If you’ve purchased a new house but haven’t put your current one on the market yet, this is the perfect time to stage it for a sale. You’re in an excellent position because movers can transport most of your items and furniture, leaving you with the pieces that will help set the stage for a sale.

Staging Your Old House As You Move Into a New Home

Plan

Think of staging as creating a work of art. The home is a canvas that needs the proper shadow, depth, light, and space to present it in its most attractive state. Before reorganizing and boxing up your belongings, decide what should stay and what can go to your new home immediately.

Declutter & Depersonalize

Keep the furniture that can stay in the house and have the movers load the rest onto the truck. Leave your finest pieces for the living room, dining room, kitchen, and bedrooms. Remove all the clutter and personal belongings from closets, the pantry, and other storage spaces.

Depersonalize your home as much as possible; you’re not selling yourself—you’re selling the house. Prospective buyers should be able to imagine themselves living in the home. Their tastes are unlikely a match to yours, so keep it to the basics of a few ornamental items, wall hangings, rugs, and furniture. Your local residential moving company has all of the materials necessary to wrap, pack, and transport sentimental belongings, so take advantage and remove the personal items first.

Clean, Paint, Repair

Once the movers have removed as many of your items as necessary, it’s time to scrub, dust, sweep, vacuum, and get your home looking and smelling perfect. Deep-clean carpets and touch up wall stains or repaint rooms that look dingy. Fix leaky faucets, running toilets, and broken doorknobs—anything that stands out to buyers. Poor lighting casts shadows, so use lamps strategically to brighten up every room. Display fresh-cut flowers in the living room or dining room so that the house smells fresh and looks lovely.

Let the professional movers at Wagoner Moving Systems in North Canton, OH, get your belongings into your new home so you can stage your house for sale. They have helped families with residential moving services for over 40 years. Call (330) 494-1321 to schedule an appointment, or visit them online to explore their services.