If you’re putting your home on the market, make sure you get it right.
1. Clean
Sounds obvious right? You would be surprised how many people don’t give their homes a thorough clean before putting them on the market. Show your potential buyers your home has been well looked after. Get appliances like ovens professionally cleaned.
2. Declutter
Clutter is distracting. You want your buyer to see your home’s potential. Remove all unnecessary clutter, if you can, start putting things in storage.
3. Depersonalise
Potential buyers need to envisage themselves in your home, this isn’t easy with a giant canvas of your pet pooch staring back at them. Replace family portraits with simple art.
4. Keep it fresh
Make sure your home smells good and that you’ve thrown away those potted plants you failed to keep alive!
5. Define rooms
Make sure it is easy to tell what each room is for. If you can, separate bedrooms that also work as an office and give your home office its own space
6. Ditch the wallpaper
Finding a potential buyer that will like your wallpaper is unlikely. Get rid of it and replace it with neutral paint.
7. Check your flooring
If your carpets have stains, get them professionally cleaned. Better still, replace them with laminated flooring.
8. Lighting
Keep curtains and doors open when showing someone your home to take advantage of the natural lighting. If a room has poor lighting, use lamps to change the look from dull to cosy
9. Walls and ceilings
Look out for cracks, it’s extremely off-putting to a potential buyer and could lose you a sale! Get them covered before you even consider showing someone your home.
10. Finishing touches
Before you show someone your home, make sure you’ve plumped the cushions, put fresh flowers in vases, and turned on the lamps in dark rooms.
If this all seems too much for you, why not get in touch for a professional home staging quote? hello@staged2sell.co.uk
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