Homes Staged To Sell - Cleaning, Everything Else

Okay, we cleaned the living room, dining room, den, kitchen, bedrooms, and bathrooms.

What other rooms do you have?

A library? Clean it. Top to bottom, and everywhere in between, clean it.

A media room? Clean it.

A bedroom closet? Guess what.......

A coat closet? Yep, you got it.....

A garage? We will talk about Staging the garage in a later blog. For now, not a scuff on a wall.

A front porch? A patio or deck? Not a cobweb should be seen.

A foyer? A finished basement? An unfinished basement?

Are you seeing a pattern here?

If you are reading this while standing in an unStaged house, you are probably thinking I am crazy. Of course, there are times my husband and family would go along with that diagnosis.

If your house is for sale and is not Staged, and you do not plan to Stage it, clean it as best you can. Try to clean deeper than you do when company is coming. Then set a schedule. For example: daily, check the overall status; daily, pick up; weekly, clean the public rooms; monthly, sweep the garage and unfinished basement. It is your house and your life, you are the best person to set that schedule.

On the other hand, if you are reading this while standing in a Staged house, you don't see how it can be done, take a step back, it is very likely your Staging is not complete. Maybe more accessories should be packed away, may more furniture should be removed.

The point is: when a house is truly and correctly Staged, you should be able to get it clean and keep it clean and still have a life. Will it be fun? That depends on whether you enjoy cleaning. Will it be easy? That depends on how well you set up and stick to your schedule. Will it be more fun and easier than it was before your house was Staged? Almost certainly....you are just, purely not going to have as many things to clean.

Well, okay, if you hate housecleaning, this is a duty, not a joy. This is a duty you do because you are dedicated to selling your house. Because clean houses sell.