The Do's and Don'ts of Updating your Home for Sale

The Do's and Don'ts of Updating your Home for Sale

When you hire a home stager in Montgomery County PA like Six Twenty Designs to prep your home for sale, we'll go through the entire house with you. Every room is looked at. We don't just pick one room to stage because the feeling a potential buyer gets when they walk through the door, needs to be maintained throughout the whole house. The idea is to make your house have a cohesive feeling throughout. Booking a home staging consultation for your Montgomery County PA home is the best way to learn the do's and don'ts of updating your home for sale so you can achieve that cohesive feeling.

Of course everyone has a budget and every market is different. So your home stager will tell you where you'll get the most bang for your buck.

Do update your paint colors. A fresh coat of paint in a neutral color will work wonders on the rooms in your home. If you already have a neutral color, put on a fresh coat to get rid of all the scratches and nicks.

Don't pick a color that's too bold like Behr's Solar Flare or Mint Fizz.

Do consider resurfacing your kitchen cabinets. Brand new cabinets can be had at a fraction of the cost with some sanding, priming and painting.

Don't completely remodel your kitchen from floor to ceiling. Putting all of your budget into one room will leave the rest of your house looking sub par and you may not get back what you thought you would.

Do invest in some new fluffy comforters and bedding. Add some throw pillows and your beds will start to look like the ones you see in hotels.

Don't buy a comforter with a busy floral pattern or a loud color. It's too visually distracting and will throw off the whole feel of a room.

Do upgrade outdated brass light fixtures with spray paint. An oil rubbed bronze or nickel finish will bring new life to old fixtures.

Don't leave your fixtures "as is" if the finish is coming off or they just don't work anymore.

Follow these do's and don'ts of updating your home for sale and you'll keep the dollars from coming off your asking price.