Presenting Your Home at its Best

Clean!

When preparing your home for sale the best money that can be spent is on cleaning. If your home is well cleaned and has that lovely clean smell it will immediately give the potential buyer the impression that the house is well looked after. This means getting into all of the corners and scrubbing around the taps with an old tooth brush and jiff, and don’t forget to make those windows sparkle!

Lighten

More light gives the impression of space and brightness which is more appealing to the potential buyer. As a final touch for your open homes don’t forget to turn the lights on.

Dark rooms can be made to feel larger and more roomy by using additional lighting, for bedrooms use bed side lamps and for other rooms use side lamps or standard  lamps.

De-clutter

When arranging or grouping accessories and ornaments in the home you need to ensure that there is a common theme that runs through the items, for example, they need to have a similar colour or be of a similar style. It is better to have fewer large/oversized pieces than lots and lots of small pieces grouped together as they can tend to clutter the house.

That old adage is true – less is more!

Update

Walls that need painting, unattractive colours or wallpaper, worn-out floor coverings and dated cabinets, bench tops and appliances are all turn offs to potential buyers.

But remember, it isn’t always necessary to completely rip and replace. When updating a kitchen for example, if the cabinetry is in reasonable order leave as is or simply paint or re-lacquer. Update by changing the handles to something modern and then replace just the top to give it a new lease on life.

Check your street appeal

The front entry of a house is where potential buyers will make a decision about whether to enter or not. Ensure that there is something eye catching in this area to draw them in.

If your weatherboard paint is in reasonably good condition you can achieve the freshly painted look by just having a soft exterior wash. In winter why not get the paths cleaned as well to remove the green grime and moss.

Home Staging

Home staging is a great idea if you are stuck on ideas for capturing buyer attention. Research conducted in the UK showed that homes that had been staged sold for between 10-15% more money and up to twice as fast as properties that hadn’t been staged.

Home Base have a wide variety of options available to bring alive the essence of your home. By adding pieces to your existing furnishings or by creating a totally new look, they’ll help you maximise the value of your home.

Check out their website to find out more: www.homebase.co.nz

“Presenting Your Home” information has been kindly supplied by Home Base, home staging specialists. To find out how they can improve your home, go to their website: www.homebase.co.nz