Staging to Sell: Part One

Here’s my dilemma…

While I’m oh so tired of hiking through snow banks to drag the trash can in and sliding my way across the parking lot at the grocery store, I’m more than a little reluctant for spring to arrive.

Before you throw things at me or poke a stick in my eye, hear me out.

After almost 11 years in this historic old house, it will be going on the market sometime this spring.

BOO HOO

I’m trying to remind myself every day now to “suck it up buttercup.”

But it ain’t easy, y’all.

We walk to Farmer’s Market…

Skip two blocks down to the 577 Foundation to play in clay or take a watercolor class

Or just play with the flowers and family in the yard…

Getting the House Ready to Sell

So far getting ready to sell has been a lot of work.

Cleaning the basement. Ruthlessly ransacking closets for things we don’t use or wear. Dragging trunk loads of boxes to Goodwill.

And don’t even get me started on the garage…

I decided it was time to do some of the fun stuff that will help sell the house at (hopefully!) at least what I paid for it. Since the housing market crashed here a few years ago, it’s been very slow in rebounding.

So I’ve been researching tips for staging the house.

Are you in my same boat?

I know alot of people are in the spring.

So I decided to share what I’ve found that makes the most sense!

Staging This Old House

I’ve started throwing pictures I tear out of magazines in a file. Pinning things to my Staged to Sell Pinterest Board.

And wondering around the house taking a good hard look at every little thing…

Are you ready?

Here’s part one of my game plan.

The Entry Way

I’ve never been happy with the way the entry looks.

Mostly because I inherited these two old chairs that I love and don’t have another place for them.

Now that the house is up for sale, it is more important than ever to pump this area up! Besides the curb appeal, the entry way is the next real first impression of the house.