Staging Tips For Your Oxford Home

Make your Oxford MI home warm and inviting to boost your home's value and speed up the sale process.

The 1st step to getting buyers to make an offer on your home is to impress them with its appearance so they begin to envision themselves living there. Here are 7 tips for making your home look bigger, brighter and more desirable.

1. Start with a clean slate

Before you can worry about where to place furniture and which wall hanging should go where, each room in your Oxford home must be spotless.

2. Stow away your clutter

It's harder for buyers to picture themselves in your home when they're looking at your family photos, collectibles and knickknacks.

3. Scale back on your furniture

When a room is packed with furniture, it looks smaller.

4. Rethink your furniture placement

Highlight the flow of your rooms by arranging the furniture to guide buyers from one room to another.

5. Add color to brighten your rooms

Brush on a fresh coat of warm, neutral color paint in each room.

6. Set the scene

Lay logs in the fireplace and set your dining room table with dishes and a centerpiece of fresh fruit or flowers.

7. Make the entrance grand

Mow your lawn, trim your hedges and turn on the sprinklers for 30 minutes before showings to make your lawn sparkle (seasonal).
references: g m filisko, houselogic, NAR