What Rooms Should You Stage?

August 7, 2024 | Staging Facts

You might feel overwhelmed at the amount of decluttering and cleaning it takes in order to stage a home properly. But let's take a step back and look at the rooms you absolutely should stage when selling your home in Houston.

Ideally, you would hire a professional staging company to put your home's best foot forward for photos and online visibility. However, if you simply need to get your home sold, there are 3 major rooms you definitely need to stage in order to get your home sold for top dollar.

Staging The Kitchen is Non-Negotiable

The kitchen is the top room buyers look at when purchasing a home. Houston Realtors will confirm this, as the kitchen is the central hub of most homes. It's where we break bread, start our days and then check in with one another in the evening. We help our kids with homework at the kitchen table and host parties in the kitchen as well.

Staging your kitchen involves a lot of decluttering and cleaning. Many think if they put out fancy or expensive gadgets it will help make the kitchen look more "alive" but showcasing clean and neat countertops is the best way to go. Adding a pop of color, especially in an all-white kitchen can help draw attention to it in photographs. As potential buyers view your home among hundreds of others, they are visualizing their lives in your house. Be sure to give them as blank a canvas as possible to work with.

Be Sure to Stage the Primary Suite

Another important room to Houston homebuyers is the primary bedroom. In recent years, the focus on luxury amenities has led many to install jetted bathtubs, or even in-home saunas and cold-plunge pools to make their primary suite a haven of wellness and serenity.

While you may not have all of these features, highlighting the positives of your primary bedroom is always a good idea for digital curb appeal. You'll want to showcase how roomy the bedroom is and how comfortable the en suite bathroom is. Focusing on the fixtures is actually one nice way highlight accents. If you have particularly nice sink faucets or an all-metal showerhead you'll want to showcase them in photos after you have staged the room.

As a bonus tip, be sure to clean out closets, as this can help make the room look even bigger!

The Living Room Should Also Be Staged

While we often use our living rooms for, well...living, they should be decluttered and cleaned professionally. If you have carpet or a rug in your living room, have it cleaned professionally, as smudges and stains tend to stick out in professional photos.

Be sure to pick up any loose toys or magazines and wipe down all surfaces. One point of order is to limit the amount of furniture in the room when staging it. A sofa or a couple of recliners and a coffee table should be the extent of it. Keep curtains and blinds open to show off the natural lighting, which also gives the room a more airy feel.

Remember, HFR can stage your property professionally. Contact us today for assistance.

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