Staging a condo with the help of a professional can yield a 200-600% return on the money spent hiring them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s money well spent,\u201d Norman Xu, head of the , said of the $2,500-5,000 expense. \u201cIt\u2019s very rare you don\u2019t break even. I\u2019ve never had that happen to me. Six-hundred percent of the staging value is also rare, but you can easily make over 200% of that money back on the sale.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sometimes it requires a trained eye to identify, then accentuate, the best parts of home, which can be especially challenging when the home is a condo unit because of how much it is compared to a house.<\/p>\n
should fully demonstrate certain functions of certain areas,\u201d said Xu. \u201cIt should highlight the best parts of the home while drawing attention away from the bad parts. It needs to make a room really functional. You want a kitchen to be warm and a washroom to be neat and tidy. Staging should make a place beautiful because beauty itself is a function.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Ibtisem Hamani, founder of Home Magic Touch, a GTA-based staging company, there is much less to work with when staging a condo unit than a large house, but it\u2019s important to know what each room represents. A unit with a den should be made into an office, she says, but if the seller has a young child, it can be staged as a bedroom.<\/p>\n
Moreover, Hamani says that staging things in an \u2018L\u2019 shape helps open the space up and \u201cimproves the flow,\u201d as does glass furniture.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really important to have a breakfast area, even if it\u2019s just two chairs at a small, round glass table. If it\u2019s round, it doesn\u2019t crowd the space and it keeps the flow smooth, and the transparency of the glass makes the space look clear and open.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neutral colours are preferable, too, but if the view from the unit\u2019s balcony is another tall tower, Hamani uses more colours inside the unit to create pleasant distractions. If the view is open and sunny, neutral colours are advised, albeit with one stronger colour.<\/p>\n
Hamani says that decorations should be congruent with the room, so while a portrait photograph may belong in a living room or bedroom, it has no place inside a kitchen.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou put whatever belongs to the space\u2014in a kitchen, it would be some food, something green,\u201d she said. \u201cElegant things, like a very nice cutting board, a salt and pepper station, and a teapot work because you always go with three elements. You don\u2019t put too much in the kitchen. If it\u2019s L-shaped, you put three things to extend the island. An L-shape, which involves putting an item in each corner, shows how big the space can be.\u201d<\/p>\n
For many, this is the most important room inside a home, and Hamani says that everything inside the bedroom has to be straight and uncluttered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bed has to be really neat and the pillows have to contrast it, either in colour or context, but I don\u2019t put too much colour in a bedroom. On either side of the bed, there should be bedside tables with lamps and a small decoration, like a bird. You need small things to create more emotion in that space because it\u2019s a very unique space in the home. Most women fall in love with the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. If they love these rooms, they can force their husbands to buy the home. I\u2019ve seen this happen many times. You need feelings of luxury and warmth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hamani says that artwork placed above a lamp or end table works well, but it can ruin a headboard if placed directly on top of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the ceiling isn\u2019t high, it accentuates how low it is,\u201d she said. \u201cWe don\u2019t need to show this. Instead, create balance. A cow rug in the bedroom is also a good idea if there isn’t already carpet inside.\u201d<\/p>\n
The theme in this room is water. Towels can be folded or stacked, and if the latter, why not place a starfish or a seashell ornament on top?<\/p>\n
\u201cIt creates the feeling of luxury you would feel in a five-star hotel,\u201d said Hamani. \u201cYou could put some artwork above the toilet, or anywhere with empty space, which is typically where artwork should be placed. It should be something related to water\u2014something green, blue or white, or something abstract. You need to put things together the right way, because instead of just filling the space, it has to belong to the space.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hamani likes placing a mat on the living room table, and suggests careful consideration with the two tables on either side of a light-coloured sofa. She added that a cow rug in the living room \u201ccreates action.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA sofa without tables at the ends is like a head without ears. Unlike a bedside table, these tables shouldn\u2019t have drawers, and the rug should be squared.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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