Summer Staging – Change the Vibe to Suit the Season

Nepean News – November Edition

Home staging is the art of decorating a home for sale with the intention of making it as visually appealing as possible. Vendors often ask, is this a worthwhile investment?  What difference can it really make?

Financially, staging is an investment that can make a significant impact to the sale price of your home.  With market trends indicating on average a 5-10% higher sale price for staged vs. unstaged homes, it is worth the investment to ensure your property stands out for all the right reasons.

So whether you feel you have the skill to stage your home yourself (keeping in mind that budget/cheap furnishings may unfortunately have a negative effect) or hire a professional, one of the main factors to consider is, in fact, season.

Paramount to any successful sale is provoking buyers to ask, “Can I see myself living here?”  If buyers attend your property yet cannot visualise themselves in the space, you have a problem.  This explains how decluttering and removing personal photos is more likely to allow buyers to imagine themselves in your home.

This is where the influence of season can make an impact. With summer nearly here, what is the likelihood buyers will imagine curling up with dark velvet cushions and wrapping their cold toes in thick throws?  Beautiful?  Yes.  Visually distracting? Also yes.  Or are they more likely dreaming of a home where they can entertain with a colourful cocktail while enjoying long daylight hours and cool summer breezes?

Vogue Living Australia encourages thinking “outside” the box, literally outside.  Imagine a soft, breezy colour palette from our beautiful native landscape, the pops of colour from an ice cold gelati, the natural hues of seagrass and organic fabrics, beautiful botanic prints and paintings, and window coverings that let the summer sun in.

So pack away your winter woolies and throw open the doors to a light, summer vibe.