Occupied Home Staging
Occupied home staging focuses on the balance between depersonalizing an occupied home by decluttering and removing personal belongings, then intentionally refresh, rearrange and redesign the space using the homeowner’s existing belongings. This approach maximizes the home’s appeal to the broadest audience possible and creates spaces where buyers can imagine living in the home with their belongings.
Increase your chances of attracting the right buyer in less time
A cost-effective option for homeowners, staging an occupied home significantly increases first impressions online, draws a higher number of potential buyers, decreases the need for price reductions, and typically results in a quicker sale.
Not only a highly skilled professional organizer, Kimberly has interior decorating and design experience and has successfully prepared and staged numerous occupied homes for the market. From a buyer’s eye, Kimberly can expertly and cost-effectively prepare your occupied home for MLS photos and showings, maximizing your home’s full listing potential and perceived value.
Divine Order’s effective approach to occupied home staging
One of the biggest challenges for a homeowner living in their home during the selling phase is detaching from personal belongings and presenting the lived-in home to appeal to the majority of buyers. Also, many owners don’t have the time, energy or mobility to prepare their home for sale. Kimberly can assist homeowners just like you with her cost-efficient three-step process.
STEP 1 – Declutter and Depersonalize
Remember, you’re selling your home, not your belongings. Prospector buyers need to see your home’s features, how the space fits their lifestyle, and see there is ample space and storage for all of their belongings.
Don’t let your clutter and excess ‘stuff’ be distractions in photos and during showings. Focusing on the most important areas and rooms, Kimberly can help:
- remove personal belongings, keepsakes, family photos, memorabilia
- remove non-functional items, excess and out-of-season items
- remove oversized or distracting furniture, accessories and other items
- separate items flagged as ‘gift, donate, recycle or trash’
- pack ‘keep’ items not needed during the selling phase and store away
Step 2 – Organize and Clean
Organized and clean rooms, spaces and surfaces exemplifies a well-cared for home and adds a sparkle that buyers will notice. Plus, your listing photos will stand out from the competition.
During showings, buyers look for ample storage for their belongings and will open closed doors to see what’s behind. Divine Order can:
- organize and tidy visible living spaces and open areas to show ample storage
- organize items behind closed doors, cupboards and in storage areas
- utilize the homeowner’s storage containers or purchase
- assist the homeowner with cleaning the home
- identify minor repairs / imperfections that are inexpensive fixes
Step 3 – Stage and Style
Using your remaining furniture, decor and accessories, your home will be intentionally refreshed, staged and styled, with the goal of standing out from your competition.
By appealing to the majority of potential buyers, your home’s appeal and unique features will be enhanced, while not-so-desirable aspects will be minimized, resulting in a warm, bright and inviting space. Focusing on:
- strategically rearrange furniture and artwork with emphasis on focal points
- rearrange small furniture and decor items, create visually appealing vignettes
- emphasize traffic flows, clear pass-throughs and ample space to move around
- option to add extras for that final ‘perfect touch’ (flowers, plants, fruit)
Additional Services
- Complete minor home repairs and touch-ups (eg. small painting jobs)
- Complete outside curb appeal tasks (eg. minor landscaping clean-up, purchase plants, pots, soil)
- Deliver carloads of donations to various local charities
- Take away recyclable items, hazardous waste and garbage
- Hire a junk removal company to take away discardable items from the property
- Be on-site during the listing photo shoot to ensure the space is ‘camera ready (tweak, edit, fluff, straighten)
*All purchases of products and costs such as storage rentals, junk removal and disposal paid for by the homeowner
Additional Services
- Complete minor home repairs and touch-ups (eg. small painting jobs)
- Complete outside curb appeal tasks (eg. minor landscaping clean-up, purchase plants, pots, soil)
- Deliver carloads of donations to various local charities
- Take away recyclable items, hazardous waste and garbage
- Hire a junk removal company to take away discardable items from the property
- Be on-site during the listing photo shoot to ensure the space is ‘camera ready (tweak, edit, fluff, straighten)
*All purchases of products and costs such as storage rentals, junk removal and disposal paid for by the homeowner
Benefits to homeowners using this cost-effective approach
Benefits to homeowners using this cost-effective approach
✓ Your home presents more spacious for buyers to envision their belongings
✓ Your home’s positive features are highlighted
✓ Your home’s less desirable features are downplayed
✓ Buyers are not distracted by your personal belongings or excess clutter
✓ Areas that may need updating are easily identified by a buyer
✓ Packing time before moving is reduced since many personal items are already packed
✓ Moving costs are reduced because your unwanted, unused and unloved items are gone
✓ Keeping your home clean and organized during the selling phase will be much easier
✓ Your home presents more spacious for buyers to envision their belongings
✓ Your home’s positive features are highlighted
✓ Your home’s less desirable features are downplayed
✓ Buyers are not distracted by your personal belongings or excess clutter
✓ Areas that may need updating are easily identified by a buyer
✓ Packing time before moving is reduced since many personal items are already packed
✓ Moving costs are reduced because your unwanted, unused and unloved items are gone
✓ Keeping your home clean and organized during the selling phase will be much easier
Real Estate Agents
Do you have a client who doesn’t have the time, energy or ability to prepare their home to sell? Does the home need a ‘freshening up’ before taking MLS photos?
Kimberly can work side-by-side with your client to complete the work or do a walk-through and compile an action plan for the homeowner to tackle.
Let’s discuss how we can work together and quickly get that home ready to sell!
Real Estate Agents
Do you have a client who doesn’t have the time, energy or ability to prepare their home to sell? Does the home need a ‘freshening up’ before taking MLS photos?
Kimberly can work side-by-side with your client to complete the work or do a walk-through and compile an action plan for the homeowner to tackle.
Let’s discuss how we can work together and quickly get that home ready to sell!