Last time I checked, most buyers celebrate the same seasonal holidays as sellers. While a seller should certainly tone-down religious or scary items in order to appeal to a broader demographic, most holiday's are fair game, and Halloween brings with it the excitement of a new season (especially here in Connecticut!).
The key to proper holiday decor in a staged home is to add enough to be warm and inviting, but not so much that it steals the show (afterall, your selling your house, not what's in it). And avoid collections of small items or "too cutsie" items as they tend to look cluttered and get dusty very quickly.
Go with fewer displays of larger scale with clean lines. For example:
- Line your front steps with simple mums planted in terracotta pots.
- Place a nicely shaped, large pumpkin next to the fireplace. Or maybe 3 of differing sizes if room.
- Cave pumpkins with your street address (one number per pumpkin) and stack them on the porch.
- Tie a few faux fall tree branches together with twine and hang on the door in lieu of a traditional wreath.
- Put out a bowl of halloween candy (individually wrapped, of course) for buyers.
Now it probably goes without saying, but here are some no-no's if your home is for sale:
- Anything with fake spiders, including faux webs. (Ewww)
- Nothing that startles or jumps out.
- No scary music soundtracks!
- Nothing that involves fake blood.
So go ahead and have some fun this month, but do all things in moderation, especially if your home is for sale!
So what is the strangest halloween decor you've seen in a home for sale?
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