Four FREE Quick Pick-Me-Ups for your Home
by Michelle on June 4, 2009
in Selling in NH
We have all seen those shows, the ones where the designer swoops into a Seller`s home and magically transforms it into the 1980`s mis-matched grab-bag of a house that it was to a super stylish, must have, sell-in-three-days masterpiece.
Well, unless you are a superstar designer or can afford to hire one, that is probably not going to happen.
There ARE things that you can do on a budget, though, that will make a huge impact on the buyers.
1) Wash your windows. You have probably heard this one before. I mean washing the inside and the outside, too. I personally wash the exterior of my windows once a year, in the spring, when I get some strange reaction to the pollen in the air and I actually want to clean. But do you know what? My house looks fabulous with sparkling windows!
2) Wash your molding.All your doorframes, window frames, floor molding, chair molding should be shining. Same goes for the doors themselves. You would be amazed at how finger prints can dirty the area around a doorknob. This is grime that you would not notice building up, but you will notice as you clean! Although the buyer may not consciously notice whether the doors and moldings have been scrubbed, it will add to the overall feel of the house. Trust me! Better yet, if you have white or painted moldings, give them a fresh coat. Not nearly as expensive or time consuming as repainting an entire room, but you wont believe the difference it can make!
3) De-clutter! Another item you always hear about…it is true! Your grandmother`s cookie jar collection might look fabulous to you sitting on top of the counter, but a buyer would rather see a nice open workspace (or, I suppose, space for thier grandmother`s cookie jar collection). I personally think that pictures on the wall are fine, but floor to ceiling family history mosaics might need to be reduced.
4) Clean those closets.You have been meaning to anyway, I know you have. If the buyer can not SEE the back of the closet, how are they supposed to know how big it is? Take this opportunity to thrown out the junk, donate items to Goodwill or your favorite charity, or make a couple bucks at a yard sale or on eBay!
