Getting your home ready to sell? Maybe you have already moved out and have a vacant home that you will be putting on the market. Either way, staging your home to sell can mean more money in your pocket and a faster sale. When buyers visit your home, or when viewing pictures online, they are looking for appeal. Creating that appeal can be simple but takes looking at your home from a different viewpoint.
- Removing unneeded items create more space in a room, making it look larger. If the room is vacant, then just a few simple additions can add warmth. Maybe a rug, a small table with a lamp and couple of small items as a focal point.
- Make sure windows are cleaned and bring in the natural light. Take down heavy draperies and use simple sheers.
- Adding a picture over a fireplace give the room more depth, an enhances the look of the fireplace itself.
- Bathrooms should sparkle. Add white towels, a white shower curtain, and a few pops of color such as washcloths in a bright yellow, red or turquoise.
- Kitchen countertops should be clean with few items as possible. Set a small lamp with cookbook, a tray with cups and tea towels, and maybe a bowl of fruit.
- In bedrooms, if you have furniture, make the bed neutral and use colorful pillows. Add a lamp on a bedside table with a few books.
- A dining room table can be enhanced by setting the table, complete with plates, bowls, and glasses. Add colorful napkins in a bright color or creative pattern.
- Add baskets with greenery in foyers, and dead spaces that just need that little something.
- Remove family pictures and make sure all nail holes are patched Add just a few simple pictures for color.
- Front door entryways should be clear of debris. Add matching pots with colorful flowers that invite people to come in and see. Just a few simple things can enhance the look and feel of your home. A simple technique to seeing your home through someone else’s eye is to take pictures of each room. How does it look in a picture? Is it dark? Is it crowded? Does it look clean and neat? since today’s buyers decide if they want to see a home based on the pictures they view online, make sure your home shines in those pictures and you will see more buyers view your property, enabling a better offer for your bottom line.