Home Staging Tips & Tricks
Home Staging Tips & Tricks



Home Staging Tips & Tricks

Let Key Impressions help you maximize your return on investment when selling your home. Below are our time-tested tips & tricks to help you prepare your home for potential buyers.
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Repaint, pressure-wash or touch up
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Wash windows
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Reseed, cut and edge the lawn
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Plant new flowers in the yard for color and add bark to exposed dirt
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Remove campers, old boats or cars from the driveway
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Remove any clutter
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Organize the shed, workshop or garage
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Repair anything that is broken
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House number should be visible from the street
Exterior of Home
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Assure that the entrance is visibly accessible and aesthetically pleasing
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Repaint front door if needed
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Clean the threshold and repair and clean light fixtures
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Remove any dead or dying plants
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Add colorful potted plants by the front door, space permitting
Front Entrance
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Paint dark or older oak cabinets lighter and replace hardware if dated (also applies to bathroom cabinets)
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Clean stove and oven
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Remove all from top and front of the refrigerator
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Replace/Repair any broken tiles and clean grout
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Remove clutter from counter tops
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Remove any trashcans out of sight Replace older faucets, appliances flooring, etc.
Kitchen & Dining
Bathrooms
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Hang new towels and shower curtain
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Remove tub mats and rugs in front of the toilet
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Remove all personal toiletries from vanity and shower
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Leave toilet seats closed.
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Assure that the house smells fresh…No animal or tobacco scents
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Keep lights turned on when showing the house
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Add a mirror to enlarge the space if needed
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Remove personal or family pictures and limit hallway art
Hallways
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Remove clutter
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Remove furniture that crowds the room
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Remove all personal pictures or distracting or inappropriate art/items
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Remove valuables
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Clean or replace carpet if necessary
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Touch up any paint on walls or ceilings
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Paint out any brightly colored walls such as pink and blue bedrooms
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Replace older (dated) light fixtures or hardware
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Rid all closets of clutter
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Clean out the fireplace and place with new firewood on the grate
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Remove leaf from the dining table and any chairs that may crowd the room
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Remove the cat box from sight and assure there are no animals in the house while showing
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Replace bedding if needed, particularly in the master bedroom