Staging for a home resale. Yes or no on saw painted of our property?

Do you have a real estate agent?He or she should advise you.

Remove it

It is beautiful but unfortunately it needs to go. It is so personal that the likely hood the someone else would like to keep it is small. You want to attract as many buyers as you can.

Although I don't adhere to this advice in my REAL life, the less clutter the better when it comes to home resales. I imagine the saw is not going to stay with the property and you'd be keeping it for sentimental value? It's an amazing piece. I don't think you want to imply that it goes with the home.

Since it is of the property, I would display it only if you are including it in the sale. My first impulse was to say remove it, until I realized it was of the home you are selling. I would stage candlesticks or something simple with it. If you decide to remove it, you'll need something else above the fireplace, which seems like it would be difficult, since it is so large.

If you intend to keep it, remove it. If it may help sell the property by including it, leave it. To me, I would not want to keep the specific memory once moved on. I would use it as a 'hook' selling point, it makes the property seem more important. I would remove everything from the the mantle and let it stand out.

I say 'no' it looks too cluttered for possible owners to view. I say also...remove all knickknacks and family photos and stick with less. Less is more after all. Good Luck.

It needs to be removed for three reasons. One ,it cuts the visual space from fireplace and ceiling, bringing down the appearance of the ceiling. Two, if you are taking it with you, take it down now. The buyers might fall in love with it and ask for it to be part of the sale. Finally, if it is sentimental, you wouldn't want anything to happen during showing. It also sets a style for the house which buyers might not want, they can't see how easy it would be to change the look to their style.

I am always the odd one out. If you will include with the sale of the house, I say leave it, but maybe move to another location within your home. If I saw it, I would want it . . . To me it shows pride of ownership and an artistic bit of nostalgia to go with the house.

si would say to remove it because in this picture it looks like "chair railing" which is more permanent. I would try and paint the gold on the fireplace with more of a stainless or silver color, maybe brushed silver. The gold is pretty dated and sticks out. Or paint it black to blend in with the tile.

If it goes with the house when sold, leave it and let the buyer decide. If you are keeping it, remove it before showing house.

I'm in the remove it side. The best piece of advice I got the 2 times I've moved is to depersonalize the place. The saw is very personal. Have your space spotlessly clean and pets in crates, not behind doors....this lets prospective buyers see the entire space. If an area of your space is awkward...leave just enough furniture to suggest a workable lay out. Find some way to make your space stand out. I quilt, and have wall hangers for the 2 sizes Of quilts I make. That place became the quilt house. I'm not sure the saw says cozy...

Remove it and all the small things on mantel. Replace with something larger-a painting, mirror, large clock ( the type Joanna Gaines uses on Fixer Upper). If you watch her show you could get lots of good ideas for staging. Neutral but not boring. Hope your home sells quickly. Staging is a lot of work but can pay off big time in the end.

Leave it! What a beautiful addition to your room. People remember the property better with something unique. If they don't like it they can remove it. The things to remove are personal items.

Rule of thumb that generally works well: "When in doubt, DON'T!"

If you're taking it with you , take it down . If you're including it in the price of the home , take everything else off the mantle , less is more . Make sure your realtor knows the history of the piece and can use it as a selling point .