Staging A Lived In Home

 There are primarily two types of staging; one involves staging vacant homes, the other homes that are currently being lived in.

Vacant homes can be more expensive to stage, because they involve renting full rooms worth of furniture – but they give the stager complete control to choose and position the furniture in away to emphasize the selling features of the home. 

The stager draws from their personal inventory of furniture and accessories, using their years of experiance to pick out just the right pieces.

I think that often this is the type of staging we stagers talk about, because it is very common (many people have already moved into their new home during the selling process) and it can be easier for the stager to give the realtor, client and market exactly what it needs when they are working from scratch.

 Because I’ve tended to focus on staging vacant homes in my blogs (and before and after pictures), I thought it would be nice to write about why staging is still important for people who are selling while  living in their home. 

A stager will help you through the complicated process of transition from viewing your house as your home, to viewing your house through potential buyers eyes.

They will help you sort through your furniture, giving advice on what to put in storage.

They will rearrange your furniture to your homes best advantage (what works best for living in a home, isn’t always what works best for selling it).

They will provide additional furnishing or accessories when needed.

They will work within your budget to create the best plan for you.

 Staging your home will help give you the edge you need to make that sale. All of the pictures in this post are from two different Staging jobs I did for the same Realtor: Laura Wood, from Living Room Realtors. In both cases the homes were currently being lived in. We used their furniture, with a few supplimental peices from my own inventory.

I have worked with Laura for the past 6 years, she always stages her homes (whether vacant or lived in) and does everything she can to make each listing a success.  She is a joy to work with and both these listing were examples of what an excellent agent she is. Both homes sold on the first day with multiple offers for over asking price.