I’m going to go on a little rant here so please forgive me in advance. I am beyond frustrated by boiler plate tips on preparing your home to sell. They talk about repairs, cleaning, decluttering, organizing – and many of them call it “staging”. Seriously, I could hurl my laptop right out the window it makes me so mad.

There’s no doubt that cleaning and decluttering are important when selling a home but these activities are not staging. They are important “pre-staging” steps. Please allow me to illustrate with photos.

Clean is not staging

This is where the magic happens

As you can see, in the first picture this home has been cleaned and de-cluttered (except for the Wii under the coffee table) but it’s not all that captivating. Adding just a few pieces of art and accessories takes this property from “Meh” to “Wow!” This is staging. The cleaning, de-cluttering and packing was the pre-staging. For more illustrations please visit our portfolio. Or, if you would like a little of that “staging magic” to entice your buyers and get more money when you sell – call us today 720-295-0720.

And P.S. This home received 4 offers in a single day.