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Staging a Bedroom...
Is Yours Irresistibly Inviting?
Professionally staging your bedroom is like putting money in the bank. It will have an emotional impact on your buyer and emotion sells homes.
I am amazed at how frequently bedrooms seem shabby compared to the rest of the house. Bedding is faded and mismatched. Boxes are stacked in corners and all sorts of things pile up, books, magazines, clothes...sometimes for years! You may not notice any more, but
home buyers
will notice everything. If you want to sell your home for top dollar, you need to stage every room, including every bedroom. If your house is vacant, at the very least, make the master bedroom spectacular.
Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Stage a Bedroom
Bill's little farmhouse sat empty and unsold for about a year. This is what the buyer saw when they looked in the doorway of the bedroom. When Bill's listing contract ran out, he changed realtors and agreed to have the house staged. After staging, the house sold in one month. Bedroom Before
Bedroom After
What Happened in this Room?
- The bed is a Coleman inflatable mattress with an accordian frame. This allows you to put a bed skirt on it and makes it look like a real bed. Cost: $82 (Wal-Mart)
- Bedding is a "Bed-in-a-Bag." It includes matching comforter, shams, bed skirt and accent pillow. Many stores carry these. This one is from Ross. Cost: $30 for the set
- Two similar pictures with red accents to match the rest of the house. Cost: $30 for the pair (Ross)
- Notice the symmetry of the pictures flanking the window. These create the illusion of a headboard
- Continue the symmetry with the illusion of night stands on either side of the bed
- Garden table found outside (left)
- Glass end table and antique victrola found in the basement (right)
- Lamp from Big Lots. Cost: $25
- Pop it with a red accent pillow. Cost: $11.99 (Ross)
- Finish with a pretty little arrangement of red hydrangeas in a vase. Cost: $5 (Hobby Lobby)
Total investment in staging the bedroom: $183.99
Think of a Story Theme When Decorating or Staging a Bedroom
Using art and accessories to suggest a story is a fun thing to do when
decorating or staging a bedroom.
It will add loads of charm and help you sell your home.
What if You Have Pretty But Outdated Bedding?
Sometimes clients have pretty bedding, but it's just not the current thing. Pinks and blues are not a popular color combination right now. Here's an inexpensive solution that will help.Bedroom Before
Bedroom After
What Happened in this Room?
- A lot of extra furniture was moved out
- Sheer panels were removed for a "cleaner" look
- Dresser cloth was removed and just a few items arranged on top
- Books arranged artfully on the shelf
- Art was moved from a different area of the house to complement the color scheme
- Bed was "updated" and dressed with a pretty tan blanket to neutralize the "sweetness" of the quilt. Quilt folded at the foot of the bed instead of being used as a cover
- Silk tree fills an empty corner
Total Cost: $20 for the blanket
Sometimes All You Need is a Little Fine Tuning
Bedroom Before
Bedroom After
What Happened in this Room?
- Everything that didn't belong in the bedroom was moved out and the night stands were cleared of everything but the lamps
- Picture from another wall replaces mirror and adds more color
- Nightstands are "dressed" with a small plant and a photo in a frame
- Luxurious pillows finish the look
Top Ten Steps to a Beautiful Bedroom
The Formula
- Clean - looks clean, smells clean, feels clean
- All unnecessary items removed (find out what items you should set aside for staging in
sorting and packing)
- Walls painted a neutral
color
that coordinates with the rest of the house
- Pretty coordinated bedding, preferably in the same color scheme as the rest of the house
- Art over the bed is very effective. It should be large enough to fill the space and coordinate with the bedding
- Matching lamps and night stands add symmetry and beauty. They don't have to be identical, but it's most pleasing if the tops of the lamps are the same height
- Lots of items can serve as night stands. These are parsons tables from Wal-Mart ($20 each)
- The bedroom is one place in the house where you can add a family photo, or two. Or, cut one out of a magazine and put it in a pretty frame on the nightstand
- Use your creativity for the nightstands. A small vase of flowers, a book, some greenery, etc.. And on the bed, a metal tray with a small package of gourmet cookies and two coffee cups to suggest a moment of relaxation. Just what the harried home buyer craves
- Make the bedroom and bed look so inviting that the buyer would want to jump right in for the best night's sleep!
More
Pretty Bedroom Ideas
Once you get the basics of creating a beautiful bedroom, the combinations are endless.
Selling a home can be stressful. Buying a home is emotional. The staging part can be fun. Try some of these inexpensive ways to work with what you already own. It will give you a big advantage over other similar homes on the market.
Staging
a bedroom your buyer will dream of owning will deliver the sweet dream of a successful home sale for you!
If you're creating a bedroom for your own rest and enjoyment,
mattress reviews
can help you find the right mattress. Getting a good night's sleep will enhance every aspect of your life.
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