Home staging large houses can be an intimidating proposition for sellers whose properties are expansive and consist of many rooms and levels. Planning and managing a large-scale design project can encompass many potential liabilities, including taking up lots of time and money, especially if the stager is disorganized or inexperienced.
Luckily, there are only a few crucial areas of most homes where the staging has to be perfect and secondary areas can be usually completed quickly and easily with little effort involved.
The scope of this article will help property sellers with large-sized homes find the best ways to stage their properties, while saving money, time and effort.
Focus of Home Staging Large Houses
Large houses, like all residences, require certain areas to be immaculate and optimally-staged in order to please prospective buyers. Here is my advice for the ideal places to invest the most time and money in your staging design:
Be sure that the curb appeal is fantastic. Make your home the best looking on the block, if at all possible.
Be absolutely positive that the entranceway is warm and inviting. First impressions are everything.
Invest in making the kitchen look perfect.
Make the master suite romantic and welcoming. Always take the time to prepare the master bath to appear like a spa retreat.
The family room, great room or living room should be places which beckon to potential buyers and give off family-friendly vibes.
Likewise, the dining room should make guests want to gather and eat there for the rest of their lives.
Enhance any specialty feature offered by the home, including outdoor kitchens, swimming pools and guest houses.
Staging Big Houses / Where to Cut Corners
If you can afford the money and time to go all-out on your staging, then you are several steps ahead of your competition. However, some families want the most bang for their buck and choose to invest in the areas mentioned above, leaving large parts of their homes to fend for themselves. This is generally acceptable, given the following guidelines:
Bedrooms, apart from the master, can be staged simply with minimal furniture and decor items. However, be sure they are clean and decluttered, paying special attention to the closets.
The garage can be empty or full, but be sure it is clean and organized.
Bonus rooms, finished basements and other bathrooms should be clean and orderly, but do not have to be decorated to the extent of the main living areas.
Advice on Home Staging Large Houses
A big home can pose a real challenge for a family to stage all by themselves and the largest of properties might even be difficult for a professional home stager. The shear size of many of today’s luxury homes makes it prohibitive to fully furnish each and every room to meet the discriminating standards of the buyer pool. However, it is clear that buyers are not going to remember the décor in the fifth bedroom compared to the main living area. So, be smart and plan your staging budget accordingly.
Remember to take extra effort to make the main areas look idyllic and cut corners where no one will hold it against the property. Of course, if you can do the entire residence, then you will have no potential liabilities to worry about and the home should move quickly and for the best price.
