Here's an awesome set of yard staging tips brought to you by Corinne Kaas, a home stager out of New York City. If you have a home you're looking to sell in NYC, Corinne Kaas with Harmonizing Homes makes the perfect solution.
Kathy
Over the weekend I wrote a a blog about a house that was for sale which had no curb appeal. Although the house was cute, it lacked that slow the car down and check out this house. Your yard believe it or not has to impress potential buyers...its the first impression. Here are some tips for staging your yard by Harmonizing Homes.
- Your front lawn is the first thing that buyers see when they drive by, so make sure your lawn is cut, and edged.
- Prune any branches that may be hiding your home, as we saw in the picture in my blog "what is wrong with this house" the house was hidden by this tree, which needed to be pruned.
- Mulch around the trees and garden it will look so much neater and fresh
- Edge all of your flower gardens...all you have to really do is use a straight edge shovel
- Power wash everything...your side walks, deck, house ....cleanness counts
- Plant some flowers for color if you don't have flowers planted, or pot some flowers for your walk way or steps. This time of year it is a bit difficult however, there are still Zinnia's out which are nice a bright and the mums will be hitting the market soon.
Flower Box by Harmonizing Homes
Hang some window boxes.... you can fill the window boxes with seasonal flowers and Kale for the fall
Create an outside seating area - a small converstional area perhaps around a fire pit. Place some potted palms around.
Staging by Harmonzing Homes
Don't under estimate the power of curb appeal.....The appeal will get the potential buyers to at least stop and write down the address and phone number of the agent.....
Harmony.........
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A Real Estate Staging Association Finalist for Professional Stager of the Year 2010, Kathy Nielsen understands what it takes to help sell homes quickly. Considered an expert within the home staging industry, and having years of experience, Kathy makes the perfect choice for preparing your home for the market in the Atlanta area.
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Kathy, Thank you for the reblog. I had not read it though it was blogged 11 times.
Morning Kathy - This is a great blog. Love the fact Corinne likes flower boxes which do brighten and freshen the look.
Thank you for posting and sharing your informative article.
Thanks for sharing this Great information Kathy. After-all if the outside of a property fails a drive-by...people will pass on looking further and perhaps miss a beautiful house (staged interior).
My Best,
Kris Fox
Hi Kathy, excellent list for the home seller, thanks for the post!