Interior Design Hacks for Home Staging

When your home is on the market, it’s important to have it staged properly in order to appeal to a wide range of potential buyers. The main elements of home staging are clearing out the clutter, deep cleaning, basic repairs, and a pleasing arrangement of furniture, art and accessories. All of that is easy for a homeowner to do – until you get to the final step. Designing the best arrangement of furniture, art and accessories can be tricky without interior design expertise.

Here are some interior design tips to make the process easier.

Take advantage of the floor space

A good interior design results to a good flow from room to room, and makes each space appear as large as possible. Many people think that a room will appear bigger when the furniture is all pushed up against the walls. However, interior designers know that a space will actually seem larger if the furniture is pulled out from the wall and arranged in cozy conversational groups.

Use an interior design colour palate

When selecting colors for your space, remember that the hues should be complementary, but not necessarily matching. You may want to start by thinking of what atmosphere you want the room to convey. Since the purpose of this staging is to sell the home, stick to ideas that appeal to a wide selection of people. For example, if you decide you’d like the space to remind people of the beach, you may want to choose blue, yellow, and cream. A meadow might feature green and purple. Then choose paint and accessories that go along with this theme; it’s ok for shades and patterns to differ as long as you stick to items that convey the feeling you’re trying to express.

Hang your art with care

Again, it is somewhat instinctual to hang all artwork at the same level across the walls in each room. But our eyes have trouble making vital distinctions in this case, and the art can become all but invisible. A neat interior design trick to really make it stand out, hang your artwork at varying levels. Smaller pieces can be grouped creatively, too, and frames can differ in color and material.

Group accessories properly

For some reason, people tend to respond better to accessories—such as knickknacks, candles, and small framed pictures—when they are grouped in an odd number. Since you don’t want to overwhelm any one surface, try to stick to groups of three items to accessorise tables, bookshelves, and mantelpieces. Chances are, you already have most of what you need to accessorise, but don’t hesitate to pick up a few inexpensive new pieces that really go along with the theme of each space in the home.

Live and let live

A finishing touch for any staging project is to bring life into the space with potted plants and fresh flowers. Not only do they help freshen the air, but they also lend the subconscious impression that the space is alive and thriving. That’s a great feeling for anyone thinking of purchasing the home. Bowls of fruit are another colorful and appealing way to accomplish this goal.