Selling your house: Ways to improve it!

[Carolann R]

I have seen professional staging done on TV and it makes such a nice difference. Our thing is that we will be gone when they start showing the home. I will make sure we have new towels arranged nicely in the bathrooms - it really does make a difference. I also have a very tasteful faux suede shower curtain and a brand new liner. And I bought some really pretty sheers and valances for the windows and cafe curtains for the two smaller bedrooms.

Tony gets this great glass cleaner from Toyota since he works there...they charge a bunch for it and now I know why...it does an amazing job on the windows...they say that's a big selling point.

Also - our front door is a mission style door with a speakeasy and iron grate over the speakeasy and lots of clavos...it is solid cherry and takes about 4 people just to lift it! I wash it down with Murphy's Oil Soap and oil it good with Old English...man what a curb appeal that gives! It looks like a castle door a lot of people say...they always mention that door.

They say that when your house is shown that within the first 20 seconds of a prospective buyer walking through the front door, they know if they want it...hard to believe, but I guess it's true.



Carrie

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Edited by - carolann r on 08/12/2006 08:16:22