Do contemporary, nicely decorated homes need staging?

They may not require furniture rentals and accessories but they usually need a Home Review Consultation.

I am in homes every week that are beautifully decorated, well appointed and even stunning. However they are not necessarily Styled to Sell. In fact the vendors often have to ‘dial back’ on accessories and furniture.

Potential buyers are negatively affected in 2 ways:

1.    They have a hard time envisioning themselves in the home.

2.    They can be distracted by too many items and a house with really nice stuff is like a window shopping trip

Thanks to HGTV, reasonable prices at stores like Homesense, an influx of retailers such as West Elm and Crate and Barrel, and many on-line picture based sites and social media, it’s fairly easy for most people to decorate.

And many homeowners love ‘nesting’ and entertaining at home – it’s really what homeowners are supposed to do!

That doesn’t mean the home is ready for selling.

Most serious buyers don’t want to feel like they are walking through a house wares store – they want to see the lifestyle of their dreams but not too much stuff. What’s too much? That is what a Home Review Consultation tells you.

Home Stagers also address room flow and furniture configuration.

Even beautiful furniture can hinder showing a room’s full potential if configured incorrectly. 

A Home Review Consultation takes 90 minutes and you get a full report in To-List format, paint colour suggestions if required, along with general tips when selling a home. At Regroup we also tell our clients to call anytime, text or email pictures of items they intend to buy and just generally contact us if they need help when selling.