How Long Does It Take to Stage a House?


How Long Does It Take to Stage a House?

When it comes to selling a house, first impressions matter. Property staging, also known as home staging or house styling, is a crucial aspect of the selling process. It involves enhancing the appearance and ambiance of a property to make it more appealing to potential buyers to ultimately ensure the highest possible sale price is achieved in the least amount of time. If you’re considering property styling in Brisbane, you may wonder how long the staging process typically takes. In this blog post, one of Brisbane’s best home staging companies, Sell in Style Property Styling, we will explore the timeline for staging a house in Brisbane, along with some affordable options available in the market.

Understanding Property Staging

Property staging is an art that involves strategically arranging furniture, décor, and other elements to showcase a house’s best features while creating an inviting atmosphere and this careful process of consideration, selection and execution can take time to perfect. However, at Sell in Style Property Styling, we pride ourselves on being able to deliver a premium property staging service to our Brisbane clients, delivered in record time.

So, how long does it actually take to stage a home?

At Sell in Style Property styling, we take on average approximately 2-4 hours to style a home. Of course, this time will differ depending on a number of circumstances and considerations, including but not limited to size and scale of the home, the number of stylists assigned to the staging job, access to the property, work time of the stylists and the quantity of furniture/décor elements required for the given home.

Average styling times for different package options:

1 bedroom package – On average 2 hours
2 bedroom package – On average 2-2.5 hours
3 bedroom package – On average 2-3 hours
4 bedroom package – On average 3-4 hours

Timeline for completion of House Staging from consultation to installation

As mentioned, the duration of the staging process can vary depending on several factors, such as the size and condition of the property, the level of customization required, the availability of the staging company and other listed factors.

As detailed above, the average time it takes for Sell in Style Property Styling to physically stage a home is between 2-4 hours on average, however, these times are exclusive of the consultation process, selecting times, loading times and of course, travel time.

Consultation: The first step of the process of booking in a job at Sell in Style is to schedule a consultation with a professional property stylist. A member of our team will then visit your property, assess its current state, discuss your goals and budget and identify potential issues associated with styling the property in order to provide solutions and best report back to the stylists to ensure they make the best styling decisions to suit the property and its needs. At Sell in Style, we are usually able to accommodate an in-person consultation with as little as 1-2 days notice, with many jobs even booked within the 2-3 day mark.

Proposal and Planning: After the consultation, the stylist will then conduct research on the property’s area and buyer demographic to inform their styling decisions and ensure styling capacities are targeted at potential buyers of the property. After this, the stylist will use the quote to create a summary list of the furniture, accessories and décor required to style the home so they can begin making physical selections from our in-house warehouse stock.

Furniture and Accessories Selection: Once the summary list has been finalised, the stylist will physically select the exact pieces of furniture, décor and accessories to enhance the property’s appeal. During these selections, the stylists will label each piece of furniture and décor to ensure logistics are able to easily identify these pieces when the time comes to load the furniture and décor into the truck to head out for installation.

Installation: Once the furniture and accessories are ready, the staging team will install them in the property. Depending on the size and complexity of the staging, this process is usually completed within the 2-4hour mark or less, with larger properties of course requiring longer installation times.

Photography and Marketing (Up to approx. 3 hours): After the staging is complete, our professional photographer/videographer will then capture high-quality images of the staged property for marketing purposes. This step is crucial for creating attractive listings and online advertisements.

Staging Period (until the property sells): The staged property remains on the market for 8 weeks, 4 weeks paid, 4 weeks free. The duration can vary depending on the current real estate market conditions, location, pricing, and other factors. On average, staged properties tend to sell faster compared to non-staged ones. We also offer discounted extensions for homeowners who haven’t been able to sell their property within the 8 week term.

Affordable Home Staging Options in Brisbane

If you’re on a budget but still want to benefit from home staging in Brisbane, there are affordable options available. At Sell in Style Property Styling, we offer a number of cost-effective staging packages to suit the homeowner’s individual needs, including partial, integrated and complete styling packaging options. A partial staging might be a more cost-effective option for homeowners working within a budget or for those who want to showcase specific parts of their home. An integrated styling package might also be an effective option for those homeowners wanting to work in with their existing furniture whilst cutting back on costs.

Every home staging company will have different timelines and deadlines to work to. At Sell in Style Property Styling we pride ourselves on being quick and efficient with our consultation, installation and collection times and are dedicated to providing a quality service that speaks volumes for a property for sale. The overall process of staging a home involves the initial consultation, planning, furniture selections, installation, collection and in some cases, videography and photography. By investing in property staging, you increase the chances of attracting potential buyers, selling your house faster, and likely achieving a much higher sale price then if the home was unstaged.

For more information and tips and tricks about staging a house for sale, head to our Instagram page @sellinstyle_propertystyling or contact us directly at 0432 536 427.

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