Effective staging accomplishes many things. First, it gives a home warmth and character and evokes emotion from potential buyers. Secondly, it gives potential buyers an idea of possible furniture placement and allows them to better gauge the size of the room based on the furniture placed in it. Lastly, it creates an often-magnificent first impression and therefore encourages a higher asking price (which typically more than offsets the costs for staging).

Effective staging can emphasize a home