Want to save money and stage your home like a pro? Let your creative juices flow. Consider using your existing items in new ways – and in different rooms.
 
When you are preparing to stage your home for sale, walk around your rooms with an objective eye. Look for gaps – or problem areas – that need to be addressed. Then, see what you can find in other rooms that can be re-used (or re-purposed) to help solve the problem.
 
Here’s an example of a staging job we worked on in Calgary. We wanted to keep the costs to the seller low.
 

Bedroom before staging. When we walked through the house, we realized that the master bedroom was in need of some help. We wanted to create a restful feeling adult space for the potential buyer. And it felt more like a dorm room. As you can see in the photo, the bed didn’t sell the feeling I wanted to create.

Before: Bedroom before home staging. As we walked around the rest of the house, I saw a black ottoman and extra throw pillows in the living room that really weren’t working there. The ottoman was cutting off the traffic flow and making the room feel smaller. The extra pillows made the space feel cluttered.

I could have recommended that the homeowner put these items in storage. Instead, we used them in the master bedroom to address the challenge with the bed. It allowed us to effectively hide the bed frame (which felt like it was meant for a student) and create a spot that the potential buyer could envision using.

After: The ottoman, artwork and throw pillows were borrowed from other rooms. This bedroom now feels very relaxing. A touch of black in any room works to ground the space. Plus, the ottoman helped the new bedspread cover the footboard of the bed. Imagine how a potential buyer could use the ottoman – to sit, to place clothing, or maybe for their pet’s bed! The point is, after the staging, it is easier to imagine wanting to spend time in that room.

So get your creative juices flowing and save money by reusing existing items. Stage your rooms like a pro.

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