There's Just Something About that New Car Smell...

There's Just Something About that New Car Smell...

You know how that works: You get into a new car and there's that scent that just says "new car."  Which, of course, wears off over time. To sell your car, you can use a "new car scent" to bring back that new car feeling when you're selling it.

So how do you do the same with your home when you're putting it on the market? It's generally not a good idea to try to mask scents with air fresheners or sprays if you don't work to eliminate the underlying problem.

Lingering odors from cooking highly spiced food or from smoking in the home get into everything, soft furnishings and hard surfaces alike. In this case, elbow grease is required.

  * Clean, clean, clean your home - every surface, underneath all furniture,
     and even the insides of cabinets and closets

  * Open the windows while cleaning if at all possible, to let all the stale air out

  * Freshly paint ceilings and walls

  * Have all the carpets and upholstered furniture professionally cleaned

  * Launder or dry clean all window treatments

  * Clothing in closets will have absorbed smoking odors if the person smoked in that room.
     Launder, dry clean, or pack away these clothes and paint the interiors of closets

  * Change the filter in your heating unit/air conditioner(s)

  * Make sure the filters in your vacuum cleaner are new

  * Note that odors from pet urine may need to be professionally handled. It can be difficult
     to impossible to eliminate this odor if it has seeped into wood floors repeatedly over  
     time. This is an odor that will have potential buyers immediately turning away and
     leaving the home, never to return.

  * Keep the home very clean while it's on the market, and refrain from smoking inside and
     cooking highly spiced foods for the duration.

You can get that "new house scent" with some thoughtful preparation and a generous application of elbow grease. Need some help? Contact Transition Stage and we'll be glad to put the work in motion for you.
 

There's Just Something About that New Car Smell...