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Be wary of using
your own tastes to make expensive changes to sell your home. The key fundamentals to creating buyer appeal are not
necessarily to neutralise and create a minimalist look but rather to
meet the
expectations of the majority of potential buyers for the
property.
Pleasing the
would be buyers may mean leaving the old bathroom suite in and
using the budget you do have to see to repairs, re-decorate
scuffed paintwork and add a few stylish accessories to create wow
factor and buyer appeal. The expensive bathroom suite and tiling which
you would have chosen may be the deal breaker because the buyer
doesn’t like it. However knowing it looks brand new they assume the
property price will cover your cost of replacing it and they won’t
want to pay that only to rip the bathroom suite out and start again.
If you are
guessing at who might buy your property because it may attract a wide
age range, couples or families, retired or professionals then don’t
make expensive choices that wont change easily.
If you doubt your ability
to assess the preferred design choice of your potential market then
you would be wise to employ a professional to do this for you. Home
Staging professionals specialise in assessing the latest design trends
and psychological pull on the heartstrings and minds of potential buyers.
Home Staging is not Interior Design or Interior Styling, which is
altogether different. When I give a Styling Consultation its all about
what the Home owner wants for themselves but may not know it yet. More
on that later.
Home Staging
Professionals across the UK can of course be found at the Home Staging
Network which is an independent Home Staging and Interior Styling
resource online at www.hsnwk.com
Members of the
Network sign up to the Home Staging Network’s professional code of practice and
confirm their public liability insurance.
I have been
called to give advice on many properties where the homeowner has
started the job of improving the property to sell before they decide
to call me out. Unfortunately, on
many occasions they have already made expensive mistakes. I
wish that they had rung me first and avoided me having to tell them
that the tiles they have chosen for the kitchen just won’t appeal to
the potential viewers. I can often even help the homeowner to avoid
expensive re-decorating by using staging techniques to create extra
space and light within the room and add stylish lifestyle effects to
complete wow factor on minimum budget.
Top 10 tips for Property
sellers to maximise the marketing potential of property:
- If
in doubt employ a professional
- Clear
clutter and deal with repairs
- Ensure
front of house and entrance appeal
- Create
space and organise layout
- Maximise
fresh air and fresh smells
- Improve
wow factor with lifestyle accessories
- Add
planting for a touch of nature
- Learn
the tricks of the trade when showing your home
- Replace
used towels with brand new towels to view
10. Replace worn
doormats and bath mats
Home Staging
Consultants and Interior Designers can be found at the Home Staging
Network www.hsnwk.com
Contact
the Network with feedback or your comments
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