Things You'll Need:
- Certified staging professional (CSP) (recommended)
- Storage for removed items
- Neutral decorations
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Step 1
Enlist the help of a certified staging professional (CSP) to aid you in preparing your home for sale. Depersonalizing your home is but the first of several steps you'll want to take to make your home ready for sale. You'll also have to spruce up your home's interior and exterior, create flow in every room and find ways to allow in more natural light.
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Step 2
Remove all personal photographs that are on display in your home. Check every wall, every room and every surface to make sure you remove them all before inviting prospective buyers into your home. Nothing personalizes a house more than photographs of family memories, so hide them from view to attract buyers.
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Step 3
Take down overly personal posters, artwork, paintings, diplomas and collectibles. If you have unusual or cluttered trinkets on display in your living room, such as china dolls, decorative plates or commemorative merchandise, remove them as well. Neutral decorations, such as a simple vase or black-and-white photo of a seashell, may be used to "warm" your home.
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Step 4
Empty most or even all the books that you have collected on shelves and bookcases throughout your home before selling it. You want your buyer focused on her own ideas of how to fill the interior space of your home, not on your tastes in literature.
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Step 5
Depersonalize your home before selling it by ensuring that any and all family heirlooms are safely stowed away--or at least hidden from view. Proud as you may be of the Purple Heart your grandfather earned in the Second World War, it's likely only to distract, not attract, potential buyers.
