Do empty homes sell faster? Or do staged homes sell faster? According to a survey by National Association of Realtors® (NAR) in 2017, staging increased the value of a home by 6-20%. Over 77% of buyers find it easier to visualize it as their future home, when it is staged. 40% of buyers are willing to walk through a staged home thy saw online. staged homes spend half the time on the market than non-staged homes. I can personally vouch for having experienced these statistics as a seller. I remember the time when our house was in the market for sale. We were racing against time to find a buyer having already locked in on a potential place to move in. If your house has been on the market and you have failed to find potential suitors, these are desperate times. Desperate times call for drastic measures. So, how can you stage…
Good Morning folks! It’s a pleasant morning here in Bangalore – the sun is shining bright yet not too harsh, a cool wind breezing, and the traffic snarling as usual. But, it’s Friday and every reason to be happy about :)
I’m happy to have got introduced to Megan Morton’s work while browsing through Vogue Living – Australia edition. Megan is renowned as the one of the most high profile interior stylists of Australia.
You know I’m a sucker for all white spaces. I view styling and staging as something temporary that makes a home look beautiful in pictures. But, can it last in a functional home and still look beautiful without the props and throws placed in some particular angle? After seeing some of the pictures on Megan’s portfolio, I think so. Simple, colorful art can make all the difference.
If you can’t buy expensive art, I think the best way to deck up your walls is to give your kid a blank white canvas, different sized paint brushes, basic color palette and not go anywhere near them for the next hour or so. Whatever the end result is, I’m sure will be an extraordinary piece of art.