From Bad to Beautiful. Staging and Updating Secrets

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Today we are showing you the staging secrets you need to sell your home fast and for more money!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Getting Everyone On Board
01:56 Neutralize Personal Decor
04:53 Showcase Hardwood Floors
09:09 Paint and Trim
10:44 Kitchen Update
14:17 Paint: The Powerhouse of Updates
17:27 Bathroom Update
19:10 Stager
20:17 Basements
21:52 Paint Paint Paint
22:35 Using Different Hardware
22:59 Take Care Of Your Curb Appeal
23:43 Update Lighting Fixtures
24:19 Declutter and Clean
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@ibislife 8 дней назад

I can tell you today that staging means everything. I just sold my mothers appt. It is 3 other appts for sale in the building. My mothers has the "worst" location, facing south-east. I have watched hours of videos on staging the home. I changed the light fixtures, cleaned, decluttered, and staged it. I spent around 1.5K on the staging. Got a lot of interest, and people wanted private viewings. The feedback was that people thought my moms appt was bigger. It was tasteful and bright, even the showing was in the afternoon. I had multiple interests and it sold for 20K over asking, the day before the announced viewing. And I did it myself, with the help of the realtor on the phone. The other appts are still for sale.

@janiceestes9518 9 дней назад

I totally agree with everything you had said. My husband and I take care of our home. Cleaning is number one. I am 70 years old, and I deep clean my home from top to bottom every 7 weeks. I move all my furniture and all the appliances to clean them and behind them. We power wash everything outside and replenish our bark mulch every year. My home is 9 years old, and my stainless kitchen sink looks brand new with no scratches in it. We do not wear shoes in my home. I cannot believe how some people want top dollar for their home, and they do not take care of their home. I only build or buy new.

@KatiSpaniak 9 дней назад

Wow! This is fantastic!!

@dorenandsara 9 дней назад

Because you do such fantastic deep cleaning often it actually is not that much work. It becomes a horrible chore if you have not done any deep cleaning in years.

@lizzieb6311 9 дней назад

@@dorenandsara fact!

@l.5832 9 дней назад

When I was in my 20s I badly damaged my back trying to pull out the fridge. Was in physio for 9 months. No 'deep cleaning' for me. Behind the fridge will get cleaned when I replace the fridge. Period.

@JamieM470 9 дней назад

@@l.5832 I have a bad back also. My dream kitchen has a range with tall legs (easy peasy to clean underneath!), or I'd settle for a counter-top stove and an oven in the cabinetry, and a refrigerator with wheels! Maybe someday.

@createwithconfidence8094 9 дней назад

I am happy I just had all of my doors and trim painted a nice clean white and I switched out old, cruddy shiny brass-like knobs and hinges for lever handles. I'm slowly working on updating one room at a time.

@stacylbrewer 9 дней назад

Love the before ane after pictures. Always helps to have a visual. Don't understand how people can come at you. Everyone obviously has different preferences. But what you are telling sellers is to make everything as neutral as possible to appeal to the MOST AMOUNT of potential buyers as possible.

@MARNICARN 8 дней назад

Great advice! I am a painter, and you better believe I notice everything about the walls and trim...haha.. Just got the playbook, going to read it now. Thanks! If anyone paints their cabinets, please do a good ,tidy job of it. Pro classic from Sherwin Williams levels itself really nice and holds up to dings and washings.

@KatiSpaniak 8 дней назад

Thanks for the comment!!

@kathrynp7595 8 дней назад

That’s the paint used when we had our kitchen cabinets painted 😊

@tmusa2002 9 дней назад

So happy I can paint well. Ya’ll are spending g thousands and I’m spending hundreds. You should give it a try. It’s so satisfying.

@sherirottweilersforever7772 8 дней назад

I’ve repainted the exterior of my 3500 sq ft house every 6 years myself. I love updating with paint.

@hsmd4533 5 дней назад

Totally. Painting is 100% doable even for novices.

@jamesscherping2461 5 дней назад

Agreed, Home Depot often offers a free workshop.

@tmusa2002 5 дней назад

@@jamesscherping2461 Good to know!

@jojo-tl5ei 5 дней назад

Putting the work into getting a home ready for showing is so worth it. It is a lot of hard work and planning though!

