burning with fresh bulbs, and that all fixtures are working.

Remember, staging a home means showcasing the property?s many features, not concealing its flaws. Make sure your house is in good condition and use staging to cast the home in the best light. With the market the way it has been for the last couple years, showings have been down so make the most of them!

Below I have listed some homes for sale in Oklahoma City that you may like. I figure that those of you look to stage to sell may also need a new home to move into . Enjoy!

Homes For Sale In Oklahoma City

Showing properties 1 - 15 of 457. See more real estate.
(all data current as of 2/8/2012)

1. 4 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,407 sq ft

   Lot size: 2.89 ac

   Year built: 1994

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 1

2. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,280 sq ft

   Lot size: 7,200 sq ft

   Year built: 2011

   Parking spots: 3

   Days on market: 1

3. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 3,133 sq ft

   Lot size: 1.03 ac

   Year built: 2001

   Parking spots: 3

   Days on market: 1

4. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 2,300 sq ft

   Lot size: 11,050 sq ft

   Year built: 1967

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 1

5. 4 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 2,116 sq ft

   Lot size: 5.00 ac

   Year built: 2002

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 1

6. 4 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,920 sq ft

   Lot size: 43,560 sq ft

   Year built: 2012

   Parking spots: 3

   Days on market: 1

7. 5 beds, 3 full baths

   Home size: 2,762 sq ft

   Lot size: 43,560 sq ft

   Year built: 2010

   Parking spots: 3

   Days on market: 1

8. 3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 2,063 sq ft

   Year built: 2000

   Days on market: 1

9. 3 beds, 2 full baths

   Home size: 1,840 sq ft

   Lot size: 2.00 ac

   Year built: 2003

   Parking spots: 2

   Days on market: 1

10. 5 beds, 4 full baths

    Home size: 3,738 sq ft

    Lot size: 11,874 sq ft

    Year built: 1975

    Parking spots: 2

    Days on market: 2

11. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

    Home size: 2,729 sq ft

    Lot size: 11,658 sq ft

    Year built: 1996

    Parking spots: 2

    Days on market: 2

12. 3 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 2,068 sq ft

    Lot size: 3.50 ac

    Year built: 2012

    Parking spots: 3

    Days on market: 2

13. 4 beds, 3 full baths

    Home size: 2,886 sq ft

    Lot size: 13,500 sq ft

    Year built: 1993

    Parking spots: 3

    Days on market: 2

14. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths

    Home size: 2,836 sq ft

    Lot size: 7,755 sq ft

    Year built: 1928

    Parking spots: 1

    Days on market: 2

15. 3 beds, 2 full baths

    Home size: 1,981 sq ft

    Year built: 2012

    Parking spots: 2

    Days on market: 2

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