

Stagers add just enough furniture to make the room feel comfortable. When we hire staging companies to stage our homes for selling, they usually put very few items in a room. To make your home look bigger, reduce and declutter.ĭoes your living room or master bedroom have too much furniture? Maybe it’s time to give away that old couch or loveseat. It makes a difference in your buyers’ perception about how big your house feels. The phrase “less is more” is really true when it comes to showing your home. Whether it’s removing pictures from hallways, kitchen appliances from the counter, or the removing the bathroom hair dryer, all of these things consume the perceived space in your home. It increases the perceived size of your home. That’s why ten foot ceilings make houses feel bigger than eight foot ceilings, even though the square footage is the same.ĭecluttering has the same impact.

Have you ever walked into a room or house and said, “This house feels smaller than it really is?” People feel space more than anything other measurement.

