St. John's Real Estate - Selling Your Home for Top Dollar - Tip # 1

I sometimes think my home stager, Glenys Moss of Stage-to-Sell, is a miracle worker. Not the laying on of hands sort, more the turning water into wine variety. She takes your home and, with your permission, creates a space that buyers compete with their pocket books to own.

Glenys says at times this is easy, other times it is challenging. Each time Glenys stages a home there are certain basic guidelines she follows. Over the next few weeks she has agreed to pass on these guidelines in the form of a series of illustrated tips that any homeowner can use to stage their home.

Tip #1 – Pay Special Attention to the Art Work Over Your Sofa

People always hang pictures/art work above their sofa. And when the size and placement of the art work creates a perfect balance with the sofa, it engages the buyer in a subtle but very positive way.

Too often the pictures are painfully out of balance with the sofa. Most of the time they are too small and often hung too high. This, whether buyers realize it or not, diminishes their desire to linger in the room. More importantly, for the seller it means the buyer's need to own this home is decreased.

The following photographs are an excellent illustration of the art / sofa relationship principle.

Notice that the larger picture is hung a little closer to the sofa and is more in keeping with the length of the sofa. Together they create a strong style statement that appeals to buyers. The smaller picture on the other hand is just a pretty picture hung over a lovely sofa. It adds nothing. Some might even say that the combination of the small picture and sofa takes away from the appeal of the room. 

I offer all my sellers a free home staging consultation from Stage-to-Sell. If you are ready to sell, and would like help to prep your home for top dollar please call or email. My team is ready to go to work for you immediately.

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