Preparing Your Home for Sale – Inexpensive Decorating Solutions

Did someone ever tell you that buyers usually make up their minds about a house within 60 seconds of walking through the front door? If that’s the case, then it’s time to take a good, hard look at your Irving home and determine if it’s the warm, welcoming space buyers you want to portray.

Clear It Out

Removing clutter is absolutely the easiest way to spruce up a room and make it more welcoming. Stacks of magazines, piles of shoes and tabletops overflowing with family photos all create a distraction when buyers look at a room.

An easy way to go about clearing a room is to do just that. Completely clear out the room and begin by bringing in the furniture pieces that are necessary to stage the room. Additional furniture pieces should be removed and minimal decorative items, such as mirrors and vases, should be brought back in.

You should also consider your room’s focal point and traffic patterns when arranging the furniture. Buyers can better appreciate a room if they can walk through it without bumping into an oddly placed coffee table. And your brick hearth is better showcased when the furniture is strategically placed around it.

It’s the Small Details that Often Make the Largest Impact

Before a showing or an open house, set aside time to arrange fresh flowers and empty garbage cans.

Make your beds and straighten your closets. Wipe down the countertops and use air fresheners, if necessary. Your real estate agent may even recommend lighting candles or the fireplace to set the mood for an open house.

Finally, if weather permits, open the window blinds and curtains and throw open the windows. A house never looks so inviting then when the sun is streaming through the windows and fresh air is flowing throughout the house!