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Selling tips: How to stage your house

Staging your home make it have more appeal and therefore makes it easier to sell. Here's how to do it.

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Originally published in Today's Parent June 2012

Photo: ChalonHandmade/Flickr

If you’ve ever walked into an open house and had your breath taken away by the gorgeous furniture and art, chances are that house was staged. That’s the term for professional services that help home sellers declutter and decorate their properties to appeal to the widest range of buyers, and garner a higher selling price in less time, says Gary Morse, president of the Canadian Real Estate Association.

Stagers charge about $250 for a single consultation. If you need to borrow furniture or accessories, or would prefer the stager’s team to do the actual work of moving things around, the fee will climb accordingly.

You can also try staging yourself. The most critical things to do are hiding razors, toothbrushes and used soaps; using rooms for their intended purpose (so turn that playroom back into a dining room); and removing evidence of pets.

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  • Sheri (not verified) says ....

    Disappointed... Was really hoping for more ideas then "hide your toothbrush and make the dining room a dining room again". Would have like more ideas and maybe some before/after pictures. I cannot afford $250+...

    • 27 June 2012

  • Angela B (not verified) says ....

    Except for one tiny paragraph at the end, this doesn't tell you anything about how to stage your house, it tells you to hire a professional. I could have written a better article just off the top of my head. What a waste of a read, try a different title.

    • 27 June 2012