Home Staging

Home staging is the process of preparing a private residence for sale, involving decorating with marketing to create an experience for the potential home buyer.

The goal of staging is essentially to make a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, by using techniques to help people envision themselves in the space. Ultimately, This equates to having the house sell a lot quicker (88% faster actually) than it otherwise would and ……..for as much as it possibly can, by enticing multiple buyers/bidders.

Why spend time and money staging your home when you’re selling and wanting to move out? Well, spending a fraction now, will give you exponentially more when you sell.
49% Realtors report most buyers are affected by home staging
 
Staging is a lot cheaper than the first house price reduction when it hasn’t moved as quickly as you thought it would. Carrying costs and stress can compound quickly

The use of staging has doubled over the past five years in the Toronto Market.
In a competitive market, first impressions are very powerful and long lasting.
8 seconds is all it takes for buyers to decide if they like your home or not
 

The majority of potential buyers will have difficulty seeing past a cluttered room and see the space’s full potential. 

Every home is unique but the intent is the same. Create an outstanding first impression.
Stage a home for sale by highlighting it’s unique and outstanding features, while minimizing other areas, showcasing your home’s unlimited potential
 

We discuss your objective, and how we plan to get there.
We plan our strategies based on the current trending market, location and target market.
We put together a detailed Staging Report, which highlights room by room recommendations

Home staging can simply involve as little as having a consultation to discuss the rearrangement of your current setup, what to de-clutter or choosing the right paint colour. 

Staging can also include a complete Staging process by bringing in furniture pieces, accessories, artwork and lighting to compliment your existing items, to anything in between.  

Ultimately, we determine what can remain in the home, stored away or brought in to create the best look and feel for the home

With backgrounds in Interior Decorating (understanding the fundamentals), Feng Shui (flow of energy), and Staging (preparing a space for top sale), Spruce It up Decorating can take your staging further. Seasoned knowledge and experience in multiple Design studies, allows us to bring more to the table than any other Staging company. 

Concepts are transferable and interrelate which allows us to think outside the box and design a plan best suited for your situation. We like to say, we have just a bit more up our sleeve

Colour consultation can go much further than just picking the best colour to match. There is a psychology to colour and how it makes people feel.
Space planning, not just rearranging furniture, but understanding the space, how it is best used and increasing its functionality.
Composition, more than just putting things together, but understanding balance and proportions

Ultimately, the staging process is to showcase your home in the best way possible, To bring a professional eye to every aspect of your home, inside and out. You want every person who visits your home to be able to envision themselves living there, and that’s not only achieved through what they see, but also what they feel. 

Here are some HARD FACTS, to show why Staging is worth your time

*Staged homes sell 78% faster than non-staged properties – RESA 2010 survey.

Which makes the process well worth the expense

*Up to 300% return on your investment – RESA 2010 survey
*A staged home will sell for 17% more on average than a non-staged home

81% of buyers say home staging makes it easier to visualize the property as their future
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* 88% of staged homes sell faster

* Realtors who work with buyers say most buyers are willing to offer more money for a staged home compared to one that is similar but not staged.

* A study from the Appraisal Institute found that vacant houses sold for 6% less than occupied houses and stayed on the market longer.