Selling Style Checklist.
Make An Entrance - Front Yard
- Add interest to your doorway with potted plants.
- Pave a pathway to your front door.
- Spruce up your front door with a coat of paint.
- Consider improving privacy by adding a low wall at the front of your house.
- If your hallway is narrow and dark paint it a light colour and add a broad floor runner to make it seem wider.
- Invest in a new front door mat.
Living Style - Lounge Room
- Use neutral colours in your living space.
- Use receding colours like blues and greens to make the small space seem larger.
- Find a focus in your room. If you don't have a natural focus, add a feature wall.
- Ensure your carpets are cleaned. Marked or damaged timber floors are re-sanded and polished.
- Layout your living area to show how you live there.
The Room That Sells - Kitchens
- Fix the floor by lifting old lino and replacing it with new lino, polished floorboards or tiles.
- If your benchtops are scratched or stained, replace them with new laminate benchtops - it is not that expensive.
- New cupboard and drawer handles will add life to an old kitchen.
- A fresh coat of paint will cover cooking splatters and add life to a drab kitchen.
- Kitchen clutter must be cleared.
Soak Up a Sale - Bathroom
- Your bathroom must be spotless and tiles clean.
- Fix or replace cracked basins, toilets or tubs.
- Air your bathroom before inspections - bad smells are a buyer turn off!.
- Add a little luxury with plump towels, handmade soaps, a plant or flowers and some boutique bath products.
- If your bathroom is small maximise space by putting the towel rail behind the door.
Sleeping In Style
- Reduce the amount of furniture in small bedrooms to give the impression of space.
- Storage is important - consider adding built-in wardrobes.
- Add a little luxury with fresh linen, puffed pillows and extra cushions.
- Dimmer switches create atmosphere in a bedroom.
- De-personalise your bedroom but add little touches like candles and perfume bottles.
Step Outside - Backyard
- Trim your lawns and weed your garden beds.
- Defining your garden bed borders.
- Add a focal point.
- Give the illusion of space in a courtyard by using large pavers.
- Introduce colour with pots of whatever is in flower.
Finishing Touches
- Ensure all areas have been dusted, vacuumed and place new light globes in all rooms.
- Add colour to neutral rooms through accessories.
- Keep window treatments simple.
- Disguise small windows by hanging curtains from the top of the wall rather than the top of the window.
- Add elegance by extending your curtain drop so it pillows on the floor.
- Don't go overboard with patterned accessories as they create a cluttered feeling.