Home Staging More Than Interior Decorating
Contrary to what some people believe, a home staging business is nothing like being an interior decorating service. Interior decorators create rooms to the specifications of invidual owners or occupants. Many high-end contractors and architects will have an interior decorator they recommend and work with when building a custom home for a client or a corporate facility for a business. The interior decorator designs a space to reflect the person style of the homeowner. This is almost the opposite of what a professional home stager does.
The purpose of a home staging company is to create a neutral space so that potential buyers can envision their style and belongings in each room. The objective is to foster an appearance of uncluttered, functional and welcoming rooms in the home or business facility. When a realtor shows the property, potential buyers can visualize the space without unnecessary distractions. Home staging can be especially important in family dwellings that have recently been placed on the market for sale. Real estate professionals know from experience that staging will increase the odds of selling a property.
Many realtors who are experiencing a level of difficulty with sellers who are unable to prepare their home for viewing will engage a professional home stager. The often certified home stager will “depersonalize” and remove the clutter from the home, and create as neutral an environment as possible for the realtor to show. With the current state of the economy and the flat-lined level of property sales, home staging businesses are in big demand. Realtors count on home stagers to increase their odds of a purchase offer.
Even development contractors will engage home staging companies to come in and create welcoming neutral rooms in their model homes. Home stagers can advise the developer on color choices, floor, furniture and appliances. A staged model home will attract more buyers than a model home that is completely bare. In addition, contractors who renovate and flip older homes will use home staging to sell their property more quickly and increase their profits.
When the housing market is slow, you will find that successful real estate agents regularly use home staging services. Home staging can mean the difference between a home that sells quickly and one that sits on the market for months or years.
