When you put your home on the market you are selling not only the home but what the buyer perceives as the lifestyle that goes with it.
This means your home needs to show the buyer how wonderful it is to live in various zones of your home.
Let's look at the bedrooms.
If you are selling a family home, show it as a family home.
You are a young couple selling your home. You have no children and you have a spare room with a bed. Is that enough? Let's face it there is no message here for the buyer. To help a buyer see the home as a family home, set up a vignette. Bring in a bedside table, lamp, stuffed animal and artwork. Create a child's room to help the buyer imagine their child sleeping here.
Create a guest room that welcomes a visitor to the home.
Add pillows and throws.
Perhaps you could set out a small basket of guest accessories.
Young children cannot really grasp the changes taking place so we tend to leave them alone as much as possible.
One thing you can do is tell them you are packing an item up to take to their new room.
If you know the item is very rarely looked at you may find it easier to pack the item while the child is napping or out of the house.
While we do want the room tidy and de-cluttered as much as possible it is good to leave the 'warm fuzzies' there. Set the mood so that the buyer will feel it is a great space for their child.
Master Bedrooms are an important area when you are selling.
You are selling the buyer a retreat from the world.
Buyers like a hotel/magazine look.
The bed is the focal point of the room so show off your linens, add throw pillows, candles.
Keep the surfaces of chests clear with simple accessories.
Open the window treatments and let in the natural light.
Show the buyer your home offers the lifestyle they want.
Offer them sweet dreams.
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