Is your house up for grabs? Because it is the right time to put the best picture of your beautiful home in front of potential buyers. Yes, we are talking about house staging. 

Deciding to sell your beautiful Brisbane house might be a well thought out decision but keeping up with the taste of the buyers is crucial when you are trying to make a sale. So investing your hard-earned money on things that will add value to your house and attract more buyers is very important. 

And while you might be all ready to go in for making your ‘casa’ look perfect for visitors with the guidance of TV shows, a little professional help never hurt anybody. 

So here is a professional’s guide for home staging in Brisbane:

• Shake off the personal feel
  

Making a sale is about the product, sure, but it is also about how you portray the product. Now, the house that you have lived in for so long must have personalised corners of every family member but for making a sale, all of that has to go.

The objective of home staging is to allow the prospective buyer to imagine their own personal space in the place they are looking to buy and the best way to do this is by setting up your house as well as a blank canvas.

Begin with removing any personal items like photographs or notes hanging on the fridge or the walls. Hide any visible clothes and clear the bathroom counters by keeping away the toothbrushes, medicines or lens solutions. Also, keep away anything that is overtly religious.

While it might seem weird to you, living in a house devoid of personal belongings, it is an extremely crucial thing to do for potential buyers to visualise themselves living in this house. 

• Clean, Patch, Repair
  

If you are trying to make a big sale, you have to do big things for it. So clean your house like you have never cleaned before. It is supposed to look brand new. Hire professional cleaning services and get your house deep cleaned, if possible. A squeaky clean house will give the impression of a well-maintained house and that means a quicker sale. 

Also, everything that you have been avoiding to get fixed in the house, now is the time to do it. A door that squeaks, any scratches, holes, chipped paint, or any other sign of neglect must be taken care of before a buyer enters your house. The end goal is to put forward the impression of a well-maintained, beautiful property. 

• Rearrange your furniture
  

The idea behind rearranging the furniture is that you can get as much open, empty space for waking as possible. Besides easier navigation, this also helps your potential buyers to visualise there own furniture and decorations in the space more easily.

If possible, keep the extra furniture in the garage or the basement for creating more space. 

• Allow the light in 
  

Always remember that dark rooms are gloomy places. For your potential buyers to love your house, you need to bring the light in. Brighten the rooms as much as possible (do not bring in studio lights!). Switch on all the lamps and open up all the curtains and windows for making it look brighter, bigger and more welcoming. 

But remember, if your windows look over to a yard, make sure that the view of the yard is beautiful as well. It will only increase your chances of making a sale. 

• Put a touch of freshness
  

Do not go overboard with flowers essentially, but having a little plant in the corner, a pot on the table, some fresh fruits on the kitchen counter or coffee table can leave a positive impression on the buyers. 

You can even use fake plants for this purpose, they work as well and with lesser work for maintenance. 

Also remember to clear out the trash before you are expecting buyers so they are not hit by unpleasant smells of any kind when they enter. You want only a smell which is pleasant (but subtly).

Once you are done with beautifying your home, you can start packing up and clearing out the things you don't require when you move on to your new place to start a new chapter of your life. So turn your backyard into a garage sale or furniture warehouse for clearance while you wait for the right buyer for your home. 

In the end, just remember that staging your home does not necessarily mean that you have to spend a fortune on it; It can be done with simple efforts.