Maxispace Staging and Redesign

Staging FAQ’s…

Why can’t potential purchasers use their imagination and ignore the current furnishings/design?

It is estimated that about 10% of potential purchasers can see the potential of a home.  A room needs identification and it needs to create a mood.  This works for vacant rooms as well as lived in rooms.  In a completely vacant home, potential purchasers cannot visualize the scale and placement of furniture.  If a room in a lived in home has divided purposes, a potential purchaser is at a loss in defining it.  

Why can’t I just stage my own home?

Home sellers are not impartial to their surroundings and so most are unable to stage their own home.  Home sellers don’t always see the shortcomings of a room – after all, it is their home, where there is a lot of history and emotional attachment in what the rooms contain.  Objectivity must be achieved in order to stage a home, and this could be a daunting task for the sellers.  A home stager has the objectivity and creativity to enhance the showing of your home. 

Do realtors have the skills to stage homes?

Realtors know what homes are more likely to sell.  Although realtors can make suggestions, it is the partnering of the realtor and home stager that really gets things moving.  After all, your realtor is there to market your property to other realtors and the public; the home stager is there to enhance the design and feel of your home.  It’s a win-win situation for all involved. 

Do I really need to stage my home?

Staging can be recommended for any home valued at least $50,000.  Hampton Roads maintains a very competitive market, and the longer your home is listed, the less value it has.  Staging works!  A house that is staged has a greater appeal to a wider market, and will net you a more profitable sale.  With this kind of short-term investment, you will reap the rewards of a quicker sale too.   

Maxispace Home Staging and Redesign hopes to be of service in the sale of your home. Your success is ours as well!

WHAT IS HOME STAGING?

When potential purchasers enter your home, the first thing that will impact them is the emotional connection they have.  That means the rooms should show off their best qualities be it a fireplace, french doors, lighting, outside appearance, large or small rooms with character – aiming to draw the eye to the best features of a room.  To accomplish this, various options are available and they range from giving the room(s) a new feeling by reorganizing the furniture, adding neutral paint color, redefining rooms, adding accessories to bring the buyer into the expression of the room.  While everyone enjoys living in their home, selling the home to others means depersonalizing the space and giving it a warm and inviting ambiance.  In this way, a purchaser’s connection is made.  A qualified home stager can redesign rooms so as to appeal to a wider audience, as well as enhancing your marketing efforts.  Maxispace Staging and Redesign truly hopes to aid you in this process.  Your success is ours as well!