Home Staging for Fall #6

In Home Staging conversations, there is a reason these two little words are so overly used – they are simply too important to ignore – CURB APPEAL!!  While autumn can make curb appeal more challenging, those who take the extra steps are already at an advantage over the competition that often ignore this after the flowers have died and the grass no longer needs mown.  Take the time to clean out flower beds and other dead plants from pots and landscaping.  Pressure-wash the house, clean out the gutters and do those tasks we often reserve for spring.  Outdoor fall decorations will add color back into the landscaping where the flowers once thrived.
Like the inside of your house, keep the exterior tidy and uncluttered.  If you
have trees on your property – Rake! Rake! Rake!

– Steve Baker, REALTOR®

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Home Staging for Fall Part #5

Gift your potential buyers with seasonal scents!  Autumn is ripe with smells that trigger sharp memories of warmth and home.  Trigger those same olfactory memories in your guests with candles or oils of apple and cinnamon, pumpkin spice or baked apple pie.  Brew some apple cider and leave it out for your buyers to enjoy – the scents and tastes will be associated with your home.
Leave them with a memory to take with them that will help
them pleasantly remember your house over the competition.  – Steve Baker, REALTOR®

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As the weather cools it is important to keep the home warm and welcoming for potential buyers. If you aren’t currently living in the house you are trying to sell or are away for a time, be sure to leave the heat on! Walking into a cold house lacks appeal. Additionally, a cold house that doesn’t provide comfort doesn’t encourage buyers to take their time to examine the house nor does it leave them with a “warm” feeling about the property. If customers and realtors are thinking about how fast they can get back to their warm car, they aren’t focused on your house. – Steve Baker, REALTOR®

“There is nothing inviting about a cold house.”  – Steve Baker, REALTOR®

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HOME STAGING FOR FALL #3

We’ve stressed the importance of lighting over and over. Let’s face it, we see nothing without it and how we see everything is affected by it. So the importance of lighting can never be over emphasized.So why am I featuring it here in a discussion about Home Staging for Fall? As fall approaches the hours of daylight we receive decreases. It is important to put your house in the best light (pun intended). Open curtains and blinds to allow as much natural lighting into the home as possible. In darker areas, or areas you wish to feature, add lamps or spot-lighting. This adds to the

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warmth of your home and gives it a sense of space. – Steve Baker, REALTOR®

“We see nothing without it and how we
see everything is affected by it.” – Steve Baker, REALTOR®

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As the cooler temperatures encroach upon us and our outside activities tend to move indoors, it becomes a great time to paint the interior of your home with warm and inviting colors. Master stagers always stress the importance of neutralizing the colors when selling your home. Warm, neutral colors such as creams and tans easily achieve these results. Now consider adding accent pieces to the room with rich fall colors of orange, browns, yellows and reds. This will spice up the neutral background and pull the comfort of fall into your home. Remember, your home is competing with other houses on the market. Everything you can do to add to your home’s appeal will help it sell faster and increase the chances of getting top dollar from your investment. – Steve Baker, REALTOR®

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Autumn presents a fantastic opportunity to add rich flavors and colors to your home staging repertoire. Fortunately, the beautiful earth tone’s rich in hues of browns, oranges, reds and yellows are neutral enough to appeal to a broad audience.  Incorporating fall decorations and the autumn scents of the season into your house add warmth and create a welcoming feeling of home.
A word of caution for the overzealous, keep it simple. Your home is what is on show, not your decorations. Keep it simple and non-obtrusive; never distract from your home’s best features!  Let those features shine brightest! – Steve Baker,  REALTOR®

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Our PalettePIC’s are whole-room color solutions!
We’ve made the difficult choices for you.
Simply match the colors from our palettes to the
paints, furniture, items, and accents you select
for your room!   -Steve Baker, The Baker Way

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Our PalettePIC’s are whole-room color solutions!
We’ve made the difficult choices for you.
Simply match the colors from our palettes to the
paints, furniture, items, and accents you select
for your room!   -Steve Baker, The Baker Way

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Our PalettePIC’s are whole-room color solutions!
We’ve made the difficult choices for you.
Simply match the colors from our palettes to the
paints, furniture, items, and accents you select
for your room!   -Steve Baker, The Baker Way

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