Moscow Idaho Real Estate -- Lori Cofer's Blog

Incorporating Seasonal Color in Home Staging for Seattle Wedgwood Bungalow

There is no doubt that adding subtle seasonal touches to a home staging can influence how a buyer will react to the overall "feel" of a house. Pottery Barn and other retailers knows this well and thus we see a new catalog regularly arrive in our mailbox filled with great ideas to transform our interiors with each changing season. I recently completed a home staging for this classic house MLS# 29152670 in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood. So much of effective home staging is knowing that online photos may get a buyer to the property, but how a property "feels" to a client is extremely important. Much of home buying is as much an emotional decision as financial. Here are a few ideas for making an interior seasonal without crossing the line into kitsch:

 

Choose One big Drama Statement

This spray of Fall leaves provides a dramatic focal point for this open living room and coordinates with art which features scenes of a European street scene with fallen leaves. Limiting the silk arrangements to under three per photo keeps the focus on the room as a whole rather than calling attention to the home staging.  If this were for a Spring staging, this spray could be Magnolias or Red Berry Branches for a Winter staging. Wool rugs in rich neutral colors are great for cooler months.

A good home staging should closer reflect how the potential buyer would like his home to look rather than taking on that one too many silk plant look that is too often associated with home staging.

 

 

Accessorize with Seasonal Color

Choose furnishings that are neutral enough to use all throughout the year but select seasonal accessories with color, The Fall theme is repeated with this cluster of gold-trimmed leaf art that was collected specifically for a Fall home staging. Candles are in a soft pumpkin color and accent pillows are in a rich copper tone. Lamp shades are in a textured raffia rather than a stark white to give the room a warmer glow for Fall evening showings. Burnished gold for the table and lamps was chosen to give this room a warmer feel. 

 

 

 

 

Unusual Seasonal Items Make for More Memorable Online Photos

Love them or hate them, these pitchforks not only repeat our harvest theme but also make this home more memorable. The bowl of apples and orange napkins caputure attention during a walkthrough but are a bit lost online. This interesting home staging detail is intended to catch the attention of those clients quickly looking over homes online. Even a small pause for a moment increases the chances that buyers will take this house into greater consideration. Most buyers have already narrowed down the homes by search criteria so now they are simply selecting which homes to actually tour.

 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. see additional photos of other home staging, please feel free to take a look at my website: www.lisalucasdesign.com.