Stage Your Home tips and checklist
Ways to Stage Your Home 
BEFORE STAGING AFTER STAGING
Staging Checklist for Your Home
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Remove the 'U' in your home- remove personal items |
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Put away excess furniture and give the room an 'open' look |
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Clean all of the windows |
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Pack up some of the kids toys and organize |
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Put away family photos |
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Pick up scatter rugs |
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Add high watt light bulbs |
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Remove unnecessary items from Bathroom Counter tops- mouth wash, toothbrushes etc. |
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Make the entrance of your home inviting-paint, clean |
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Remove knick-knacks |
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Make sure that closets have lighting |
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Declutter clothes closets- makes it look like more room |
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Remove throw blankets and pillows |
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Empty all wastebaskets |
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Remove pets from the home, liter boxes, pet toys |
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Hang fluffy towels |
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Clean all drapes and curtains |
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Put in room fresheners |
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Clean with a disinfectant until it shines |
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Clean all glassware and mirrors |
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Make displays with your houseplants using 2-3 plants |
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Clean carpeting |
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Make sure the doorbell works |
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Remove excess pictures from walls |
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Clean the yard, weed, cut, plant flowers, add mulch |
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Clean and sweep the garage, remove excess from shelves, organize shelves, |
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Add high watt bulbs to basement especially walkways |
Stimulate buyers' imaginations. Your goal is to set a scene that will encourage buyers to imagine they live in the home, using their own furniture and decorative pieces..
Coutesy of : www.organizingyourlifetheeasyway.com
Jan Hayner-Professional Organizer