Staging Your Condo

One of the main reasons potential home buyers make offers on properties is because they are able to envision themselves living there with their families. For this reason, first impressions are everything. Therefore, the purpose of staging is to organize your space in a way that makes potential buyers go “wow” by selling an aesthetic appeal that speaks to them. Some standard staging techniques include: 

• Removing clutter from each room 
• Repositioning furniture to work more optimally within your square footage while optimizing your room size 
• Taking advantage of the natural light your home or condo has to make it bright, spacious, and airy 
• Adding continuous flow throughout your space by removing any pieces that block walkways
• Cleaning off your counter space 
• Depersonalizing the space by removing personal photos just enough that homeowners can imagine their own families in there 
• Cleaning up your yard or patio to achieve a cleaned, maintained look 
• Adding fresh flowers, fresh plants, and other small décor pieces that enhance the overall aesthetic of your space that appeals to the specific tastes of your targeted home buyer 

By doing so, potential home buyers are more likely to pay attention to the aspects of your home that they enjoy rather than the aspects they don’t. As a result, they are more likely to go home and think about your property over other ones they viewed, making your home stand out against the competition.

Yes, staging a condo is absolutely worth it and can provide condo owners with numerous benefits when putting their homes on the market. As we said, first impressions are everything. And in a competitive real estate market, it’s essential that your condo stands out against the competition. With strategic staging techniques and recommendations provided to you by a professional company like StyleBite Staging, we can help you maximize your interior while accentuating your condo’s focal points to make it appear larger and more functional.  

On the other hand, professional condo staging is proven to help homeowners sell their homes quicker and above the asking price compared to homes that did not opt to go with a staging service. In fact, research shows that staged properties spend 90% less time on the real estate market and can help homeowners receive offers that are 6% to 20% higher than their asking price. So, by investing some time and money upfront, condo owners can reap the benefits later on and get more money for their property than expected initially.

This is a question we often get as it’s easy to confuse home staging and interior design as being the same service when in reality, it’s not! One of the main differences between home staging and interior design is the target audience. While home staging is meant to appeal to the preferences of potential home buyers as much as possible, interior design is more geared toward the preferences of the homeowner. 

Another difference between home staging and interior design is the goal of the service that is provided. While home stagers strategize to make the home more appealing with the purpose of selling the space, interior designers have a different mindset that focuses on a functional lifestyle approach. For example, if you have an extra room in your home, a home stager is likely to turn that spare room into a bedroom if you live in a neighborhood where there are numerous schools around. On the other hand, an interior design expert may provide the homeowners with a new at-home gym in that space instead. 

Lastly, when it comes to staging your home before putting it up for sale on the real estate market, your home staging professional will ultimately have the final call on decisions that are suggested. On the other hand, an interior designer works with the preferences of the homeowner, who is ultimately the final decision maker in that process.

When hiring a professional home staging company like StyleBite Staging to oversee your home preparation, your first point of in-person contact will be an at-home consultation. During this consultation, your professional stage will do a thorough walk-through of your home. Depending on the size of your home, homeowners can expect this consultation to take anywhere from 2 to 3 hours. Once your professional stager has performed a walk-through of your home, they’ll then provide you with an in-depth list of suggestions on how to improve your interior before you put your home up for sale. It is then up to the homeowners on how they would like to proceed.  

To ensure that your at-home consultation runs smoothly, there are some ways that you can prepare in advance. Here is what you should aim to do before the date of your consultation:

• Declutter your condo as much as you can 
• Make sure that your condo is clean 
• Ensure that you have prepared a list of questions for your
• professional stager to answer during your consultation if you have any 
• Make a note of any issues throughout your home that your
• stager should know about so they can provide you with a professional opinion on how you should proceed with fixing the problem

Are you ready to work with a professional staging company in Toronto? StyleBite Staging has years of experience working with homeowners to help them sell their homes quickly and above the asking price by making homebuyers infatuated with their property. With our expertise, we’ll help you maximize your interior and get you into your new home in no time. 

Are you ready to work with the team at StyleBite Staging? Book a free consultation with our friendly and knowledgeable staging team today for more information on how we can help you experience a stress-free real estate experience from start to finish!