Staging your home is a popular way to attract buyers and increase your chances of finding a buyer. By setting up furniture and decorations, you can demonstrate the home's potential and show how a new owner might use the space.

There are some special considerations when it comes to staging the bedrooms in your home. If your family is still living in your home while it is listed, the bedrooms are sure to be among the most well-traveled parts of the residence. You might also permit a certain degree of messiness in these rooms, such as strewn toys or an overstuffed closet.

Taking the time to spruce up your bedrooms will ensure that you can stage more of your home. An appealing bedroom may also be enough to convince a buyer that the residence is a comfortable place to live.

The focus of the bedroom should be the bed itself rather than any other furniture. Jennifer Kelly Geddes, writing for the National Association of Realtors, says you should make sure that the bed is properly sized for the room. If it's too large, the room will feel cramped; if it's too small, it will seem like the room will be difficult to furnish.

In some cases, you might want to remove some pieces of furniture. Stephanie Mitchell, writing for SFGate, says bedrooms can often be limited to the bed, a couple of nightstands, and a dresser; you might add some chairs if the room is particularly large. The arrangement of furniture should let visitors walk around easily and have access to the windows.

The staging should keep a singular focus. Geddes says extra items, such as a desk or exercise machine, suggest that there is limited space in the home and that these items cannot be set up elsewhere.

In some rooms, however, the multi-use aspect could be to your advantage. The home design site Freshome says you might be able to emphasize the use of space by showing that a secondary bedroom can function as both an office and a place for guests to say. For example, you might be able to stage a comfortable sofa alongside the desk and bookshelves.

It is important to keep your home clean when potential buyers could drop in, and the bedrooms are no exception. Laura Gaskill, writing for the home design site Houzz, says you should clean up clutter, remove personal items such as family photos, and make sure any children's rooms are neat and organized.

Ideally, the room should have a neutral color scheme. Mitchell says you might want to repaint the walls to achieve this look. Alternatively, you could go with a calming color such as a soft blue or green.

Once you have picked a color, match other parts of the room to it. HGTV suggests that your linens and window treatments should complement the color of the walls.

Giving the bed a headboard can add a touch of luxury to the room. Geddes says you can also add a selection of decorative pillows.

Natural light from the windows is often enough to highlight the room, but you should check to see that the artificial lights to a good job as well. You might want to add or upgrade your overhead or accent lighting. Mitchell suggests that matching lamps should be placed on your nightstands or bedside tables.

Although the room should be simple and uncluttered, a few decorative touches will keep it from looking too barren. An attractive houseplant or a few pieces of art will work well.

Potential buyers will naturally be interested in a bedroom's storage capacity, so cleaning out the closets can be a big help. Gaskill says the closet should be organized, with about 20 to 30 percent of its space left open. Throwing open the doors offers an open invitation for visitors to see how storage space works.

Consider whether your home has any spare rooms that could be staged as guest bedrooms. Clear out any excess items you may be storing here and set up a bed or two to show how it will be able to accommodate residents or visitors.