Glad to give you some Tidbit Tips from Candy

1. Welcome to Home
Staging 101
Presented by:
Arletha (Candy) Myers, REALTOR®
Long and Foster Realtors, Inc.

2. The Ugly truth
• Perception is Realty when it comes to
selling your home!

3. Today’s Objectives
• Talk about the five steps
of staging
• Apply the five steps to
every room in the house.
• Identify any barriers to
your home and discuss
solutions.
• Discuss ways to lower
costs involved.
• Identify local resources to
help
• View examples of low
cost updates

4. Minimize & Re-arrange
• Store any un-necessary
furniture
• Analyze current arrangement
of accent furniture and
accessories (relocate if
needed)
• Create a focal point in each
room.
• Minimize personal belongings
that might distract attention
from the homes features.
• Create a list of any additional
items that you might want to
purchase for accents.

5. Create Warmth
• Exterior warmth
• Welcome candles
• Music
• Fireplace
• Lights on timers

6. Create Interest
• Color Scheme
• Lighting
• Entry door hardware
• Well groomed yard/plants
• Screens off
• Drapes & Blinds open

7. Room by Room

8. Entry
• Think First IMPRESSION!
• Make the buyer WANT to
see more
• Update light fixtures
• Consider wall paper
removal or changing paint
color
• Be aware of odors…pet
or smoke
• Don’t over disguise

9. Kitchen
• Remove or put away
unwanted items and
items not being used
• Consider updates to
lighting, hardware,
and appliances

10. Dining Room
• Minimize table size
• Consider place
settings
• Consider
updating/eliminating
window treatments

11. Family Room
• Remove personal items or consider
grouping
• Arrange furniture to enhance flow and
create a cozy setting
• Provide adequate lighting
• Create warmth with candles or
fireplace
• Consider rental of updated furniture

12. Bedrooms
• Remove personal
items from room
• Minimize kid’s clutter
• Consider new bed
linens

13. Bathrooms
• Remove all personal
hygiene items from
the site
• Remove “visual
clutter” mats, toilet lid
covers etc.
• Consider updates to
fixtures and
decorative
accessories.

14. Exterior
• Preparing the
outside for curb
appeal
• Keep lawn cut
• Trim shrubs
• Edge driveway &
sidewalks
• Replace downed
shutter, gutters,&
downspouts
• Paint front door if
necessary
• Plant flowers
• Replace torn
screens