Tight budget? Staging is still possible

Even when operating on a small budget, you can still Stage® your home. You and your professional Stager have several options available to make a thrifty transformation happen to your property. Here are a few creative ideas that can help keep costs down.

Your junk is another person’s treasure – so sell it! Use your move as an opportunity to get rid of the clutter in your life. Take stock of your possessions and have a yard/garage sale. You will get rid of some unwanted merchandise, and make a little income to help with your Staging!

Perhaps some of your current pieces can work in your Staging process. Consider repurposing some old furniture or existing pieces you have in your home to work with your Staging set-up. For instance, take that old buffet to the extra bedroom and use it as a dresser. It might even be possible to borrow some pieces from a friend or relative. Consider cleaning old upholstery or using slipcovers to hide worn and damaged pieces. You’d wash your car before you tried selling it, wouldn’t you?

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Inexpensive accessories can add the right accent to your home without blowing your budget. Trust us, tablecloths are a girl’s best friend! A tablecloth over that beat up old table you thought was such a good buy on an overly optimistic day of garage-sale-ing during your college years gives the piece an up-to-date look for next to no expense. Tablecloths can also be used to recover Aunt Nancy’s faded brown corduroy chair. A few stick pins in the right place and voila – you have yourself a beautiful chair! Simple sheers on your windows will complete a room’s look; no need to go into debt purchasing expensive draperies. In your bathroom, it can be as simple as hanging a fresh, new, mildew-free shower curtain.

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How Much Does it Cost to Stage My Home?

What does it cost? What is it going to cost me? How much?
These are the first three questions people ask when they have to consider any possible work action. It’s no different with home Staging. Once you have realized it is the smartest thing to do in your quest to sell your home – you might start to wonder what the cost will be…Here are a few considerations that you should maul over when you start to think of the budget.

1. Is your home occupied or vacant? This is a major factor…and will affect the cost either way. Empty homes are easier to stage, but nearly always require more heavy lifting, more furniture, more artwork and more accessories than occupied homes.


2. How large is the house? Bigger isn’t always better, but it is safe to assume that a larger home will require a proportionally larger investment in Staging. The more spaces to stage, the more time and effort required to properly complete the job, the more the Staging fee will be.


3. How much work is there to be done? This question goes hand-in-hand with the above issues. Home Staging can be incredibly labor intensive, and labor (and sweat) do deserve to be acknowledged and compensated.


4. How much furniture is needed? Again, this is a labor-intensive issue. Using items from the Stager’s inventory will result in a monthly fee that is dependent upon how much you need to use as well as the size, style and quality of pieces required.

Don’t let this post put you into a panic. The cost for home Staging always pays for itself – in a better sale price and a quicker sale. A good home Stager will absolutely work with you on your budget, and find a way to make your home shine. You won’t regret your decision. I’m just giving you these details as something to think about…something to remember when you are making the best decision of your home sale!

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