@prayonkreutz2398 7 дней назад

If you prep the brass in the bathroom correctly, you could have it sprayed black. That would be an inexpensive way to update a 90s bathroom

@robinbirdj743 6 дней назад

Or change the fixtures out for $100. I did, and replaced glass like that for $150 (2 vintage medicine cabs) and sold the big mirror for $20. I changed the light fixture for $75. Then painted cabinets and trim and painted the gold shower frame! My bathroom looked wayyyyy better.

@egiptulro 5 дней назад

It might worth mentioning your advice is valid for the US. RU-vid puts you in front of the world. Real Estate agents outside US have no idea about staging. All they want is sell your home as fast as possible to get their commission. If the seller gets $ 50,000 more, that means nothing to them ( since half of that commission is taken by the principal). Agents are afraid to ask sellers do expensive works around the house . Painting walls in Australia is min $ 3,000 /room. Decorators in other parts of the world are actually home stylists . It is about $10,000 to go through the course. & accreditation. It takes 2 years to finish the studies. They don’t have to be stagers to know how to update the house. They can personalise the space to suit owners or they can neutralise it for buyers. It’s all about the brief. Stagers, on the other hand, do not have to have any certification. All they have is design flair & furniture stock. Sometimes they just push their own furniture in people’s homes ( when sellers already have some good pieces). As an interior designer and decorator I can only comment on painting kitchen cabinets: white wash them if the wood grain is beautiful. Never DIY unless you are a pro. Light colours ( especially white ) will show all the imperfections… Busy patterns on the floor makes the space look smaller …

@tinkershell1856 9 дней назад

I LOVE this type of video!!! Please do more! ❤

@KatiSpaniak 9 дней назад

Oh nice! Good to know!!

@adriaba790 7 дней назад

Yes,bring more videos like this Very good software for before and after pictures, no amount of words can convey what a good image will and in other YT channels they talk, talk,talk but show very litlle !!

@tinkershell1856 7 дней назад

@@adriaba790 ugh, I know! So frustrating. Show us! 😂

@hsmd4533 5 дней назад

I love these staging videos with real examples. So helpful!

@KatiSpaniak 5 дней назад

Glad you like them!

@notinamerica_911 8 дней назад

I love your videos they are helping me to stage my house over time. I really am enjoying pairing down things and getting our house ready for sale in 5 years.

@KatiSpaniak 8 дней назад

Oh thank you!!!

@susananders3834 9 дней назад

The kitchen island at about 13 min has different hardware than the cabinets. That is actually bothering me a lot. I would be concerned about what else hasn't been done I the house, just based on overlooked details like that--which are some of the easiest things to update.

@ChicaG-vg7pj 6 дней назад

I'm from a family of woodworkers. If you have small scratches on wood, you can take a fresh nut, and rub the nutmeat on the scratch. This works particularly well if you can use the seed of that tree (walnut for walnut, acorn for oak) and your wood is a more natural color.

@hsmd4533 5 дней назад

Great tip

@allisonangier1631 2 дня назад

I need to source a mahogonut.

@ChicaG-vg7pj 2 дня назад

@@allisonangier1631 lol.

@Mary-fy3tc 5 дней назад

I LOVE painted wood. I don’t love orange or brown wood. That said, I’ve painted my cabinets and let them cure and followed best practices every step of the way. Sadly, they still don’t hold up like factory painted ones do. I don’t want to cause a problem for the new owner when the paint starts to fail a few years down the road. I’m an experienced painter, but cabinets are next level if you’re looking for a professional finish. I agree with so many of your points in this video. New subscriber! 😀

@nadiacoffey2609 12 часов назад

I think cabinet doors that have that arch on top look dated even if they are painted. One thing that isn’t hard to do is painting the cabinet boxes and just replacing the doors with a more modern door style and painting them to match with new hardware and voila, new kitchen. One thing to know is that two tone cabinets is actually a very trendy thing to do, with light uppers and darker lowers. It can look really cool.

@BeeKaye 5 дней назад

I completely agree that area is really important. What I lived in in So. Cal is totally different from my Oregon home. It took me a minute to be okay with the difference.

@paulabears7882 10 часов назад

I love your decorating. I have almost as much Christmas decor. Twenty two theme trees, from blown german glass to beanie babies. Two things... like stair molding painted better, it shows more detail I have lived all over US and world. Have many collections I dearly love. I struggle to have them around in beautiful displays. Mostly default to shelves or cabinets which are kinda dull. Lotsa smalls not so much in furniture. Help! Currently live in Alaska, I know mogies!

