6 Tips to Give Buyers a Friendly Impression

Lynn Chevalier, a home stager in Washington DC, points out that in today's market it is important to think marketing. In a new EnergizedSeller 90- second interview this week, she shares six quick and effective tips to giving home buyers a positive impression.

Great staging is not only about design. It’s also about creating a lifestyle identification. When potential buyers walk through your home, you should present visual confirmations at every turn that your home can accommodate what we all long for: a clutter-free, relaxing, fun-filled and wholesome way of living.

Here are six tips to create that impression:

1. Edit the visuals. Clutter creates anxiety. Pack, store or throw away items that tell a negative story about your lifestyle.
2. Reflect quiet and order in the bedrooms. You can create this impression with great hardcover books on the nightstand, handsome accessories, luxurious, non gender-specific bedding and plenty of throw pillows. In children’s bedrooms, reduce the number of toys, pictures, trophies and the like to a bare minimum.
3. Give the bathrooms a spa-like feel. Use fresh, crisp and organic items such as thirsty white towels.
4. Showcase an energetic lifestyle by hanging bikes, ski equipment and sleds on large hooks in the garage.
5. Fill the bookcases in your family room with classic books, board games and movies.
6. Hide your medicines, prepackaged foods and blue Gatorade. The people living in your home enjoy a healthy lifestyle!

Have fun with lifestyle identification. It’s discomforting to be around people who take themselves too seriously and that goes for homes as well. A great home should have an extremely refined sense of humor!

See her 90-second interview here.