Home Staging vs Interior Design

Interior Design
Home Staging
Home Stagers are looking to highlight a home’s best features. Unlike Interior Design, Home Stagers have free will, they can design as they see fit. Given today’s real estate market, pictures are important as ever! The purpose of Staging is to inspire and excite the prospective buyer. Think of a staged room as a window display. According to a HomeLight survey in 2019, “Two-thirds of top-performing agents from markets across the country believe buyers will pay more for a staged home, and nearly 83% say that a staged home sells faster than an unstaged home.” In terms of materials, the real question is “What will look best?” not “Is this practical?”. Smaller furniture is almost always better; large pieces can make your home feel small. Stagers can often incorporate your existing furniture and are not looking for “unique finds” they are looking for items that have “mass appeal”. Often you can pay under $1,000 for this service.
Why Home Staging is the Better Option
- Some top agents provide staging as part of their listing, as an added perk to look for when choosing an agent. These agents realize the power of a staged home. It will serve you both well: selling the home quickly and at a higher price.
- You can use some of your current furniture; the more furniture a stager has to source the more it will cost you. A throw blanket, lamp and rotating a sofa can make a room look completely different.
- When selling a vacant or brand-new home, you can stage the important rooms without purchasing any furniture. The stager can either sell the furniture to the client or take it back to use at another home.