Staging FAQ's- How Can I Stage My Laundry Room? Do I Have To?
There are two areas in a house that are probably the most neglected when sellers are 
preparing their home for sale. They are the garage and the laundry room.
This post will focus on your laundry room. Oh, yes, just as buyers will want to see your garage, they will want to see if there is enough space in your laundry room for their family.
Think how many times a week you’re in the laundry room. Often this room is not just for doing laundry, but can house cleaning supplies and tools, store extra beach towels, and yes, can end up as one of the catch-all rooms in a house.
If you are preparing your home for sale, though, it is just as important to let your buyers see the possibilities here as it is for your other rooms.
Here are 10 easy tips to prepare your laundry room for sale.
1. Clean It.
This is the best thing you can do for any area of your house. Scrub neglected areas, including the floor and baseboards. If you have a window, don’t forget to make it sparkle.
2. Paint It.
If the walls have been neglected, consider a fresh coat of paint. Keep it simple, though. Wait until you move into your new home to experiment with fuchsia or bright pink.
3. Edit
You’ll be doing this soon, so get started by throwing out unused or outdated cleaning supplies (recycle). Do the same for anything else you have in the room that doesn’t need to be there.
4. Light it up!
Fluorescent lighting flatters no one, even your laundry room. Help break it up with under cabinet lighting or a small lamp.
5. Dress Up Your Cabinets with new door pulls.
We all like our bling no matter where we find it.
6. Add Color!
What I usually see in utility rooms-all white walls, fluorescent lights, white appliances, and white cabinets. Boring!
Add a touch of color, just as you would in any other area of your home.
For example”
* A large colorful glass jar filled with your laundry detergent.
7. Add life!
You can add a healthy plant, or if your thumb isn’t very green, add a (not plastic) single orchid.
8. Baskets!
Baskets hide a multitude of sins, and they’re inexpensive and reusable. It’s much nicer, when your buyers poke their heads in to see neatly placed woven baskets, 
rather than the ubiquitous plastic laundry baskets.
9. Add ART!
Who says art belongs in certain rooms. Cheer up a room with some art on a wall, or if you have an empty shelf, place a favorite piece of art there.
10. No airing of your laundry in public!
Be diligent about folding and putting away your laundry and avoid having your dirty laundry piled on your washer and dryer for showings!
And, you can head to Sharon Tara's post to learn HOW TO REDUCE ODOR IN YOUR LAUNDRY ROOM.
If you’re preparing your home for sale, don’t forget your laundry room. Use these 10 easy tips to make your laundry room stand out!
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