CSP-DES8106 - Introduction to Home Staging
Course Description
In today’s sophisticated market, it has become almost standard practice to stage a home before it’s listed for sale. If you’re a homeowner trying to sell your own house or a real estate professional looking to increase sales, this 3-part class focuses on simple changes that make a home stand out. In this class, learn how to declutter and edit your belongings to highlight the architecture, arrange your furniture to show off the square footage of your rooms, update strategically to make your dollars count and stage a vacant house without breaking the bank. Students will each stage a room and share images with the class. Even if you’re not selling, the techniques learned in this class will help to create a fresh, inviting environment for your daily living.Course Outline
- Class I
- Understanding the concept of Home Staging:
- Why Home Staging is Important
- How to Increase Curb Appeal
- Home Staging Room by Room
- Highlighting Architectural Features of the House
- De-emphasizing flaws
- Adding spaciousness
- Depersonalizing the Space
- Adding Color and Warmth
- Homework assignment: stage a living room
- Class 2
- Examples of home staging
- View student images of their staged living room
- Students write a reflection of their staging efforts in staging a living room
- Homework assignment: stage a bedroom or kitchen
- Class 3
- Share student images of their staged bedroom or kitchen
- Staging an unoccupied home
- How to prioritize your efforts and investment
- What to buy
- Evaluate images of rooms
Learner Outcomes
Understanding the concept of Home Staging:
- Increase curb appeal
- Highlight architectural features of the home
- De-emphasize flaws
- Add spaciousness
- Depersonalize
- Add color and warmth