Home staging worked for us recently when we sold our home.  We moved quickly and our house had not sold.  We left a few pieces of furniture behind so that the house would not feel so empty.  We made sure that the personal items like pictures and refrigerator magnets were removed so that people could imagine their life in this space, not ours.  Also, we tried to make the porch look welcoming by leaving a small antique bench in a corner.   In the kitchen, we asked our realtor to keep fresh flowers for every open house, and a bowl of fruit was her idea, to give the space the lived-in look.  The housing market is terrible in our area, and we were very worried.   The house sold in about three months and we are sure that staging definitely contributed to the sale.

Home staging worked for us recently when we sold our home.  We moved quickly and our house had not sold.  We left a few pieces of furniture behind so that the house would not feel so empty.  We made sure that the personal items like pictures and refrigerator magnets were removed so that people could imagine their life in this space, not ours.  Also, we tried to make the porch look welcoming by leaving a small antique bench in its home there.   In the kitchen, we asked our realtor to keep fresh flowers for every open house, and a bowl of fruit was her idea, to give the space the lived-in look.  The housing market is terrible in our area, and we were very worried.   The house sold in about three months and we are sure that staging definitely contributed to the sale.