Staging is worth the money, but if you are short on cash that doesn’t mean you can’t give your listing a model home look to boost your selling price.
- Rent a portable storage unit. Clear the clutter and move what you want to keep into a portable storage unit. It’s a lot easier to park a portable storage unit in the driveway than the two-step approach of loading a truck and unloading it at a storage facility. You need to clear the clutter to turn your home into an appealing and spacious canvas for the buyer’s imagination.
- Work room by room. Start at the front door. Make it open and
welcoming with simple accessories, say, an open console to contain the
shoes, umbrellas and backpacks. Consider a large mirror over the
console and a pair of candlestick lamps adds brightness and
reflectivity.
- Liven up the living room. Look for a good anchoring “focal
point” – a terrific view of a garden, lake, ocean, or fireplace wall to
“celebrate.” Rotate furniture to orient toward the focal point.
- Kitchens sell houses. Get rid of those silk plants, roosters,
cat clocks and clown platters. Put away the toaster, the mixer, the
canisters, the spoons in the jar. Make room in the cabinets for these
items by storing the extra utensils, glasses, plates, cups in the
storage container. Purchase a really big bowl for a single display of
seasonal fruit such as apples, oranges, or pineapples for the
counter top or kitchen island. The more you put away, the better the
kitchen will look. Counter space sells kitchens. A few simple clusters
of cookbooks, oils and vinegars on a tray and a chic spice rack is all
you need to hide the electrical outlets.
- Spruce up the bedroom. Lose
the patterned bedding in the bedroom. Instead use a fresh white duvet
or cotton blanket. Simplicity sells. Busy patterns distract. Repaint
bold bedroom colors with light grey and putty
neutrals. Light and airy also sells. Remove heavy curtains and
nightstand clutter, add matching lamps and add a few art
books. If you don’t have drawers, buy a simple lidded box to contain
the remote control, Kleenex package, and tattered paperback.
- Re-master the master bath. Replace Old World gold and amber
light fixtures with more contemporary clear or frosted white glass. Use
a tray to anchor odds and ends that collect on elongated counters.
Use artful boxes or containers to conceal frequently used items such as
contact lens solution, hand lotion, and hairspray. Small glass jars
for swabs, cotton balls, and small soaps make for an attractive and
practical display. Replace pink, grey, black, toilets with a white one.
Hire a tub re-glazing specialist if your tub’s color is dated.
- Use photo stylists’ secret weapon. Bring on the live plants.
Orchids, succulents, and air plants make a huge difference on a coffee
table, dining table, or nightstand. It is also inexpensive and
incredibly chic to cut branches or large tropical leaves and place them
in large vases on a fireplace mantel, kitchen island or dining room
buffet. Only use silk flowers that appear so authentic even touching
them leaves doubt.
- Have second thoughts about selling. Your for-sale home do-over should be so compelling you want to stay.
*Article Courtesy of: RealtyTimes by Broderick Perkins
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