The job of a professional home stager is more complicated than one might think. There’s more involved than someone coming into your home and adding random furniture and decor to make your space look more complete. Rather, the changes they make are very intentional and specifically curated to the home itself.

At 27 Stage, our certified home stagers have years of experience in not only design but also organization, space optimization, visual storytelling, project management, real estate marketing, and buyer psychology. Read on to see what specific tasks the job of a home stager truly entails.

Declutters and Removes Overly Personalized Pieces

One of the things stagers look for in a home is distractions. What could potentially feel off-putting, offensive, or obtrusive to potential buyers? Whether it be too many family photos, crowded countertops, unconventional paint colors, dated light fixtures, or too many random furniture pieces, these are things a stager would want to address.

By simply trimming down on overly personalized pieces, decluttering the space, and reorganizing a home’s interior, a certified stager can help improve buyers’ perception of a residential property for sale.

Rearranges and Replaces Furniture as Needed

Whether a home is vacant or currently occupied, a home stager will assess the home’s furnishing needs. This may mean replacing existing furniture with something more modern, adding additional pieces to fill in empty spots, downsizing furniture pieces, moving around existing furniture, or even furnishing an entire home from scratch.

When adding, replacing, or rearranging furniture, a home stager’s objective is to make the interior feel complete and comfortable without significantly compromising space. A well-furnished interior can give prospective buyers a better idea of what it would like to be living in the home.

Gives Your Decor a Modern Refresh

The decor present in a home can make or break its entire interior design. If decorative items feel over- or under-whelming, unusual or too niche, outdated, or are lacking altogether, this is when a certified home stager would want to make changes.

Typically, stagers aim for decor with a modern or temporary style, a neutral touch, and a warm or cozy feel. They may also lean towards organic, natural, or luxury decorations to elevate a home’s design. The goal is to select decor most people would consider homey and inviting, while adding plenty of texture, shape, and color to a space in the process.

Makes Final Adjustments to Ensure Cohesiveness

Whether a home stager is staging part of a home or updating an entire house, one of their objectives is to ensure the overall arrangement, flow, and design are cohesive. So, before wrapping up a project, the home stager will make any necessary polishing touches to ensure everything feels complete and blends seamlessly.

Examples of final adjustments a certified home stager might make include re-angling furniture for optimal flow, maximizing natural lighting and adjusting artificial lighting, removing visual clutter, adding flowers or greenery, or implementing a few extra decor pieces.

Are you interested in seeing how a certified home stager can help transform your space? Contact 27 Stage today to book a consultation.