11 Ways to Add Flair to Your Home Showings! - Add Touches of Luxury, Bring in real plants in beautiful pots, the best linens, and big white fluffy towels.
- Paint walls, trim, and ceilings. Keep adjoining rooms in the same color palatte to make the home appear larger and flow better. Hire professionals to paint mullions on windows and staircase spindles.
- Use slipcovers on mismatched furniture. It is an inexpensive way to create visual harmony.
- Replace mismatched or poor fitting door handles and cabinet pulls. Buyers rarely get beyond a knob that comes off.
- Install bamboo floors in contemparary setting. Bamboo is outpacing maple as the new light colored wood floor. Forget the parquet, and veneered wood flooring, parwuet is still out of favor, buyers are aware that thin wood veneer cant handle many sandings.
- Refresh closets with oranizers and paint them a neutral color. Make sure closets are lighted, and buyers can see the backs of all closets and cupboards.
- Identify wall spaces for flat screen televisions. They are a must have for buyers today.
- Clean organize, and paint basements, attics, and garages. Many buyers pass on a home because of a creepy basement or attic.
- Edit your furniture and accessories. Incluing family pictures, less is more!
- Install new light switch covers, most buyers interact with these during showings, worn covers show inattention to detail.
- Purchase the best quality carpet pad. It can make carpeting cusy, and buyers love cushy.
All of this is from Mark Nash, from 1001 tips on buying and selling your home! |
