Depending on your personality and preferences in hobbies, staging a house for sale can either be a great joy or an added chore. Nonetheless, it’s a necessary part of the home selling process, especially when making a sale within a luxury market. Buyers will usually expect to be able to have a visual example of ways different rooms in the home can be designed, decorated, and used for maximum functionality, all with sophistication and style in mind.
Staging a bedroom is highly important within this whole process, as the bedrooms in a house are integral parts of everyday life. Having bedrooms that are staged in an attractive manner can not only elevate the viewing experience but also speed up the selling process if the right buyer is attracted to the property.
Whether you are working alone or with an expert interior decorator, it is important to design a staging that accentuates the best features of the bedrooms and opens prospective buyers' eyes to the potential of any given room.
When deciding how to best stage and design the bedrooms in your property prior to your sale in the Jacksonville, Florida, real estate market, here are some expert tips to keep in mind.
Declutter!
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The process of cleaning and decluttering all the bedrooms in your home is one that is infinitely rewarding but also beneficial to the moving process overall. When you are hosting open houses for interested buyers, it’s highly unlikely that access to all your personal effects will increase the potential of selling.
Take time to declutter unnecessary items from the space and keep the remaining things put away in storage where possible. Getting a head start on this process is great for speeding up your move and also for the aesthetics of the bedrooms. Deciding which items you no longer need and making the space spotless and tidy will emphasize the architectural appeal of the rooms and add allure to purchasing the home.
Decide what suits the room
Staging is a great time to take a step back and assess what best suits the bedrooms in your home. Bring in outside help from your agent or interior decorator to mull over the best features of any given room and what could truly accentuate it.
In a large bedroom, emphasize the size of the room by keeping furniture away from the center of the room and closer to the walls. If your room has high ceilings or windows, emphasize them. Making great, unique features obvious to viewers and letting the architectural designs of the room speak for themselves are great ways to “wow” prospective buyers.
Make the bed
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This is such a simple tip, but the power it holds is astonishing! In most bedrooms, the bed is the largest item in the room. As the main focal point, the vibe a bed gives off will often be the overall feel that is consistent throughout the room. You want buyers to be impressed right from the start! A neatly made bed dressed in soft, quality linens is a great addition to the room and a simple way to elevate the room and give an overall feel of composed cleanliness that won’t distract from other elements of the room.
Keep design elements cohesive
Although the room does not need to be monochromatic and outfitted in just one color, keeping patterns and colors in the room cohesive is a great way to keep the room at a standard level of attractiveness. Do away with leopard print duvets mixed with zebra-striped pillows and polka-dotted rugs. Bedrooms that are decorated in a manner that is too niche can deter viewers and make them question how they could utilize that room effectively.
When it comes to deciding on the specifics of your staging design, this is a great point to consult with your Jacksonville, Florida, real estate agent or design team to assist you with separating your personal tastes from neutral palettes that are beneficial to staging.
Pick attractive paint colors
Similar to getting rid of the mixed and matched prints, it’s important to paint over or work around loud and intrusive paint colors. Certain hues, like pastel green or lavender, can be incorporated well into the staged design of a room. However, bright firetruck red or polka-dotted walls will almost certainly need to be replaced with paint that is more neutral and palatable.
Allow natural light where possible
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For evening showings, allowing access to artificial light is always a must. But, for those lucky enough to view your home in the daytime, capitalize on the natural light your windows bring. Whether your room gets moderate or massive amounts of sunlight, emphasizing natural light is key. White curtains and juxtaposed mirrors are great ways to let in natural light that could otherwise be swallowed up by dark curtains, closed blinds, or dark paint colors.
Minimize bulky furniture
Even in a large bedroom, bulky pieces of furniture will quickly eat up the available floor space and make the room seem smaller than it truly is. When possible, try swapping out or rearranging any huge pieces of furniture. The staging process is a great time to move that antique armoire or four-poster bed to your new home or into storage. Pieces that attract too much attention will divert attention from the room, and that isn’t the goal.
Add greenery
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Yes, the decor is ideally kept simple in staged bedrooms. But simple does not have to equate to boring. Simple touches like leafy plants, hanging vines, or pampas grass are great ways to add some lively greenery to the bedrooms in your home.
Plants are a popular way to decorate rooms without too much fuss. Thriving plants within a room are also a great way to emphasize the natural light that shines in a room. They need sunlight to stay alive and grow, so seeing them in a room is a clever way to hint at sunlight for viewers that may come during evening hours when it’s difficult to gauge how much sunlight a room truly gets.
Seek guidance from the experts
Staging the bedrooms in your home doesn’t have to be a pain, and it certainly doesn’t have to be done alone. For help throughout the entire selling — and staging — process, our team at Woodrow Ahn LLC is ready and properly equipped to make your home sale as seamless as possible. Browse our portfolio to get an idea of ways Woodrow Ahn properties are curated to optimize selling potential, from Jacksonville, Florida, to luxury homes to houses for sale in Miami, FL. Reach out to us today to get started!
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