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Home staging tips for vacant homes

Posted on April 9, 2008
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Home Staging Tips for Vacant Homes

I am often asked about staging vacant homes.

Do you really need to show a house full of furniture for buyers to fully appreciate the home? Not really. Placing some key pieces of furniture like a small sofa or loveseat, arm chair, coffee table, and dining set is ideal. But you can do a lot by using vignettes in a staged home; and you can put fake beds in the bedrooms using the air mattress-on-boxes trick.

Some examples would be:

1. A small bistro set in the kitchen set up with “wine for two”

2. A luxurious bath gift basket in the bathroom with some rolled towels tied with raffia.

3. Tea cups and a pretty tea pot on a tray on the bed

4. A bowl of lemons, a pretty glass pitcher, and a wooden cutting board placed on the kitchen counter. An attractive sugar jar can go with this set-up, but leave out the knife :)

5. A cozy white wicker chair with pillows and a throw, placed on a wrap-around porch or in a shady back yard spot. Leave a good book on the chair, too.

You wouldn’t want to use ALL of these suggestions in the same house. Try a couple of vignettes along with fresh flowers and large candles on countertops and mantles. Just putting a bright throw rug in front of the kitchen sink does wonders, too. Next time you stage a vacant house, if furniture rental isn’t in the plan, you can create tons of warmth and appeal with vignettes and a few accessories. These tips will help sell your vacant house fast!

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