Quick makeover for sale

My parents are building in Adelaide and have to sell their old house. I spent a couple of weeks helping them clean up, move out, get ready for painting etc. I really dislike when people try to sell a house without at least painting and putting in new carpet... especially when the existing paint looks like theirs. They hired a stylist who worked as much as she could with their existing furniture and only hired in what she needed. I will try to find out the cost of staging.


Lounge


Dining


Kitchen


Master


Bedroom 2


Bedroom 3


Bathroom

 

I think it looks good now.


Lounge


Dining


Kitchen


Master


Bedroom 2


Bedroom 3


Bathroom

 

I cannot believe how much of an improvement the paint made in bathroom and kitchen.

 

Looks fantastic.
I'm interested to know what the staging cost too.
Does anyone ever stage for valuations if their properties are vacant?

 

Looks much better with just a single colour throughout - vast improvement

 

Nice job.

 

Staging cost of $2500 for 6 weeks - 3 bedrooms, lounge, dining & outdoor area furniture with extras to kitchen & bath. Other quote around $3500.

 

Good job. Do you know what colour on walls?

 

wow, what a difference a coat of paint makes, brilliant

 

Looks great! I think 2.5k is a good investment. We were getting quotes >5k (although that was not having much existing furniture).

 

Just... Omg... Brilliant.

 

Wow what a difference! $2.5K for 6 weeks is a really good price considering they have to bring the furniture in, style it all and take it away when done.

 

Whoa
Candy striped curtains
Flashback

Looks great, imagine the difference in both price achieved at sale and time on market

Time and money VERY well spent

Well done to you and the folks, A+

 

What a fantastic job - I initially thought you were asking for advice and was going to suggest white on white on white. Just goes to show how a neutral background with some pops of texture and colour can make such a difference ... and declutter!

 

Whisper White Dulux

 

I think having furniture to use in the styling definitely cut down the cost. I agree this is a great investment. The house would have been quite unwelcoming if empty and a bit untidy looking if they just used all their existing furniture because it didn't all match well. Some existing and some hired is a good compromise I think. The stylist created a coherent look at a great price.

 

I agree. I really don't think houses should be sold with scrappy, mismatched paint and worn carpet. This is presenting the house as move in ready, which I think it important.

First home open was on the weekend. There were 18 couples through and the agent thinks there were at least 3 serious buyers. Good result!

 

I was looking on re.com.au and noticed their property is under contract. Looks like it might have sold?

 

That's not too bad.
Might only be worth buying stuff if you're doing multiple properties.

 

Great job, looks like a completely different house..definitely worth staging for a sale and will get you ROI. The house across the street from us struggled to get offers over $1m when it was unfurnished. The owners spent $10k on a stylist for staging, painting etc and sold for $1.3m within a few weeks.