Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Don't Forget to Look Outside Your Door and Go GREEN!

Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Don't forget to look outside your door and go GREEN!

If you're planning on selling your house, you've probably heard about staging and the buzzword attached to it- DECLUTTER.  We can get wrapped up in painting our walls, packing away our personal photos, and making sure everything is spotless.

However don't forget that a Buyer is not just looking at and buying your structure. Your exterior... front yard, patio, back yard are being looked at as well.  In fact much is said about CURB APPEAL.   That first opinion that everyone tells you about is being made before your buyer steps out of the car!

DON'T FORGET TO LOOK OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR! 
GO GREEN!

G- Groom your lawn and plants.   Overgrown bushes and trees that obscure your house and it does NOT send the message of a well cared for home.  If you must, call in a professional landscaper to get your yard in order.
                                                                                                                                                           

R- Repair broken or worn items in the yard, just as you would items in your house.   If you live in Palm Beach County, you may have a screen enclosed pool or patio area.  Sun and wind damage need to be addressed.  No one wants to see a torn flapping screen as they step out to the pool area. Be sure to pay attention to :

                             * Light Fixtures
                             * Door mats
                             * Lawn furniture 
                             * Your front door                                                      
                             * Your Mailbox
                             * Your Fence                                                
                                                                                                                                              

E-Enhance-  A few well placed pots of flowers or a colorful plant at the entry will give your entrance a warm and inviting appearance.  Add a colorful plant on your patio table. 

E-Edit-  Your deck or patio area should be an area for entertainment, relaxation or fun... not a repository for ladders, rusted out grills  or cans of paint.  Just as you will edit items in your home for a decluttered look, don't overlook your outdoors.  If the Buyer pokes their head out and sees what might pass for a garage or storage area, they will probably not even step outside.  And, just as in your house, if they don't step into the room, they are less likely to want to put it in their TOP TEN list of homes. 

N -Natural-Yard ART can be cute but think NATURAL when your house is on the market.  Gnomes, pink flamingos and, yes Floridians, Manatees in your yard can be distracting.    

Seller ... Before you put that For Sale sign in the front yard take a moment to look outside and make sure you see GREEN!