Selling a home in winter brings its own set of specific problems. Not only is the cold weather a detrimental factor, so is the early nightfall. Then if the home is for sale over the holidays a whole new set of issues arise.
A family with their home for sell during the holidays cannot be expected to refrain from decorating. However the home can reflect the festive season without overwhelming the space and can actually enhance the home’s appeal.
Here are a few quick ideas:
- Add a welcoming holiday door wreath
- Follow the outdoor holiday decorating scheme of the neighborhood (i.e. decorate if everyone else does or don’t if the neighborhood doesn’t)
- Use less ornament collection within the home
- Don’t over-crowd the rooms
- Use holiday décor that compliments the setting
- Stick with one theme
- Use amber-colored lights to infuse a rich warm golden glow to rooms
Consider hiring the professional stager or interior redesigner to come in and make your space truly magical. This service will generally start with a consultation to determine the scope of the job.
Take this opportunity to evaluate your existing holiday décor and what can be used from this inventory.
If new accessories are to be purchased then this will be the time to determine what to buy, who is doing the shopping (you or the stager) and a dollar amount set for your budget.
To avoid any misunderstandings you will also want to make sure that you understand and agree with the stager’s fees for his or her services.
Staging for the Holidays is just one more example of why the stager must possess solid design principles.
In addition to the basic design elements the professional stager will know how to apply the following principles into their staging or redesign:
- Adding texture, why and where
- Coordinating patterns
- Determining and applying formal or informal degrees
- Selecting Holiday theme
- Selecting color scheme
- Threading the color scheme
- Repetition of elements
- Using proper scale and proportions
Feel free to contact Victoria Palmer with any of your staging or decorating dilemmas. Visit her websites at www.NationalRedesignInstitute.com and www.Urbane-Interiors.com
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