Staging is all about highlighting the home’s potential and making it look move-in-ready. One way to stage your New Orleans real estate for sale is to incorporate plants. Perfect for every home, plants can enhance and elevate any space. They also bring warmth and make the home feel more inviting.
Here’s the best way to use plants to your advantage when staging your home:
- FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PLACE THE PLANTS
Location matters, notwithstanding if it’s a house or a decorative item – including plants. The latter is great at highlighting the areas that you want the buyer to notice. Whether it’s the kitchen table, the fireplace mantel, or an unused corner in the room, a plant can serve as a great focal point.
Knowing where the plants will be placed comes in handy once you start shopping for them. Some plants could grow with only indirect sunlight while others can tolerate direct exposure to the sun.
- PLACE A PLANT IN EVERY ROOM
The living room, dining room, and kitchen shouldn’t be the only places to put plants. Try incorporating at least one plant in each room. The bathroom, for example, is one of the most essential spaces in the home. A small plant by the window or on top of your flush tank can easily enhance your bathroom’s aesthetic appeal.
- BUY LOW-MAINTENANCE PLANTS
If you’re deciding on what types of plants to get, go for the ones that are easy to maintain. Low-maintenance plants like snake plants, jade plants, spider plants, and aloes can thrive without frequent watering. To avoid any mess, you also want to forgo plants that have falling leaves or flowers.
- MIX AND MATCH YOUR PLANTS
Bringing in a variety of plants to a room could make a living space stand out. If you plan on placing more than one plant in a room, opt for plants of different heights, textures, and colors. In your living room, for example, you could add a monstera plant on the floor near the window and a smaller snake plant on a stool.
- GET PLANT POTS THAT MATCH THE DECOR
Choose plant pots or containers that go with the style of the room. While you do want nice-looking pots, they also shouldn’t steal the show. Steer clear of pots that are too loud and eye-catching.
- DON’T FORGET THE CURB APPEAL
Aside from placing plants indoors, have plants outside, as well. Since the exterior is one of the first things that buyers will see when checking out your home, it needs to make a good first impression. Hanging plants, colorful flowers in planter boxes, and pretty plants in large containers are great for sprucing up your porch.
Staging your home using plants can easily be done to ensure a successful home sale.
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