Connie Erickson's Seller’s Guide to Home Staging!

Disassociate yourself from your home

• It’s now a product, a commodity while it’s on the market
• “Let Go” of your emotional attachment

De-personalize

• Pack up all personal photographs/family heirlooms.
• Including refrigerator magnets, children’s art, toys, etc…

De-clutter

• If you haven’t used/needed it in one year, you probably don’t need it.
• If you don’t need it, sell, donate or toss
• Organize a fraction of your most attractive books in bookcases
• Pack knick-knacks
• Remove all items from kitchen counters
• Just think…It’s a head start to packing!

Organize bedroom closets & kitchen cabinets

• Neatly stack dishes & turn coffee cup handles the same direction
• Hang items in groups and all facing the same direction & line up shoes

Rent a storage unit

• Remove pieces of furniture that hamper traffic patterns
• Remove extra leaves from your dining room table.

Remove/Replace favorite items

• Window coverings, built-in appliances, fixtures

Make any/all minor repairs

• Replace cracked floor or counter tiles
• Patch holes in walls
• Fix leaky faucets
• Fix doors that don’t close properly or kitchen drawers that jam
• Replace burned out light bulbs

Make the house sparkle

• Wash windows inside and out
• Rent a pressure washer and spray down sidewalks and exterior
• Remove cobwebs, vacuum daily
• Re-caulk tubs, showers and sinks
• Polish faucets, cabinet hardware and mirrors
• Clean out the refrigerator, oven, stovetop & other built-in appliances
• Dust furniture, ceiling fan blades and light fixtures
• Neutralize wall colors
• Bleach dingy grout or re-grout
• Replace warn rugs & clean or replace warn and/or stained carpets
• Keep bedrooms/bathrooms fresh with clean linens & fresh towels
• Clean / air out any musty smelling areas, odors are a no.no.

Scrutinize

• 1st Impressions – look at the house as if you were a buyer.  Welcoming?
• Linger in every room imaging how that room will look to a buyer
• Ensure window coverings hang properly
• Tune in to each room’s statement and emotional pull

Check curb appeal

• A well maintained exterior shows pride of ownership & extends to entire house, move important is the entryway and front door (1st IMPRESSION!)
• Keep the sidewalks, yard, driveway
• Keep grass cut and surroundings trimmed & edged
• Paint faded window trim and / or exterior walls
• Plant flowers or group pots together for color and effect
• Maintain and / or update exterior lighting, mailboxes, handrails, porches, etc.
• House number should be clearly displayed

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These Are Connie Erickson's Core Values