@janicetribbiani7535 6 дней назад

Sellers have to change their mindset. When you list your home, don’t think of it as yours anymore. It’s a transition and easier to let go of when you realize it’s better to appeal to the masses.

@carollittle1381 7 дней назад

Interesting point about painting the trim. When we built, we went with paint grade trim. Much less expensive. Did want to do it then, but now glad we did.

@janemarlo4978 8 дней назад

I love painted wood! Doors, cabinets, furniture, all of it!

@kathrynp7595 9 дней назад

We spend $10,000 on completely painting our whole house, walls, ceilings , and all the trim. What a huge difference !We don’t plan on selling for a few years so we get to enjoy it. Next is renovating our master bathroom, will go very neutral for resale. We do a project every year to keep the house updated. I throughly clean my house every week to keep from letting it get grubby. Our home is in the 2.5million dollar range in a upscale community in Southern California.

@MrApple12610 6 дней назад

I’m a realtor in Orange County, if you need any help, please let me know

@tmusa2002 9 дней назад

When we sold my mom‘s house in 2010, she had a kitchen that was remodeled in 1979. The floor had been replaced since, but that was it. She had that white Formica countertop with the gold flecks in it. We sold it without a realtor, and the people who bought it said that they loved the countertops! What?

@NdnUrbanCat 8 дней назад

I appreciate your expertise and honesty.❤❤❤

@KatiSpaniak 8 дней назад

Thank you!!

@RioGirl16 2 дня назад

I agree with you on everything 💯

@JJ33438 4 дня назад

thank you so much.

@KatiSpaniak 4 дня назад

You're welcome!

@cherylswindells3845 2 дня назад

Excellent video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼

@KatiSpaniak 13 часов назад

Thank you!!

@sw6118 8 дней назад

As long as the hard wood floor can be refinished again it’s okay to display it. But never make a representation that the wood can be redone. Let buyer and their inspector decide if the wood is thick enough to be refinished. You can’t always paint over a grainy oak and have it look nice.

@KatiSpaniak 8 дней назад

Yes. My pictures were virtual. A bit tough to show how great they could really look.

@bettysmith4527 8 дней назад

Ugh, how do you deal with the emotions? I was going to put my house on the market and about to sign a P and S for a new townhome, but I legit just cannot do it, I really cannot let go of my current house!! Do you experience buyers with this issue a lot?! I guess I am going to wait another year or so to see how I feel?!

@KatiSpaniak 8 дней назад

Moving traumatic. I always say that. And… homes are meant to be. Whatever you choose is the right path. I firmly believe that homes are waiting for their new owners. And you will find your true place. I didn’t think I’d be able to leave my previous home. But I did. And now am very happy. It will all be whatever it’s supposed to be

@MsBlueHand 5 дней назад

As a buyer, wall to wall carpet reads to me as dusty and allergen ridden. I would always pull it out.

@sherirottweilersforever7772 8 дней назад

I’m staining my 1000square foot deck this week after work. It looks so good it makes me happy.

@JamieM470 9 дней назад

Painting trim (and doors) can be a great update......unless it's a historical home with mahogany or quarter sawn oak and irreplaceable wooden detail work. I've seen Craftsman and Victorian homes like that utterly destroyed by soaking paint into all that gorgeous woodgrain, and it's actually upsetting to see. People turn breathtaking craftsmanship (that no longer exists) of naturally beautiful wood into a snow-blindness-inducing "updated look" that looks like a new cheap build of drywall with primer on it. It's a shame. And it's an automatic pass for me.

@tmusa2002 9 дней назад

I have a 126-year-old farmhouse and I have stripped 5-6 coats of paint off gorgeous 5-panel pine doors. They are my favorite thing about my house. I LOVE to uncover the wood and imagine when it was new. Those doors are like brand new, so flawless. Someday somebody will paint them, then somebody will strip them again. What I hate more is when the house gets gutted and there’s some cheap Home Depot trim and doors in place. 😭

@janicetribbiani7535 6 дней назад

Also making sure the correct prep work and paint is used. The previous owners of my house painted over all the stained wood trim with a latex paint and it’s peeling off in big sheets. I could scream. Every Single Piece of Wood!

@tmusa2002 6 дней назад

@@janicetribbiani7535 I had the same thing happening in my house.

@debblouin 7 дней назад

I have recommended spending around 3% of the home’s value on staging and updating. Maybe less on a lower value home-say 1-2%. This investment should not include necessary deferred maintenance or infrastructure upgrades.

