Selling your home in Sarnia-Lambton takes time and creativity. The Ryan Realty Group is back to give you tips about an important feature of selling your home- STAGING! The perfect way to enhance your home for photos, open houses and showings. Staging is an important strategy for getting homes off the market quicker and for a higher price. You can higher a professional stager to stage certain rooms in your home or your entire home. However, this can get pricey.

Here are 5 tips on how to stage your home and help it move off the market for under $100.00!

1. ENTRANCE

This is the first thing your buyers see when they come to your home. From the time they step out of their car, potential buyers are analyzing every aspect of the home. Ensure your curb appeal is nice and welcoming. The easiest way to warm your welcome is by adding a welcome mat at your door! Add some personality, make their first impression a good one by literally welcoming them!

2. SET THE TABLE

It sounds so simple but is so often easily overlooked. When potential buyers walk through your home they are envisioning themselves in it. They're picturing their family there, their kids running around and you guessed it- their family dinners. They think to themselves- What would Christmas dinner look like here? What would Sunday morning breakfast be like? ...YOU can show them! Have the table set, show them what dinners can like in the home! 

3. GET RID OF THE KNICKNACKS

You want your home to look welcoming but you don't want it to look cluttered. Try and remove your personal items. The potential buyer is trying to picture themselves living in your home and the constant personal reminders don't help. A few family photos is fine but if you're a collector of sorts, it may be best to pack some of it away for the time being. This also makes it easier for you when you move- fewer boxes to pack!

4. DECORATE

...and I'm not talking about balloons and streamers! I'm talking about PLANTS, THROW PILLOWS, THROW BLANKETS, MIRRORS AND LIGHTING! -Here's why:

House plants help to remove stress and improve someone's mood. They can also help purify the air and create a sense of purpose for the room. They're a real eye-catcher too! They can help attract buyers and provide a "colour pop" to your space!

Throw pillows and blankets can also add some colour to your space. They can also be used to modernize your furniture and help make your house feel more like a home to potential buyers. You may have noticed, they're in about every interior design magazine... it's because they can really help to tie a room together! It gives them that cozy home feeling... So why not use them in your space?!

Mirrors are known to open up a space and create an illusion that your rooms are more spacious then they are. You're also trying to get a potential buyer to see themself living in your home, so what better way to do that than to LITERALLY have them see themselves?! 

Last but not least- the easiest piece to decorating! Turn all your lights on, including your lamps! If do already have any lamps and you aren't wanting to buy them- don't worry! Simply open all the blinds to allow as much natural light as possible! You want your home to radiate with light... it helps make the home feel happier!

5. BATHROOMS!!

Last but not least- Don't forget the bathrooms! First of all, make sure they're squeaky clean! Secondly- go the extra mile. Role up a crisp white towel, have a little basket for bath towels... make it welcoming- seeing a theme yet? 

The best way to think of it is by thinking of a hotel. That feeling you get when you walk into a hotel bathroom with all the little details. You want to recreate this feeling for your potential buyers!

There you have it! 5 tips you can incorporate for under $100! Looking to sell your Sarnia-Lambton home?

Contact the Ryan Realty Group today to make sure your home is looking it's best to sell quickly and for its highest value! 519-331-3746.