Selling an empty home can be tough. Some buyers struggle to visualise how an empty room or space can be easily turned into a warm, inviting home.
The best agent can create an imaginative picture of how furniture can be arranged around a room, rugs can make the carpet pop, paintings can brighten the wall with added colour and with the addition of pot plants, additional life is injected into the atmosphere. But instead of leaving it to the imagination, staging makes those thoughts a reality.
Staging is intended to showcase a home’s best assets to impress buyers to draw more interest, which gets the best price for the sellers. It tailors the property to enable it to appeal to particular segments of buyers to market its full potential.
You do not need to stage every area of your property, but the living room, kitchen, bedrooms, and outdoor living spaces are where people visualise living, so having furniture to help them makes the world of difference.
Specialist property stagers will pick out furniture that not only fits the space you have, but adds flair and style to the property, setting the bar high for what this home could look like for the new owners.
Although there is no quantitative research in New Zealand about whether staging has an impact on the final price, those who stage their homes tend to feel the process has added value to their sale journey.
To create the dream, it can cost approximately $1500 to $5000+. It is important to do your research and shop around to see what your options are before committing and don't forget your agent may also be able to recommend someone.