Entryway staging can make a big impact
First impressions matter, especially when you’re selling your home. Your foyer is the first space potential buyers see, making it a critical area for entryway staging. A well-staged entryway can set the tone for the rest of your home, making it feel inviting, organized, and stylish. In this post, we’ll share four simple yet impactful entryway staging tips to help you spruce up your foyer and leave a lasting impression on buyers.
Create a functional space in your entryway
A foyer can quickly turn into a dumping ground if you don’t have a place for everything. Coats, keys, mail and shoes all need their own place. Designate it now and share it with everyone in your family. A foyer should have a place to store each of these items.
Think of it as zones. A place to put away the coats. A place to put away the shoes and another place to hide the keys, wallet etc.
Entryway Staging Furniture
Now that you know what items you need to store in the foyer, you need to find furniture to store those items. A coat rack or closet can store outer garments and some shoes. Keep only a few shoes by the door and store the rest in your bedroom closet. Use baskets or hanging bins to store incoming mail. Keys and wallets should be placed in a bin or drawer. If you have the space, add some seating with storage to hide any purses or bags.
In this entryway staging before picture, the desk did not belong and there was no designated area for coats and shoes.
Color is important for entryway staging too
Now is the time to decide on color, yes color. You need it so when you walk in the door you can say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh not AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH as you run away. Pick something that makes you smile like a favorite vase, scented candle or favorite painting. Use the colors in those items to help you determine your color palette for the foyer. In the picture below, the pillow was the jumping off point for this foyer combining the orange, green and blue in different items around the room.
Warmth
Finally you need to add some warmth to the entryway when staging. Since it is an entrance, outside dirt is bound to come in. Use a low-pile rug to help control the dirt but pick darker colors to hide any visible dirt until you can get it cleaned. The rug in the picture to the right came from (gasp!) Home Depot and gave the space some warmth with the orange and brown colors.
Now you can see the transformation of the entryway! The warm rug ties in nicely with the orange in the pillow and vase. A mirror helps bring in light from the outside by strategically placing it across from the window to catch the reflecting light. An additional lamp was added in this foyer not only to look pretty but warm up the space with soft light.
With a few simple entryway staging tips, you can transform your foyer into a more inviting and welcoming space for home buyers.
If you need more home staging advice, contact us for a full home staging consultation!