stage your home: get the bang for your buck
Find out what colors and styles are in for your house.
Staging homes can help increase the value when homeowners attempt to sell their houses. It is important to stay in trend to the market to ensure that homeowners will get the money they desire for the house.
Natalia Fontana, real estate agent, used to stage homes before she became an agent. “A staged home gives a complete look of furniture placement and an idea of how a home will look if someone lived there. It's more like a lifestyle vision for the home,” she said.
Andi Holliday, owner of Stage Presence, says that homeowners should update their house every three to five years. “Do it as often as you can afford to. Put your money first towards kitchens and bathrooms,” Holliday said.
Jay Thibodeaux has been staging houses since he was a little boy and he’s a different opinion. He stated that homeowners should update their homes every 10 years. “You need to change it up and enhance your house,” he said.
Fontana stated that homeowners should make upgrades to their houses whenever they have the chance.
Stagers found that colors are important when making upgrades to a home. Neutral colors are what’s key to securing a buy. “You don’t want to go with anything that’s too dark or too bold. Look at more natural colors,” Thibodeaux said.
He suggests using eggshell white and crème colors. “People are going with cool colors. Right now, it’s shades of grey.”
kitchens and bathrooms,” Holliday said.
Jay Thibodeaux has been staging houses since he was a little boy and he’s a different opinion. He stated that homeowners should update their homes every 10 years. “You need to change it up and enhance your house,” he said.
Fontana stated that homeowners should make upgrades to their houses whenever they have the chance.
Stagers found that colors are important when making upgrades to a home. Neutral colors are what’s key to securing a buy. “You don’t want to go with anything that’s too dark or too bold. Look at more natural colors,” Thibodeaux said.
houses whenever they have the chance.
Stagers found that colors are important when making upgrades to a home. Neutral colors are what’s key to securing a buy. “You don’t want to go with anything that’s too dark or too bold. Look at more natural colors,” Thibodeaux said.
He suggests using eggshell white and crème colors. “People are going with cool colors. Right now, it’s shades of grey.”
Holliday stated that colors are always trending, and owners should go with the lightest color.
In order to stay in trend, Holliday suggests that homeowners go to places where houses have not fully been constructed yet. “They should visit homes that are in the same price range as theirs to see what has changed,” she said.
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