@prayonkreutz2398 7 дней назад

Do you think any of these things might affect your bank appraisal?? We manicured our house for the appraisal, I believe it really helped, the appraisal came in over asking price & the buyer was ecstatic that they had move in equity. My husband Said that we did to good of a job lol

@sharontraywick6873 5 дней назад

I know from experience that appraisers notice those things.

@karensykas3809 5 дней назад

What is up with the white couch, so impractical. I hate the grey and white homes.

@beachprepper566 6 дней назад

I also have a cathedral ceiling. Is it bad to have so much empty space on the wall behind the sofa?

@robynidyllwild6755 5 дней назад

So I live in a mountain community and as such we have a lot of wood, including tongue and groove. So would I paint that? Also I would like to update my brick on my two fireplaces. I am thinking about painting it white? Maybe your next video would be about updating those fireplaces? Thanks I enjoy you!!

@KatiSpaniak 5 дней назад

No. Probably not. I would definitely get an agent to come out and give you advice. You might destroy the character of the home. 🏠

@kathleenk2381 6 дней назад

Honestly, if a realtor shows me a house with anything gray or with conference room lights, I’m outta there.

@vintagevisionsales 7 дней назад

Painting kitchen cabinets never worked well for me.

@dorothymitton7602 5 дней назад

They should have the cupboards professionally done not white but a light, light beig

@robertawitty1533 5 дней назад

I tried to buy the paint samples and it says they don’t ship to my location in Connecticut. Isn’t that weird!?!?

@KatiSpaniak 5 дней назад

What?? Really? Let me check on that

@robertawitty1533 5 дней назад

I was trying to buy a sample that isn’t in your list. Maybe that’s why?

@caroljohnson99 9 дней назад

Please describe how to find the paint colors you recommend. “down below” isn’t helping. Thank-you very much! 🌹

@KatiSpaniak 9 дней назад

Click here: bit.ly/KatisPaintColors It in the description. But hope this helps!

@sheilarae354 6 дней назад

I like the wood cabinets I would just leave, paint looks cheap

@thevintagebelle 5 дней назад

I respectively disagree with taking up a Rug that is on hardwood Flooring... it feels odd - and cold - to not have something " soft " underfoot.... it grounds the furnishings and helps make a room feel more inviting. I PREFER painted wood, because it is easier to care for and wood is noce...except for most of the colours of wood. I DETEST that orange-y colour Wood ...ugghhh.

@_papad8434 6 дней назад

That house was totally 80s.

@lizdavies264 День назад

Stay well clear of berber, it attracts carpet moths

@13mainstreet18 6 дней назад

The painted cabinets and spindles look terrible. I think the black spindles and rich wood cabinets look good. The Island needs a serious makeover.

@user-le2yl5wh6d 9 дней назад

You mean I have to get rid of my "sofa sized" art?

@angelaberni8873 4 дня назад

I cant believe how stupid people can be whilst viewing a house. You will hear comments such as " oh i don't like those curtains " or i don't like their furniture 😂😂😂. They cannot see beyond other people's stuff ,when in fact that " stuff " will be gone with the seller. People realy are drips 😂😂. When buying ,these are the things you need to concentrate on. 1) Location, location, location. 2) The floor plan of the house. Does it work for you !!! 3) The construction of the house. Is it cheap or a quality build !!! As no amount of paint or decorating will add to the cheapness of the build.4) look for cracks and subsidence . These are the main important things to look out look. But i do agree with what she is saying,as so many people are ignorant that they look at other people's decorating instead of the important factors😂😂😂😂 and PLEASE, PLEASE put that TOILET lid DOWN !!!!!!!!!!

@mskimber101 8 дней назад

Katie, I really enjoy hearing your expertise and love so many of the ideas you share. I wonder if upgrading the decor behind you in your videos wouldn’t lend a greater bit of credibility to your comments? Not to be unkind, but the items directly behind you look kinda like “thrift store finds”… they just don’t match the message you’re conveying. Thanks!

@KatiSpaniak 8 дней назад

Thanks for the comment. Honestly everything behind me means something. My audience connects with me and my realness. Do I think it’s stylized? No. Not really. But I’m also not moving. Will I update it eventually? For sure. 👍

@hannahdeforest9148 3 дня назад

7:57 This looks absolutely atrocious. The three colors of wood in the doors, floor, a and dresser clash in a puke-worthy way. 🤢🤮 If you painted the doors, it would have been fine, since the dark colors in the dresser wood would play off the grey wood floor.