Many buyers view outdoor living space as an extension of a home – and the deck is no exception. So how do you stage a deck to sell your home?

How to Stage Your Deck to Sell Your Home

First things first: Staging is the art of making a property more appealing to prospective buyers. You can stage any area of your home (and if you ask us, you should stage every area of your home). Usually, staging involves cleaning things up and organizing them so that a space is attractive to everyone who stops by for a tour.

Staging your deck can help prompt a buyer to make an offer, so it’s definitely worth the effort. But where do you start? These three tips can help you stage your deck so buyers find it irresistible:

  1. Clean everything from top to bottom
  2. Invest in good furniture
  3. Add attractive touches

Scroll down for a closer look at each.

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Tip #1 for Staging a Deck to Sell a Home: Clean Everything From Top to Bottom

Your deck – as an extension of your home – should be clean and free from clutter. Buyers need to be able to imagine themselves enjoying the outdoors on it, whether they’re entertaining family and friends or curled up reading a good book.

If your deck needs it, have it professionally cleaned. You should also remove any bugs’ nests and, if you can, have it re-stained so it looks newer.

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Tip #2 for Staging a Deck to Sell a Home: Invest in Good Furniture

Buyers won’t be able to imagine themselves spending time on the deck if there’s nowhere to sit or lounge. That means it’s time to invest in quality outdoor furniture that’s appealing to prospective buyers. You don’t have to put out a grill and a full furniture set (though you can if there’s room), but you should at least include some comfortable seating and a table. Of course buyers know that your belongings, including your deck furniture, will go with you when you leave – but it’s still nice to provide them with a springboard for their imaginations.

Pro Tip: Arrange your outdoor furniture in conversational groups so that buyers can imagine themselves entertaining out there.

So what’s most attractive to buyers? It turns out that the style of the furniture doesn’t matter as much as how “fresh” it looks. Nobody wants to sit on an outdoor sofa with dingy cushions and pillows, so if you already have outdoor furniture, it may be worth investing in new cushions.

Tip #3 for Staging a Deck to Sell a Home: Add Attractive Touches

Though adding furniture helps make your deck more attractive to buyers, it’s the little things that push it over the top. A potted plant on the center of a table (preferably with flowers), a pitcher full of iced lemonade flanked by adorable outdoor glasses, and a good book on an end table can go a long way in showing buyers how they can enjoy the space.

Related: 5 signs it’s time to sell your home

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