I tell clients all the time that clutter eats equity. The best way to illustrate my point is with a simple before and after photo:
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Well Maureen, your photo speaks for itself. What difference in getting rid of the stuff can do. Love how you removed the bakers rack and added seating!
Maureen, You put it well....I wonder if my clients would think again if I put it that way. Some of them truly do not understand how important the appearence is behind all their old treasured mementos (and the need to remove them if they're selling!).
Really fabulous job! I know it is a lot of work to box up and remove things that you have collected, or routinely use (my house is currently on the market and I had to do it too) but in the end, your home will sell faster and you'll be able to move on with your life much more quickly!
A little editting definitely goes a long way! It also helps the client get started on their packing!!
Night and day difference.... I'm seeing a little pac man type image in my head eating away the clutter...
Maureen, your before and after truly exemplify the reason for de-cluttering. Great work.
oh MY! I am so glad that you were able to dig out that window. I guess clutter eats windows, too!
Hey Maureen, I will be quoting you, when I enter the next home that needs to be cleaned up and staged your phrase "clutter eats equity" will come to mind.
Imagine covering up a window! Good job encouraging them to pare down. We have that table and chair set, too, and I love it. The table reminds me of some Barbie furniture I had when I was a girl...
Great post. Pictures say everything. I will not even take a kitchen picture until the countertops are what I call 'minimalized'. Also, rooms have to be clean and sellers MUST remove all extraneous stuff. I saw new listing pictures yesterday that made me shake my head in disgust. I can't even imagine how the listing agent could have allowed them to be on the internet where 80%+ buyers start their home search. Those pics sent anyone looking at them clicking to the next house.
I once asked a client to de-clutter and sugested a storge unit. He loved the idea. Apparently not the price. When I returned to stage before beginning showings he had rented a much cheaper POD and it was in the driveway with no plans to be moved.
I was horrified! On the other hand the home was de-clutttered. : )
Great photo to illustrate this point.
It makes all the difference in the world!
I caught this on a reblog. I do love it! And its dead on advice that I give to any client that needs to pull out the boxes and pack like its sold.
The picture really does help a lot to illustrate the difference, but the lighting is very different also so that played a big role in the second clutter free picture really popping off the screen.
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