Tips for Photogenic Curb Appeal - Rearrangements Home Staging

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Stagers typically pay much attention to the details on the inside of homes, but curb appeal on the outside makes an even greater impact on the sale. Curb appeal is on display to the public 24/7. In preparing your home for sale, never underestimate its importance.

A picture of the home?s front exterior is almost always the first shot in the online listing and often the only one in a print ad. Over 90% of home shoppers start with online searches and 78% of the online shoppers drive by ? even before calling to book an appointment to view. Curb appeal makes the first impression. Photogenic curb appeal gets the showings!

Photogenic curb appeal has:

- consistency in architectural style and details,

- an appropriate color scheme to maximize perception of value,

- a visible, welcoming walk-path and entry intensifying in impact as it nears the door,

- compensation for slope and other elements that make the home seem off balance,

- an established, healthy, fertile landscaping which seems effortless to maintain, and

- lighting for safety, to increase perceived value and to maximize after dark drive bys.

Here are five tips for photogenic curb appeal:

1) Trends are moving to fancier garage doors, but don?t let the garage door overshadow the front entrance. Your front door should always be the main focal point.

2) Another trend is larger house numerals. Keep them consistent in style with the architecture. Make sure they are easily and immediately visible by placing them prominently and by ensuring they have enough color contrast to stand out.

3) Oval windows in front doors suit Victorian homes but risk looking out of place elsewhere. Ensure all upgrades or replacements are consistent with the architecture ? even if your home is a modern reproduction of a traditional style.

4) Outdoor lighting is great, but beware the cold, weak, bluish light of solar LED?s. Look for fixtures which provide a warmer, more yellowish light. It?s more welcoming.

5) Creating a crisp, tidy edging where lawns meet another surface such as asphalt, gravel or cement boosts your curb appeal at little cost. It is part of creating a welcoming path to your entry. That path from curb to door is the most important feature of photogenic curb appeal.

When hiring a stager, make sure they will be including curb appeal with their staging services. Before the inside staging can work it?s magic, you must get viewers in your door and photogenic curb appeal does the job.

Source: http://rearrangements.ca/blog/tips-for-photogenic-curb-appeal/

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