Do-it-Yourself Real Estate Staging for Home Interiors
DIY Real Estate Staging for Home Interiors
Here are all the ways that the average home seller can practice DIY real estate staging in order to increase home buyer interest.
Focus on Function in DIY Real Estate Staging
It’s important for a potential home buyer to see that the basic home features are functioning properly. Prospective house buyers will be opening doors and cabinets and turning on lights and faucets. Use these easy DIY real estate staging to make sure the basic house features function as they should.
1. Cabinets Should Open and Close Easily
It may take a screwdriver to tighten up loose cabinets, or some WD-40 to remove squeaks. Or replace broken hinges if you need to on dysfunctional kitchen or bathroom cabinets.
2. Drawers should Open
Kitchen drawers and bathroom drawers should also open with ease, and without squeaking. Make any minor adjustments you need to as part of your DIY real estate staging.
3. Faucets Should Work Without Dripping
A leaky faucet needs to be replaced. The faucet should also turn off and on easily. This applies to occupied homes. Prospective house buyers will not have the chance to test out faucets in a winterized home.
4. Toilets Must Flush
The toilets in the home must flush properly. It is very inexpensive to replace the parts in a toilet tank. It’s also an easy and important fix to help show how well house can function.
5. From Garage Door to Garbage Disposals
Every item in the house that has a function should work properly. This may mean having the garage door fixed or the garbage disposal replaced,. The money you spend on repairs now will be a wise investment.
Improve Your Home’s Condition in DIY Real Estate Staging
1. Replace Worn Cabinet Hardware
It’s simple and inexpensive to replace kitchen cabinet door handles or bathroom cabinet handles. If there are some that are missing or mismatched, update them with a new set.
2. Light Switches Should Work
The light switches should work in any home that is occupied. One nice touch would be to replace all light switch covers with brand new light switch covers. You can replace all of the light switch covers in your home for under $10.
3. Paint Main Rooms
Home sellers are sometimes reluctant to paint rooms of their house before they put it on the market. A freshly-painted room makes rooms look brighter and cleaner. Spending a couple of hundred dollars on room paint can help you reach your asking price for the house.
For DIY real estate staging, stick with white paint or very light neutral colors. Don’t worry about that the prospective house buyers will probably be choosing their own paint palette later on. The idea is to make the rooms look newer, fresh and clean. Neutral colors give prospective home buyers a blank palette. They can use this blank palette to envision how they will decorate each room.
These are simple and inexpensive DIY real estate staging ideas that can help improve the condition and function of your home.
