A Checklist for Staging Your Home

A Checklist for Staging Your Home

Staging your home to present it at its very best is crucial. Buyers notice the smallest details, and the better your property looks and feels, the more money you are likely to get, and the faster it will sell. Here’s a comprehensive checklist to help you make your home irresistible to potential buyers.

Boost Your Street Appeal Checklist

Make sure your home is ready to lure in onlookers:

• Power wash the exterior and driveway.
• Clean up or replace the letterbox and house numbers.
• Plant blooming flowers and fresh greenery.
• Mow the lawn and ensure it’s nice and green.
• Clean or paint your front fence.
• Wash the front windows.
• Repaint or stain the front porch floor.
• Clean or repaint your front door.

Indoor Checklist

Remove All Clutter:

• Your entryway is vitally important to set the scene as buyers walk through the door.
• Choose sophisticated neutral colours throughout.
• Use appropriate furniture so potential buyers can imagine how each room would look and feel.
• Do not leave any rooms empty.
• Keep curtains and blinds open to let in as much light as possible.
• Display new, clean towels.
• Minimize and neatly stack kids’ toys.
• Partially empty closets and cupboards.
• Make all beds inviting.
• Ensure all floors are shining clean.
• Clean away any loose cables.
• Ensure your cupboards and drawers are clean.
• Completely clean kitchen benches.
• Set the dining table ready for dinner.
• Pull your furniture off the walls.
• Use pairs (sofas, chairs, lamps) to create symmetry.
• Rearrange furniture to make rooms appear bigger.
• Decorate to feel cozy in winter or cool in summer.
• Proper lighting can change the look of your home and make it more inviting and appealing to buyers.
• Add table lamps and floor lamps to brighten dark areas.

Ensure Your Home Smells Nice:

• Empty all garbage.
• Use candles or fragrance diffusers.
• Fresh flowers are always a nice touch.
• Indoor plants are a great way to add style to a home.

Welcome Home

At JKL, we’re here to support you in making your home shine. By following this checklist, you’ll create a welcoming, appealing environment that attracts buyers and maximizes your home’s value.

Experience our JKL real estate family. We’ll put the welcome mat out for you!