Have a vacant home? Rent props from Austin Simple Staging and you can take a lifeless house and turn it into a home buyers will desire. Check out the before and after photos below. This is a vacant home that I recently staged. We utilized a few peices of the family’s furniture but the rest of the props pictured they rented from Austin Simple Staging. Give me a call, I would be more than happy to meet you at your property and provide an estimate. Trying to sell a vacant home is no fun, so stage it so you can sell it!
BEFORE
A vacant house is nothing more than lifeless. When a space is vacant it allows buyers to focus in on some of the negative aspects of a home. For example, check out the backspash, it is a 6×6 white tile…nothing special! Check out what happens to your eye when you look at the after photo! There are props and accessories that are filling the kitchen with life and taking your eye away from what is a dated kitchen! We removed the wallpaper border and installed new contemporary handles on the kitchen doors! What an improvement for only $300.00!
AFTER
All the props below can be rented from Austin Simple Staging. If you have a vacant home that you need to sell, call for an estimate! It is amazing what a little fixing up and accessorizing can do!
BEFORE
When staging a home it isn’t always necessary to rent furniture. It depends on your budget and the room. In this case we used a few pieces of furniture the seller had and added some accessories. The space feels decorated and presents nicely but we didn’t spend a fortune!
AFTER
This is a huge improvement over the photo above! I am an extremely practical stager. I work with the family to make the best of the situation we are in. It is amazing what little team work can do! I met this family, they signed the contract, and we turned this house upside down in less than 24 hours!
BEFORE
Bathrooms can look so generic when they are empty! Spice it up and give it some life by renting accessories! Empty houses are nothing but hard textiles, i.e. tile, granite, hardwood floors, etc. By renting towels, rugs, floral arrangements, and other accessories it softens a home making it much more inviting for buyers!
AFTER
Suddenly a boring bathroom turned gorgeous and interesting for buyers! Check out the handles on the cabinet doors. We switched out the hardware in the bathrooms as well! What a huge improvement and it was much less expensive than refinishing the cabinets!
BEFORE
The bathroom was decorated with minimal “left behind” accessories. It is on the verge of looking desperate and sad. With a few accessories and a bit of color, look what happens to this bathroom below!
AFTER
If the grout in a shower is clean, show it off! Most showers are down right disgusting, but if yours isn’t, then let buyers know you have taken care of your home! Always place a small green plant on the back of every toilet in your home. Fake plants are typically best when staging a home as they will always look perfect. Dead plants don’t give off a good vibe for buyers!
BEFORE
This home has an incredible screened in porch; however, it was set up properly to show it’s potential!
AFTER
After rearranging the furniture and accessorizing a bit, the boring patio was brought to life. We must show buyers that this is a place to entertain and throw parties. Most buyers are not visual, so we must do the pre-work for them!
The following are five reasons to show why, especially in today’s market, it’s more important than ever before to stage a vacant home:
* Homes that show well are the ones that are warm, inviting, and make an emotional connection with the buyer. Vacant homes rarely accomplish this goal.
* Without furniture, there is no frame of reference, making it difficult for buyers to tell the scale and size of the room. Will the master bedroom fit a king size bed? How about the great room – it looks too small for a sectional. When buyers have to start questioning . . . they normally walk away.
* When homes are vacant, every flaw is exposed. Normal wear and tear, a chipped tile or small crack will be magnified. This will cause buyers to focus on the negatives . . . rather than the positives. A professional stager knows how to redirect a buyers focus, emphasizing the positive features of the home while visually diminishing, but not hiding the negatives.
* Only 10% of buyers can visualize, so when they walk into your home, 90% won’t actually be able to visualize the home’s potential.
* A vacant home will send a message to buyers that the seller is desperate to sell. Right or wrong, knowing the seller has already relocated gives the buyer a distinct advantage when negotiating, often submitting a lower offer.
The fundamental thing to consider when deciding whether to furnish a vacant home is price. And statistics have shown that the ‘price’ of leaving a home vacant can be a lower selling price and a longer time on the market. You must ask yourself if this is a price you can afford to pay?
