Staging your home pre-sale helps the property move quicker and for a better price, but the whole process can get expensive. If you are considering putting your property on the market and a professional stager is not in your budget, there are several DIY hacks you can use that will not break the bank. Check them out below!

1)     Focus on the main rooms.
If a home is vacant, furnish only the main rooms: living, dining, and family. Bedrooms are straight forward, but if you do not stage the living, dining and family rooms, people may have trouble picturing how it can be set up.

2)     Buy a quart of paint and add a pop of color.
While most rooms should be painted in a neutral tone, an accent paint will give new focus to important features that are otherwise lost.

3)     Make your ceilings look higher.
Older homes with low 8-foot ceilings benefit from adding strong vertical lines to a room. Cut some wild foliage—like 6-foot branches—and place them in a narrow vase. Or add draperies from a ceiling mount rod to give the room a lift.

4)     Give you bathroom a facelift.
If a complete gut job is not in the cards for your outdated bathrooms, just paint existing cabinets, add new hardware, and finish with a cloth shower curtain. This helps your old bath feel almost as good as new!

5)     Hit up thrift stores and garage sales.
If you need to buy some pieces to stage your home, do not break the bank unless you are shopping for furniture you plan to keep. Instead, take advantage of thrift stores and yard sales. Better yet, borrow pieces from friends or family. You would be surprised how many people have an attic or basement full of furniture that they are not using.

If you are considering putting your home on the market, the demand is still there in Denver. Give Metrowest a shout today – we have got lots of tips and tricks to help sell your home quickly and for a great price!