Avoid these common furniture mistakes when preparing your Wellington home for sale
Home staging is not as easy as searching up ‘interior design’ on Pinterest and copying it to a tee. There are a lot of factors that go into preparing your home for sale. One factor we notice our clients commonly overlook is the arrangement of furniture. Here are three furniture arrangement tips Home Staging Wellington thinks you should consider when preparing your house for sale.
Excessive furniture
Have you ever walked into a room and not quite understood what the visual flow is? The space seems tight and cramped because there’s just too much furniture? Here’s a handy tip:
If your room feels crowded without any people in it, then consider cutting.
Most Wellington homes don’t have a plethora of airy space. So, jam packing spaces with furniture is never a great idea. To ensure you get top dollar on sale day consider consulting a home staging company. Home styling professionals will give the illusion of a bigger space, a huge bonus for a prospective buyer.
No clear focal point
Arranging furniture with no clear focal point can be difficult. Some homes will have existing focal points such as feature walls, fireplaces or large windows making it relatively straight-forward to frame with furniture.
The rule of thumb is that a prospective buyer should be able to walk into a room and quickly decipher what the focal point is.
However, this is not always the case. Such situations usually occur when there is no strong focal point or, if the space has been incorrectly styled. In the absence of a focal point, rental furniture can be a quick fix. Home staging Wellington can take a look at your space and identify what styling works best. This is a great exercise to do with a home staging company because you can take a space that was once under-valued and turn it into a value-added space. Perfect for getting the best final sale price. Think reading nooks, chill out zones or outdoor dining spaces.
The wrong scale
Often people will make the mistake in selecting furniture that they love, but don't practically work because the scale is completely wrong. An easy mistake to make in Wellington, due to the number of unique boutique furniture shops. It’s difficult to strike the correct balance when arranging furniture to scale. Here’s two mistakes you don’t want to make when preparing your house for sale.
Don’t rush to purchase new furniture that fits the scale of your current home
Don’t put your home on the market styled incorrectly.
Renting furniture from Home Staging Wellington can be a much more affordable solution. This will ensure that you’re not purchasing furniture that is a quick fix for your current home and incorrectly scaled for your next property. Plus, your home will be styled with the latest interior trends, allowing prospective buyers to envision how your home could fulfil their dreams.