Have you decorated or renovated a major staircase in your house flip? Stairs are easy to forget. Living rooms are more exciting. But if your living room, kitchen, and master bedroom are done, you could finish with a memorable staircase.
Your buyers will go to other open houses. That’s a fact of our business. So, part of your job is to stand out from the others. Show an attention to detail that delights the senses and captures the imaginations of buyers. Use these 13 design tips from Tarek and Christina Seminars for ideas.
1. Pick a Complementary Runner
The simplest and quickest staircase decoration is a runner. You can hold onto it once the house is sold. Just pick a runner that goes with the property and would appeal to potential buyers. Examples could include a bright fabric, an unusual material, or a soft carpet.
2. Find an Interesting Flag
A flag can brighten a neutral wall space. Get unique ones online, at antique stores, or at flea markets. Try to get a vintage flag from a previous era, a flag for your state, or a flag from a (non-threatening) organization.
3. Get Large, Reusable Art
Line a staircase wall with large paintings or photographs. Find low-cost but good-looking oversized art you can reuse at different properties.
4. Hang Family-Friendly Children’s Art
If you’re showing a house that has family-oriented features, you can decorate the staircase with framed drawings and paintings by children. Bring pieces by your own kids, or borrow pieces from friends.
5. Show Unique Collections
You can hang other things on the wall besides art. You could try quilts, baskets, plates, or items you find that look like a collection.
6. Decorate for the Season
If a national holiday is looming, it’s only appropriate to hang seasonal decorations in your stairway, such as candy canes in December or cutouts of pumpkins in October.
7. Use Taxidermy Appropriately
In a rustic house, taxidermy pieces can look appropriate in the stairway. They could be hunting trophies or examples of natural science. But a modern house can also include a large taxidermy piece or several small pieces as a quirky statement.
8. Spruce Up Your Landing
Stairway landing spaces are a great place to show off. Add a bench and pillows, a bookcase full of classics, a better window, a table, plants, art … just make it interesting!
9. Paint and/or Renovate a Wall
You can stand out in buyers’ minds by renovating a staircase wall. Paint it a bold color; add wooden molding; and/or paint a pattern on the wall with a stencil.
10. Paint the Steps
Make buyers feel like they’re celebrities by painting a runner onto the steps. Or you could paint the top of each step a darker color or paint the front of each step with a stenciled pattern.
11. Light ‘Em Up
Have a leftover pendant light or chandelier? Don’t return it. Hang it over your staircase for a surprising design element and some added staircase safety.
12. Install Shiplap Boards
You can renovate a boring stairway wall with shiplap boards. Installing real reclaimed boards shows that you care about recycling and reusing, which can appeal to younger buyers, especially. You can paint them navy blue, charcoal, or classic white.
13. Renovate with Floating Stairs
Want a renovation project? Swap out your old stairway for modern floating stairs, which give a more open view of the house. This is easiest with shorter staircases. Already have floating stairs? Make them look better by removing old carpet and staining the wood.
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