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Prepare for selling with these home staging tips
Presentation matters, and when you’re getting ready to sell your home, it’s important to ensure that your interiors — as well as your exteriors — are showcased in their best light. Staging your home can help attract buyers faster, helping your prop- erty stand out in today’s competitive market.
warmth to any area of your home.
Upgrade your look
Updating certain key pieces around your home — like rugs and window treatments — offers an instant facelift. Replace old, heavy drapes with something modern and breezy to give the room more visual appeal and space. Floor-length cur- tains hung from the ceiling (instead of the top of the window frame) add dramatic height to any room, too. A new rug is also a nice way to make any space look
But home staging doesn’t have to be costly or time-consuming with these easy, do-it- yourself tips.
Start with the basics
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larger and more pulled together.
De-personalize
LISA SANDERS
Getting rid of clutter and giving your
home a deep clean should be first on your to-do list. From baseboards to the ceiling, you’ll want to make sure your home shines. A clean home suggests to potential buyers that the home is well cared for. This notion extends far beyond your kitchen, too — it’s essential to make sure that your entire home is in its best (and most organized) condition. Have you neglect- ed cleaning your refrigerator or dusting the blinds? Now is the time to get to it.
Freshen up
One of the best things you can do to prepare your home for market is to give it a fresh coat of paint. Stick with neutral tones like gray, white or taupe — bold colors can distract from the space and signify the home’s past. Adding plants (fresh or faux, it doesn’t matter) is also a perfect way to rejuvenate a room. A potted plant or fresh-cut blooms on a table add brightness and
We know you love your home — it’s a place wher you’ve built lasting memories, and photos and trinkets throughout your space speak to those moments. Keep in mind that not everyone shares the same tastes, so de-personalizing allows potential buyers to envision themselves living within
the home.
Lisa Sanders of Dream Town has been selling real estate for more than a decade, averaging at least 50 homes per year. Her awards include Chicago Association of Realtors Top 1% Producer, Five Star Professional Award for exceptional client service, as well as being featured in Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the Most Notable Residential Realtors in Chicago. Lisa is also the #1 Re- altor in 60631 and a top-selling broker in 60656 and has helped many Chicago Police Department clients buy and sell homes throughout the city.
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