Budget Ways To Stage Bedrooms For A Home Sale

Last week I shared some photos of a home I recently staged.

The property is waterfront and listed for over a million dollars. It belongs to a friend who asked me to help her out, after the original sale fell through.

I was a bit nervous about taking on such a project.

Decorating for yourself is completely different than dressing a home for sale.

While I'd never staged before, I have to say that I really enjoyed the entire process and given the opportunity, I would definitely do it again!

If you missed it, you can check out the main floor photos here.


We'll meet you upstairs!

The bedrooms were basically empty when I started. We ordered a few pieces from the rental company, but again, we didn't want to block the outstanding views or clutter the spaces.

Plus, we were working with a very small budget.

The homeowner did not want to spend a ton of money to pack the house with accessories that were going to have be moved, sold or discarded when the house sold.

We were looking for just enough décor to get people imagining themselves and their own belongings in it!

The master is striking. The view is the same as the kitchen...water, water, water. We started with a king frame.


Some luxurious bedding and a few pieces of furniture brought the room back up to speed.


How'd you like to wake up to this view every morning?


Perhaps, curl up with a good book (or even a bad book!) in this fabulous corner?

Moving into the hallway, I needed to fill an empty space.


A small dresser and a bargain plant makes it much more inviting...the sunshine helps, too!


Little boy's room before....


...and after with a little help from a rented bed and bargain accessories. I shopped the clearance aisles at discount home stores and went to the public library and bought a few books from the donation shop to fill bookcase shelves.


Down the hall, there are two girls' bedrooms. Each room started with just a bed...and a view.


I just love those sweet chandeliers!


Again, a few rented pieces, pretty bedding and dollar store accessories help the rooms look lived in and inviting.

Can't you just picture yourself here?


Perhaps purple is more your color?


I just love these little dollar store votive holders and mirrors. They add a tiny bit of sparkle!


The urge to go crazy and really decorate these rooms was very, very strong.

Of course, in staging the objective is to present the house in a way that is most appealing to a large number of people and highlight the architecture and other unique features.

The views in this house are truly spectacular and that will be the main selling point. Frankly, empty or furnished, this house is a total dream.


Do you think you'd have sweet dreams here?

Like this house? Check out the others in my neighborhood here and here! They are definitely worth the peek!